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A Texas strip club was allowed to open its doors after a confrontation with cops — who had threatened its owner with arrest if he didn’t remain closed amid coronavirus lockdown measures. Governor Greg Abbott had issued an order allowing certain businesses to reopen at a 25 percent capacity, including restaurants, retailers and shopping malls. …
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A federal appeals court ruled against a Trump administration policy to withhold millions in federal grants for law enforcement from “sanctuary” cities on Thursday, contradicting a prior ruling from a different appeals court earlier this year to set up a possible Supreme Court case. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago ruled against …
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Political operative and former Trump adviser Roger Stone on Thursday filed an appeal of his conviction for lying to federal investigators in the Mueller investigation. Stone’s attorneys did not offer any arguments directly disputing his guilt or three-year prison sentence, but argued that Judge Amy Jackson had improperly dismissed Stone’s request for a retrial. That …
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New unsealed documents in the Michael Flynn case show that FBI officials openly questioned whether their goal in interviewing the former Trump national-security adviser was “to get him to lie, so we can prosecute him or get him fired.” Dated January 24, 2017, the same day of the White House interview with Flynn that was …
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An Illinois state judge on Monday ruled in favor of a state representative who filed a lawsuit against Governor J.B. Pritzker’s extension of the state’s stay at home order. Clay County Circuit Court Judge Michael McHaney granted a temporary restraining order to Republican state Representative Darren Bailey, releasing him for now from the Democratic governor’s …
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The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a case brought by three New York City handgun owners challenging a city regulation that prohibited gun owners from transporting their firearms outside the city. The court agreed to hear the case in December, but the city then amended the regulation to allow gun owners to bring firearms to …
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Federal prosecutors argued in court papers filed Friday that Tekashi 6ix9ine‘s kidnapper is a violent high-ranking member of the Nine Trey gang and could be a menace to the community if sprung from prison due to the coronavirus pandemic. “His leadership role in an incredibly violent gang, his participation in a gunpoint kidnapping and robbery, …
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President Trump on Friday signed into law a $484 billion relief package that replenishes funds for small business loans to offset the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The bill allocates $310 billion to the Paycheck Protection Program, which was established as part of the massive $2.2 trillion relief package approved by lawmakers earlier this month. …
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Democratic Florida gubernatorial nominee and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum concedes the race to Rep. Ron DeSantis in Tallahassee, Fla., November 6, 2018. New photos from the Miami Beach Police Department confirm the presence of crystal meth in the hotel room where former Democratic candidate for Florida governor Andrew Gillum was found after a suspected overdose incident …
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Jussie Smollett’s counter-suit against the Chicago Police Department for “malicious prosecution” was thrown out by a federal judge on Wednesday on the grounds that the Empire actor lacks the standing to counter-sue while he has outstanding proceedings against him. U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall also said in her ruling that the police acted properly considering they “had …
A Texas strip club was allowed to open its doors after a confrontation with cops — who had threatened its owner with arrest if he didn’t remain closed amid coronavirus lockdown measures. Governor Greg Abbott had issued an order allowing certain businesses to reopen at a 25 percent capacity, including restaurants, retailers and shopping malls. …
