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Luigi Mangione asks to delay federal trial

Wednesday, March 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Luigi Mangione asked a judge on Wednesday to postpone his federal trial from September 2026 to January 2027.Mangione argued he could not properly prepare for his federal trial -- which is set to begin with jury selection on Sept. 8 and... Read More.

CBP asks judge for more time to work on tariff refunds

Saturday, March 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A Customs and Border Protection official on Friday told a federal judge that the agency does not have the technology or manpower to immediately process $166 billion in tariff refunds, arguing the process would distract from its role addressing "imminent threats to... Read More.

2 shot by federal agent after ‘targeted’ stop, Portland mayor asks ICE to halt operations

Friday, January 9 by ABC News

(PORTLAND, Ore.) -- Two people were injured in a shooting involving a federal agent in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, according to authorities.The incident came a short time after an ICE officer allegedly shot and killed a woman in her car in Minneapolis, Minnesota, sparking... Read More.

Providence mayor asks FBI to give $50K reward to tipster whose Reddit post helped lead to suspected Brown University gunman

Saturday, December 20 by ABC News

(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) -- The mayor of Providence is asking FBI Director Kash Patel to give the $50,000 reward offered for information in the Brown University mass shooting to a local tipster who provided a detailed account of the suspect.The man, only identified by authorities... Read More.

Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell asks court to set aside her conviction

Wednesday, December 17 by ABC News

Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted co-conspirator of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, on Wednesday asked a federal court to vacate or amend her conviction and 20-year prison sentence for sex-trafficking of minors and other offenses, a move that could complicate the release of the Epstein... Read More.

Trump asks judge to keep blocking release of final report on classified documents probe

Tuesday, December 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump is urging the federal judge who dismissed his criminal indictment for allegedly mishandling classified documents to continue blocking the public release of former special counsel Jack Smith's final report on his investigation, according to a court filing Tuesday.... Read More.

DOJ asks judges to authorize release of Epstein and Maxwell grand jury material

Monday, November 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Facing a 30-day deadline to release the Epstein files, the Department of Justice has asked two judges in the Southern District of New York to authorize the release of grand jury transcripts and exhibits from the prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine... Read More.

Trump administration asks appeals court to immediately halt ruling on SNAP funding

Friday, November 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration has asked the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to issue an emergency stay of a judge's ruling Thursday ordering the administration to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by today.Lawyers for the Department of Justice argue that the... Read More.

Trump asks SCOTUS to let administration fire Library of Congress, Copyright Office official

Monday, October 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to uphold the president's removal of the Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter from her influential post earlier this year inside the Library of Congress that oversees and enforces the United States' copyright system. The... Read More.

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow National Guard deployment in Illinois

Friday, October 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) The Trump administration filed an emergency stay request Friday with the Supreme Court to undo a lower court order blocking the deployment of the National Guard in Chicago. "This Court should stay the district court’s October 9 injunction in its entirety," the filing, written by... Read More.

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