Federal judge, prosecutors battle over Oath Keepers' access to Capitol

D.C. Judge Amit Mehta ordered Oath Keeper members who were convicted of Jan. 6 crimes but whose sentences were commuted by President Trump.

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DoJ reportedly asks judge to drop ban on Oath Keepers members entering US Capitol – live

Justice official asks judge to reverse decision barring Stewart Rhodes and other members from even entering Washington DC. In a series of newly unearthed podcasts, Pete Hegseth , Donald Trump’s ...
The Guardian - 1d
Judge warns Oath Keepers founder he is not allowed in D.C. without permission

A federal judge has issued an order barring Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes from visiting Washington, D.C., without permission. CBS News' Jake Rosen reports.
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Ex-wife on Oath Keepers leader's release from prison: 'It's insane'

The ex-wife of Stewart Rhodes, founder of the far-right Oath Keepers group, said President Trump’s decision to commute his 18-year prison sentence for helping lead the 2021 Capitol insurrection was ...
The Hill - 1d
Ex-leader of Oath Keepers forbidden from entering Washington DC by judge

Stewart Rhodes, whose 18-year Capitol attack sentence was commuted by Trump, was released from prison on Tuesday. A federal judge on Friday forbade Stewart Rhodes , the former leader of the ...
The Guardian - 1d
Judge bars Rhodes, other Oath Keepers from entering DC without court permission

A federal judge on Friday barred Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and seven other members of the right-wing extremist group from entering Washington, D.C., without the court's permission, days ...
The Hill - 1d
Federal judge temporarily halts Trump's birthright citizenship order

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order that aims to end birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.” It comes as immigration ...
NBC News - 1d
Federal judges slam Trump's Jan. 6 pardons

Following President Trump's sweeping clemency for Jan. 6 defendants, federal judges who presided over cases are letting their discontent be heard. CBS News digital politics reporter Melissa Quinn ...
CBS News - 2d
Federal district court judge temporarily blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order

A federal district court judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship — the first action in what promises to be a protracted legal ...
NBC News - 2d
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Taliban leaders over persecution of women

The chief prosecutor of the U.N.'s International Criminal Court is seeking an arrest warrant for the Taliban chief for suspected crimes against humanity.
CBS News - 2d
Law enforcement joined meetings of far-right Oath Keepers, leak shows

Documents uncover ties between extremist group and conservative politics, police and legal establishment in Utah. Documents from a Utah offshoot of the rightwing Oath Keepers militia show that two ...
The Guardian - 2d
ICC prosecutor requests warrants for Afghan Taliban leaders over persecution of women

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor says he has requested arrest warrants for two top Afghan Taliban officials over the repression of women
ABC News - 2d
Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers leader freed by Trump, seen on Capitol Hill

Stewart Rhodes was serving an 18-year prison sentence for seditious conspiracy when he was freed by President Trump.
CBS News - 3d
Released Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes goes to Capitol campus to meet with GOP lawmakers

Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers who was convicted of seditious conspiracy in relation to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, was in the Capitol complex on Wednesday to meet with GOP lawmakers — ...
The Hill - 3d
Judge Chutkan: Trump pardons won't change 'tragic truth' of Jan. 6 Capitol riot

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who oversaw President Trump's federal election subversion case, wrote in court filings that his sweeping pardons for those charged in connection with the Jan. 6, ...
The Hill - 3d
Heads of Oath Keepers, Proud Boys released from prison after Trump pardons

Four years after they raided the Capitol and assaulted police officers, a group of some of the most violent Jan. 6 rioters are now free men.
ABC News - 3d
Trump sued over federal worker play

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump sued over order targeting federal workers An executive order from President ...
The Hill - 4d
Newly released Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes says Trump Jan. 6 pardons ‘good day for America’

Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the anti-government group the Oath Keepers, said it was a “good day for America” when President Trump pardoned him and other Jan. 6 defendants on Monday. “I think ...
The Hill - 4d
'A good day for America': Oath Keepers founder praises Trump pardons

Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the militant Oath Keepers organization, praised President Trump following his pardon and release from prison. Rhodes was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his ...
NBC News - 4d
Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders freed after Trump pardons

Two of the most high-profile defendents from the 2021 US Capitol riot were included in Trump's sweeping pardons.
BBC News - 4d
Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders among January 6 prisoners released by Trump

Far-right figures Enrique Tarrio and Steward Rhodes set free after being imprisoned for helping plot Capitol attack. Extremist supporters of Donald Trump who attacked the US Capitol on 6 ...
The Guardian - 4d
Proud Boys and Oath Keepers among over 1,500 Capitol riot defendants pardoned

Fourteen members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers are among those whose sentences were commuted.
BBC News - 5d
Trump Commutes Sentence of Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers Founder

The move, in effect, validated the far-right leader’s defiant claim that his criminal prosecution was a kind of political persecution.
The New York Times - 5d
Capitol riot memories linger on the ground where Trump will take the oath of office

No matter what path Donald Trump takes to the Capitol rotunda before saying his oath of office, he’s guaranteed to pass sites of chaos, violence and destruction wrought by supporters who stormed ...
NBC News - Jan. 18
Trump set to break the all-time federal debt record amid inflation battle

“Don’t hold your breath,” for deficit reduction, says a Bank of America economist.
MarketWatch - Jan. 18
Oath Keepers lawyer gets year in prison in one of last Jan. 6 sentencings before Trump return

An attorney who represented the Oath Keepers was sentenced to a year in prison over her role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, at a proceeding Friday that marked one of the final riot ...
The Hill - Jan. 17
Federal judge in Texas rules 3 other states can challenge access to abortion pill mifepristone nationwide

A Texas judge ruled Thursday that three states can move ahead with another attempt to roll back federal rules and make it harder for people across the U.S. to access the abortion drug mifepristone.
NBC News - Jan. 17
Judge allows 3 states to advance efforts to restrict access to abortion pill

A federal judge in Texas is allowing three other states to pursue a challenge seeking to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide.
CBS News - Jan. 16
Federal judge allows red states to resume lawsuit against mifepristone

Three Republican-led states will be allowed to move forward with a lawsuit to restrict access to mifepristone, a Texas federal judge ruled Thursday, months after the Supreme Court rejected an ...
The Hill - Jan. 16
Peru prosecutors pursue whiff of scandal over president’s secret nose job

Dina Boluarte, who didn’t appoint a caretaker president for two-week absence, accused of abandoning her post. The Peruvian president, Dina Boluarte, has appeared before prosecutors to explain a ...
The Guardian - Jan. 13
American Airlines ESG investing strategy violated federal law, judge rules

A federal judge in one of the country’s most conservative district courts ruled Friday that American Airlines unlawfully incorporated environmental and sustainable governance (ESG) factors into its ...
The Hill - Jan. 13
Last defendant from first Oath Keepers Jan. 6 trial sentenced to time served

The final defendant from the first Oath Keepers trial was sentenced Friday to time served for conduct stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Thomas Caldwell, a U.S. Navy veteran from ...
The Hill - Jan. 10
Alec Baldwin Sues New Mexico Prosecutors Over Dismissed ‘Rust’ Case

Lawyers for the actor accused law enforcement officials of waging a “malicious prosecution” against him after the 2021 shooting death of a cinematographer on a film set.
The New York Times - Jan. 10
Federal judge strikes down Biden Title IX rules

A federal judge in Kentucky struck down changes made to Title IX by the Biden administration Thursday, ruling that the new regulations, which had sought to expand nondiscrimination protections for ...
The Hill - Jan. 9
Judge agrees to delay George Santos' sentencing in federal fraud case

Calling it a “one-time courtesy,” the judge granted George Santos' request to push his sentencing -- but not by as much as the former New York representative requested.
ABC News - Jan. 9
The looming battles over US economic policy thinking

Both Republicans and Democrats are split between populist and oligarchic visions
Financial Times - Jan. 9
Federal prosecutors say they've uncovered 'additional criminal conduct' by NYC Mayor Eric Adams

Federal prosecutors allege they have uncovered “additional criminal conduct” by New York Mayor Eric Adams ahead of his scheduled trial in April.
NBC News - Jan. 8
Trump allies' lawyer under consideration for top federal prosecutor in D.C.

John Irving, a former federal prosecutor who now represents several Trump-world figures, is under consideration to be named the U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C.
CBS News - Jan. 7
The looming battle over Britain’s wind farms

The Labour government wants to ramp up renewables. But many local residents are up in arms about plans for pylons and cables in sensitive sites
Financial Times - Jan. 3
Federal Judge Keeps Poland Spring’s Water Origin Lawsuit on Docket

A class action suit filed in 2017 that claims ‘not one drop’ of the popular bottled water brand comes from a natural spring will proceed, though some claims were dismissed.
Inc. - Jan. 2

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