Cruise Ship Bound for Miami Changes Course After US Judge Orders Seizure
A cruise ship that was supposed to dock in Miami sailed to the Bahamas instead after a U.S. judge granted an order to seize the vessel as part of a lawsuit over unpaid fuel.
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US Judge Blocks Biden Federal Employee COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
A federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide ruling Friday that President Joe Biden could not require federal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.Biden issued an order requiring about 3.5 million workers to get vaccinated…
Wisconsin Judge Rules Against Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes
A Wisconsin judge on Thursday sided with conservatives, ruling that absentee ballot drop boxes cannot be located anywhere other than at offices of local clerks and that no one other than the voter may return…
Virginia Judge Gives Teen Sex Offender 'Residential Program,' No Jail Time
The 15-year old involved in two sexual assaults at two different high schools will be sentenced to a “residential program” where he will serve out the remainder of his high school years and be placed…
Federal Judge Dismisses Vaccine Mandate Lawsuit by LA Police Officers
A lawsuit brought by Los Angeles police officers challenging the city’s COVID-19 vaccination and testing mandate has been dismissed by a federal judge who rejected outright the officers’ claims that…
DC Judge Mulls Trump 'Absolute Immunity' Claim in Jan. 6 Civil Suits
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Monday questioned former President Donald Trump’s claim of “absolute immunity” and whether his silence Jan. 6 could amount to an “agreement” with rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol,…
Judge Dismisses Sole Criminal Charge Against Andrew Cuomo
A judge on Friday dismissed the only criminal charge filed against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in connection with the sexual harassment allegations that drove him from office. The move was…
Judge Rejects Jan. 6 Defendant's Request for Jamaican Vacation
Anthony Williams, accused of storming the U.S. Capitol a year ago, asked a federal judge on the anniversary of the attack, to permit him to travel on vacation to Jamaica.
Judge Blocks COVID Vaccine Mandate for Head Start Program
President Joe Biden cannot require teachers in the Head Start early education program to be vaccinated against COVID-19, a Louisiana federal judge ruled Saturday, handing a victory to 24 states that had sued the federal…
Texas Judge Blocks Mask, Vaccine Mandate for Head Start Program
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday that a federal judge in Texas blocked a federal mask and vaccine mandate implemented by President Joe Biden’s administration for the Head Start program.
Judge Rejects Oklahoma's Attempt to Block National Guard Vaccine Mandate
District Judge Stephen Friot on Tuesday denied an attempt by Oklahoma to block the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for National Guard members, according to The Hill.
Judge Orders New York Times to Return Project Veritas Internal Memos
A New York state judge on Friday ordered the New York Times to return internal documents to the conservative activist group Project Veritas, a restriction the newspaper said violates decades of First Amendment protections. In…
What Will Judge Weigh in Sentencing Kim Potter?
The former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she killed Daunte Wright will be sentenced in February after a jury convicted her Thursday on two counts…
Florida Judge Latest to Block Biden Contractor Vaccine Rule
A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday blocked President Joe Biden’s requirement for federal contractors to receive coronavirus vaccines, adding to a series of legal setbacks for the mandate.U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday wrote that…
NY Judge Rules Photographer Can't Refuse to Work at Same-Sex Weddings
A New York federal judge has ruled that a photographer with religious objections to working at same-sex weddings cannot deny services under the state’s accommodations clause, the Washington Examiner reports.