Judge throws out Elon Musk’s X lawsuit against nonprofit CCDH

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Monday threw out a lawsuit filed last year by Elon Musk’s X platform against the nonprofit organization Center for Countering Digital Hate.  U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer dismissed the lawsuit and wrote that it was an attempt to silence the center for its reports about rising hate speech… Continue reading Judge throws out Elon Musk’s X lawsuit against nonprofit CCDH

Judge Denies Trump’s Bid To Delay Hush Money Trial

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Judge expected to set trial start date in Trump’s hush money case

Judge Juan Merchan is expected at Monday’s hearing to set a trial start date in the New York hush money case against former President Donald Trump. Monday’s hearing, scheduled for 10 a.m. ET, comes after the trial was postponed until at least mid-April. The trial was originally slated to begin on Monday, but Merchan delayed… Continue reading Judge expected to set trial start date in Trump’s hush money case

Newsmax Host Greg Kelly Says Racist Death Threat Against Jan. 6 Judge ‘Happens’

Newsmax host Greg Kelly downplayed a racist death threat against the judge in the Jan. 6 case against Donald Trump, saying it “happens” and is part of “life in the fast lane.” (Watch the video below.) Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is Black, received a phone message at the courthouse earlier this month from a… Continue reading Newsmax Host Greg Kelly Says Racist Death Threat Against Jan. 6 Judge ‘Happens’

Experts Mock Jeffrey Clark’s Demands To Georgia Judge

Former Justice Department official and Fulton County conspiracy case defendant Jeffrey Clark was the subject of much mockery on Tuesday for the demands he made to a judge in Georgia regarding his pending arraignment on conspiracy charges in connection with the efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Clark is one of 18 people besides… Continue reading Experts Mock Jeffrey Clark’s Demands To Georgia Judge

Sheriff pleads guilty to groping TV’s Judge Glenda Hatchett during law enforcement conference

A Georgia sheriff pleaded guilty Monday to groping TV Judge Glenda Hatchett, who recalled being so stunned that she froze when the lawman grabbed and squeezed her breast at a hotel bar last year during a law enforcement conference. Bleckley County Sheriff Kristopher Coody pleaded guilty in Cobb County State Court to a misdemeanor charge… Continue reading Sheriff pleads guilty to groping TV’s Judge Glenda Hatchett during law enforcement conference

Georgia judge orders $100,000 bond for Trump ally John Eastman

John Eastman, the lawyer charged by prosecutors in Georgia with helping to orchestrate Donald Trump’s fake elector scheme, has agreed to a $100,000 bond in the case, while attorneys for the former president were spotted Monday outside Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s office. Willis last week hit the former president, Eastman and 17 others… Continue reading Georgia judge orders $100,000 bond for Trump ally John Eastman

Judge partially blocks Georgia ban on hormone therapy for transgender minors

A federal judge has blocked the state of Georgia from enforcing part of a new law that bans doctors from starting hormone therapy for transgender people under the age of 18. In a ruling issued Sunday, U.S. District Court Judge Sarah Geraghty granted a preliminary injunction sought by several transgender children, parents and a community… Continue reading Judge partially blocks Georgia ban on hormone therapy for transgender minors