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Attorney Sidney Powell suffered losses in two states Monday morning, with judges in both Michigan and Georgia ruling against her clients in lawsuits challenging the election results in those states. Both cases alleged widespread voter fraud and errors having to do with absentee ballots and vote counting.

A computer hacker serving 20 years for giving the Islamic State group the personal data of more than 1,300 U.S. government and military personnel has been granted compassionate release because of the coronavirus pandemic and will be placed in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody for prompt deportation, a federal judge ordered Thursday.

Undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children are again able to apply for DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a federal judge in Brooklyn ruled Friday evening.  U.S.

A federal judge has dismissed charges against three men in connection with their involvement in a 2018 Missouri boat accident that killed 17 people, including nine members of the same family.   U.S.

Donald Trump as the defendant in a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who says he raped her in the 1990s.Department attorneys notified U.S. District Judge Lewis A.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has proven successful in having Kjersti Flaa’s ambitious lawsuit against the tightknit group behind the Golden Globes tossed out, for the time being.

California can't enforce a ban vanity license plates it considers “offensive to good taste and decency” because that violates freedom of speech, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. U.S.

Dave McNary Film ReporterThe Writers Guild of America has asked for a two-month delay in the next hearing in the CAA-WME lawsuit against it from Dec. 18 to Feb.

A federal judge temporarily halted the planned execution of Lisa Montgomery after her attorneys contracted coronavirus.  U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss issued the ruling Thursday from Washington.The move bars the Bureau of Prisons from carrying out the Dec.

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Jordan Moreau Rapper Lil Wayne has been charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition by the U.S. District Attorney in the Southern District of Florida, according to court documents obtained by Variety on Tuesday.If convicted, Wayne (real name: Dwayne Michael Carter) could face up to 10 years in prison because he is a convicted felon.“The United States Attorney charges that on or about Dec.

Two attorneys representing the Trump campaign's legal battle in Pennsylvania have pulled out of a federal lawsuit filed on behalf of the campaign. U.S.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA federal judge dismissed a lawsuit on Thursday brought by President Donald Trump’s campaign regarding a CNN opinion piece that claimed the campaign was open to receiving Russian assistance.U.S. District Judge Michael L.

A man convicted in the kidnapping of rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to 24 years in prison Wednesday by a judge who cited his leadership role in a gang active nationwide.

NEW YORK -- A man convicted in the kidnapping of rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to 24 years in prison Wednesday by a judge who cited his leadership role in a gang active nationwide.U.S. District Judge Paul A.

Donald Trump's threatened shutdown of the popular short-form video app TikTok, siding with a Pennsylvania comedian and two other TikTok creators who say Trump's order hampers their free speech.U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone on Friday blocked an upcoming Commerce Department action that would have effectively banned TikTok in the U.S.

A federal judge in Houston is holding an emergency hearing Monday morning over a Republican-led effort to toss out nearly 127,000 ballots in the largest Texas county. U.S.

The NXIVM saga is finally coming to a close — and justice is being served.

NEW YORK -- Disgraced self-improvement guru Keith Raniere, whose NXIVM followers included millionaires and Hollywood actors, was sentenced to 120 years on Tuesday for turning some adherents into sex slaves branded with his initials.U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis called Raniere “ruthless and unyielding” in crimes that were “particularly egregious” because he targeted girls and young women.

A federal judge on Wednesday extended the deadline for registering to vote in Virginia by 48 hours after the state's online voter registration system went down because of an accidentally severed cable. The order by U.S.

A federal judge in Pennsylvania rejected a lawsuit from the Trump administration to limit the number of drop boxes in the state for mail-in ballots.  U.S. District Court Judge J.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticDonald Trump suffered another blow on Sunday as a federal judge hit the pause button on the former Celebrity Apprentice host ban on the Chinese created widely successful video app.Coming just as the New York Times dropped a bombshell expose on Trump’s long hidden taxes and debts, the partial injunction granted by U.S.

Donald Trump.Karen McDougal had alleged in the suit filed late last year that Fox host Tucker Carlson slandered her by calling the payout “a classic case of extortion.” U.S.

A federal judge in Georgia last week ruled the State Department must recognize the U.S. citizenship of the daughter of a gay couple who was born via surrogate.

a previous plan.Lawyers representing Wedil David, Dominique Huett, Kaja Sokola, Rowena Chiu, Zelda Perkins, and Tarale Wulff called the proposal “more offensive” than the one rejected by U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in July.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorFortnite publisher Epic Games has suffered a setback in its legal fight against Apple, with a federal judge denying the company’s bid for an emergency order seeking to have the game restored on Apple’s App Store.Technically, it was a split decision by U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers.

Lori Loughlin was sentenced to two months in prison on Friday afternoon for her involvement in the college admissions scandal. U.S.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterFashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, the husband of Lori Loughlin, was sentenced to five months in prison on Friday morning for his part in the massive college admissions scandal.Loughlin is due to be sentenced later in the afternoon, and is expected to receive two months in prison.U.S.

charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Each charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, according to a release.Also Read: Top Voice of America Directors Resign Over Confirmation of New CEO With Ties to Steve BannonThe case was assigned to U.S.

David Robb Labor EditorA federal judge has denied WME’s and CAA’s motions to dismiss the remainder of the WGA’s fraud and price-fixing allegations, sending the case to trial to determine whether agency packaging fees are legal.In his 17-page ruling today (read it here), U.S. District Court Judge Andre Birotte Jr.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorStarz is asking a U.S.

Ted Johnson A federal judge has approved the Justice Department’s move to terminate the 70-year-old consent decrees that have governed major studios’ relationships with distributors.“Because changes in antitrust law and administration have diminished the importance of the Decrees’ restrictions, while still providing protections that will keep the probability of future violations low, the Court finds that termination of the Decrees is in the public interest,” wrote U.S.

President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer has been offered work as a consultant and to make media appearances for a political action committee, his lawyer said Wednesday. Michael Cohen hopes to accept the offer to work on the committee’s behalf, attorney Danya Perry told U.S.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA judge on Tuesday allowed Eko to proceed with its patent infringement lawsuit against Quibi, though she dismissed three of Eko’s nine claims against the streaming startup.U.S. District Judge Christina A.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Oklahoma’s tribal gaming compacts automatically renewed on Jan. 1, handing a victory to the tribes who sued Gov.

Ted Johnson Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen will be re-released from prison to home confinement on Friday, after a federal judge ruled that he was sent back to jail earlier this month as an act of retaliation over his plans to publish an unflattering book about the president.U.S. District Judge Alvin K.