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Federal judge blocks government from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia after release

Friday, December 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Kilmar Abrego Garcia will not be detained by immigration authorities, according to his attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, after a federal judge blocked the government from re-detaining him right before he was scheduled to appear before immigration authorities in Baltimore."Shortly after midnight, we... Read More.

Judge orders immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration detention

Thursday, December 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge has ordered the immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration detention.U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said in her order Thursday that "since Abrego Garcia's wrongful detention in El Salvador, he has been re-detained, again without... Read More.

Jury selection to begin in federal trial of Milwaukee judge accused of helping undocumented man evade arrest

Thursday, December 11 by ABC News

(MILWAUKEE) -- Jury selection is set to begin on Thursday in the federal trial of Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan, who is accused of concealing an undocumented man to prevent his arrest by immigration authorities.The court has scheduled jury selection over two... Read More.

3rd judge grants DOJ motion to unseal grand jury materials from government’s Epstein files

Wednesday, December 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The federal judge who presided over the 2019 criminal case against convicted sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein has became the third judge to grant a Justice Department motion to unseal grand jury materials and other undisclosed evidence from the government's investigative files.U.S.... Read More.

Judge grants DOJ motion to release grand jury materials from Ghislaine Maxwell case

Tuesday, December 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge on Tuesday granted the Justice Department's motion to release grand jury materials and other nonpublic evidence from the criminal case of Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell in order to comply with Congress' directive to publicly release materials from... Read More.

Florida judge grants DOJ motion to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts

Friday, December 5 by ABC News

(FLORIDA) -- A federal judge in Florida has granted the Trump administration's motion to unseal grand jury transcripts from the initial federal investigation of Jeffrey Epstein in the mid-2000s. The order also grants the government's request to modify any protective orders in place... 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.

Judge to review Maurene Comey’s wrongful termination case against Trump administration

Tuesday, December 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey and the Trump administration have not talked about settling her civil lawsuit and do not believe alternatives to a trial "would be useful at this time," the parties told the judge in a letter on Monday.Comey... Read More.

Immigration judge fired by Trump administration files lawsuit claiming discrimination

Monday, December 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- An immigration judge who was fired by the Trump administration is suing the Department of Justice, alleging she is a victim of unlawful discrimination.Tania Nemer, a former immigration judge in Ohio, filed a lawsuit Monday claiming she was dismissed based on... Read More.

Judge orders expedited processing of request for records related to DOJ’s handling of Epstein files

Tuesday, November 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice is facing new scrutiny over the decision to withhold the Jeffrey Epstein files earlier this year.A federal judge on Monday ordered the DOJ to expedite processing of a Freedom of Information Act request related to the Trump... Read More.

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