The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals appears poised to recognize President Trump’s authority to send soldiers to Portland, Ore., with members of the court signaling receptiveness to an expansive new read of the president’s power to put boots on the ground in American cities. A three-judge panel from the appellate court — including two members appointed by Trump during …
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U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut was nominated to the federal bench by President Donald Trump in 2018. She previously served as a Multnomah County Circuit Judge for nine years after six years as Oregon’s U.S. attorney, appointed then by former President George W. Bush.Oregonian File Photo The federal judge who has temporarily halted President Trump’s attempts to put National …
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The federal judge in Oregon who ruled against President Donald Trump by temporarily blocking his push to deploy troops to Portland has received bipartisan praise throughout her career and has issued rulings that could be viewed as benefiting both left- and right-wing causes. US District Judge Karin Immergut on Saturday issued a ruling that temporarily prevented the Trump administration from …
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A Trump-backed top federal prosecutor in Nevada has been disqualified from handling criminal cases after a federal judge ruled that she is “not validly serving as Acting U.S. Attorney.” U.S. District Court Judge David Campbell ruled that Sigal Chattah, the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, should no longer oversee criminal cases. Campbell ruled that because Chattah was …
Read More »LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal judge disqualified Nevada acting U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah from several cases after concluding Tuesday that the Trump appointee has stayed in the temporary job longer than allowed by law. U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell disqualified Chattah from supervising the criminal prosecutions, siding with defense lawyers who argued that her authority expired in July. …
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A judge ruled Tuesday that the top federal prosecutor in Nevada is not serving legally in the role — marking the second time that a judge has partially sidelined one of the Trump administration’s prosecutors. Sigal Chattah was named interim U.S. attorney for the district of Nevada in March, a temporary appointment that’s legally limited to 120 days. But in …
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Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas sharply criticized the head of the Federal Communications Commission for urging ABC to crack down on the now-benched late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, calling the Trump appointee’s comments “dangerous as hell” and comparing his move to a mafia shakedown. ABC, owned by Disney, took “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air indefinitely on Wednesday, two days …
Read More »Trump-appointed judge rebukes DOJ for ‘calamitous’ lawsuit against Maryland judges Reuters Judge tosses Trump administration’s lawsuit against Maryland’s 15 federal judges, calling it a ‘constitutional free-for-all’ CNN Trump-Appointed Judge Slams White House ‘Smear’ of Judiciary New York Magazine Judge Dismisses Trump Administration Suit Against Federal Bench in Maryland The New York Times Court tosses lawsuit by Trump against Maryland federal judges, calling it ‘potentially …
Read More »Trump-appointed judge rebukes White House for ‘smear’ of judiciary Politico Judge tosses Trump administration’s lawsuit against Maryland’s 15 federal judges, calling it a ‘constitutional free-for-all’ CNN Judge Dismisses Trump Administration Suit Against Federal Bench in Maryland The New York Times Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Maryland judges over deportations The Washington Post The DOJ sued the federal district bench in Maryland. A judge just …
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