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Judge to weigh legal rights of Venezuelan nationals recently released from CECOT

Thursday, July 24 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- One week after more than 250 Venezuelan nationals were released to their home country from a mega-prison in El Salvador, a federal judge is holding a hearing Thursday to determine what due process rights the men may be entitled to after... Read More.

Judge blocks Trump administration from detaining Abrego Garcia upon his release from custody

Wednesday, July 23 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia upon his release from criminal custody in Tennessee.Abrego Garcia has been awaiting his release on bail after pleading not guilty last month... Read More.

Judge denies Justice Department request to unseal Epstein grand jury records

Wednesday, July 23 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge in Florida denied a Justice Department request to unseal grand jury records tied to federal investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, according to a public order released Wednesday.The request is one of three made by the Justice Department to judges... Read More.

Miami can’t postpone its elections to next year, judge rules

Tuesday, July 22 by ABC News

Miami elections could proceed this year as originally planned, after a judge ruled that city officials could not push elections back to 2026 without voter approval.The ruling comes after the Miami city council voted 3-2, and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez signed off, to cancel... Read More.

Judge overseeing DOJ Epstein grand jury records request asks for more information

Tuesday, July 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The federal judge now overseeing the Justice Department's request to unseal grand jury records from Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal case said in a new order Tuesday that he plans to rule "expeditiously" on the matter but requires more information... Read More.

Judge orders new trial for Pedro Hernandez, man convicted of killing Etan Patz in 1979

Monday, July 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Pedro Hernandez, the man convicted of kidnapping and murdering Etan Patz in 1979, should be retried or released, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals based its decision on a flawed jury instruction given by a... Read More.

Federal judge to hear arguments on Abrego Garcia’s detention pending trial

Wednesday, July 16 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in Tennessee is set to hear from federal prosecutors on Wednesday regarding their request that Kilmar Abrego Garcia be detained pending trial.Last month, U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes ordered Abrego Garcia not to be detained pending trial and set... Read More.

Abrego Garcia’s attorneys ask judge to require 72 hours’ notice before he’s deported

Friday, July 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Kilmar Abrego Garcia's legal team asked a judge at a hearing Friday to order that he not be removed from the United States without at least 72 hours notice should he be released on bond from detention in Tennessee.On Day 3... Read More.

Federal judge blocks Trump’s EO on birthright citizenship after SCOTUS ruling

Thursday, July 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in New Hampshire has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its executive order on birthright citizenship.U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante certified a challenge on Thursday by the American Civil Liberties Union as a class action lawsuit and granted a... Read More.

Judge to hear DOJ’s deportation plan for Abrego Garcia if he’s released from custody