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Judge denies DOJs request to further delay discovery in Abrego Garcia case

Wednesday, April 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The federal judge overseeing the wrongful deportation case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Wednesday denied a motion from the Trump administration to further delay discovery in the case.The order came a week after the judge paused expedited discovery for seven days after... Read More.

Mahmoud Khalils wife gives birth after ICE denied his request to attend delivery

Tuesday, April 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The wife of pro-Palestinian demonstrator Mahmoud Khalil gave birth to their first child while he remains in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention.Khalil, who is being held at a detention center in Jena, Louisiana, was denied a request for temporary release to... Read More.

Mayor Eric Adams case dismissed with prejudice despite Trump admins request to allow for later prosecution

Wednesday, April 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge in New York on Wednesday dismissed corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams, but not in the way the Trump administration wanted.Judge Dale Ho dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning it cannot be revived.The Justice Department sought to... Read More.

Woefully insufficient: Federal judge accuses Justice Department of evading obligations to comply with deportation flights request

Thursday, March 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, the federal judge who blocked the Trump administration from deporting noncitizens -- Venezuelan immigrants that it alleges are members of the gang Tren de Aragua -- without due process accused the Justice Department of evading "its obligations" to... Read More.

Judge denies request from USAID contractors to block mass termination of their contracts

Thursday, March 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge on Thursday denied a request from U.S. Agency for International Development contractors to issue a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration's mass termination of their contracts.The Personal Service Contractor Association, an advocacy group for U.S. personal services contractors... Read More.

Menendez brothers cousin gasped in relief to learn Newsom is addressing clemency request

Thursday, February 27 by ABC News

(CALIFORNIA) -- A cousin of the Menendez brothers said she's "thrilled" that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is addressing the brothers' request for clemency and ordering the parole board to investigate further."I certainly gasped in relief," cousin Anamaria Baralt, one of at least 20 relatives in... Read More.

Federal judge denies DOJ request to delay Trump admin paying nearly $2B in foreign aid to nonprofits

Wednesday, February 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. District Judge Amir Ali denied the Department of Justice's request to push the midnight deadline by which the Trump administration needs to pay more than $1.9 billion in foreign aid.The case is now in the hands of a panel of three... Read More.

Eric Adams case indefinitely adjourned by judge following DOJ request

Friday, February 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge has indefinitely adjourned New York City Mayor Eric Adams' fraud criminal trial, but has not yet dismissed the case after last week's request from the Department of Justice."In light of the Government's motion and the representations of... Read More.

Idaho college killings: Judge denies Bryan Kohberger request to exclude DNA evidence

Thursday, February 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- In a major ruling, the judge overseeing the case of the man charged with killing four Idaho college students in 2022 has denied a request to exclude potentially key DNA and other evidence from his upcoming capital murder trial.Lawyers for Bryan... Read More.

Judge to consider request to block Trumps federal government employee buyout

Thursday, February 6 by ABC News

(BOSTON) -- As more than two million federal employees face a midnight Thursday deadline to accept the Trump administration's buyout offer, a federal judge in Massachusetts will consider an eleventh-hour request to block the buyout from moving forward.U.S. District Judge George O'Toole Jr.... Read More.

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