Thursday, January 30, 2025

Stranger in a strange land

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Judge Ruiz just issued his formal order in United States v. Agresti , after last month certifying his intention to grant a new trial in the ...
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Interim? (UPDATED)

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Apparently there is some controversy over at the U.S. Attorney's Office.  Hayden O'Byrne has been appointed as "interim" U...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

DOJ fires prosecutors who investigated Trump, including local AUSA Mike Thakur (UPDATED -- & AUSA Anne McNamara too)

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The media has covered DOJ's firing of prosecutors and officials involved in the Trump investigations.  For example, here's a CNN art...
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Breaking-- Trump names acting US Attorney

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  Hayden O'Byrne is Acting USA. He's been an AUSA for a while and is a long time member of the Federalist Society.  Congrats to Mr. ...
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Monday, January 27, 2025

STOP THE PRESSES -- Justice Alito rules for criminal defendant in habeas case

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 I've been pretty outspoken that Justice Alito is the least friendly Justice to criminal defendants. (We miss Justice Scalia!)  But last...
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Thursday, January 23, 2025

So you want to be a magistrate judge?

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 Applications can be found here and are due February 23. Here is the committee that will be making recommendations to the district court: Th...
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Judge Cannon grants Trump's co-defendants' motion to preclude release of Documents Case Report

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 From the introduction of  the Order : THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon the Emergency Motion to Preclude Release of Volume II of Speci...
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Sunday, January 19, 2025

Judge King turned 97 last month

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 97! Here's an email that Judge Moreno sent to him last year, which he graciously shared with the blog: Larry, tomorrow is your 96th bir...
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