Appeals Court Rejects Prompt Dismissal of Michael Flynn Case
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a judge does not have to promptly dismiss the criminal case against Michael Flynn, President Trump’s first national security advisor.
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Wounded Fed Judge Remains Example of Being Positive About Detroit
By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — U.S. District Judge Terrence Berg could be a spokesman for having a good attitude about Detroit despite being the victim of a shooting outside his home in city’s University District earlier this month during an attempted robbery. “Overall, I have such a positive feeling about Detroit and where…
Judge Still Not Satisfied That Drug Dealer’s Mercedes is Drug-Related Property
By Van Smith Baltimore City Paper BALTIMORE — Maryland U.S. District judge Paul Grimm spent more than 15 years as a federal magistrate judge before being elevated to his current perch in 2012. That’s a lot of time to gain a nuanced understanding of the rules of evidence that must be met before law enforcers…
Judge May Sanction Feds After DEA Agent Failed to Mention Use of GPS
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The failure to disclose evidence to defense attorneys continues to be a nagging problem in the federal court system, according to the website FieldLogix. In one of the latest incidents, U.S. District Judge Mark Bennett of Iowa is considering sanctions against prosecutors after a DEA agent failed to disclose that it…
Baseball Legend Roger Clemens Wants the Feds to Pay His Attorney Fees
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former Major League Baseball legend Roger Clemens is making a bid for a second victory. In July, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton declared a mistrial in his perjury case because of a prosecutorial error. Now, he wants the feds to pay for attorney fees and other costs in the trial, Business…
Ex-CIA Official Gets 5 Years-Plus in Prison for Sexual Assault in Algeria on Embassy Property
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-CIA official Andrew Warren, who pleaded guilty last year to drugging and sexually assaulting an Algerian woman in 2008 on embassy property in Algiers, and using cocaine while possessing a firearm in Virginia, was sentenced Thursday to five years and five months in prison. Warren’s sentencing in U.S. District Court in…
Atlanta Fed Judge Busted With Drugs and Stripper Suffered Depression and Brain Damage, Sentencing Memorandum Says
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-Federal Judge Jack Camp is hoping to stay out of prison, hoping a judge considers his sentencing memorandum that focuses on his mental health and problems in life on March 11. In a memo filed in federal court in Atlanta on Friday, Camp’s attorney William Taylor of Washington writes that Camp…
Judge in Blago Case May Get Jurors No-Trespassing Signs for Homes
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Is a federal judge going too far by restraining the media or just being considerate? The Chicago Tribune reports that U.S. District Judge James Zagel in Chicago said Thursday he may have the U.S. Marshals Service offer no-trespassing signs to jurors to put up at their homes following the verdict in…
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