Donald Trump asked a Georgia appeals court Friday to kick Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis off the election fraud case he faces over her affair scandal involving a now-former colleague. Earlier this month, Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee ruled that Willis could remain on the case as long as her former lover and lead investigator Nathan […]
Trump Appeals Maine Secretary of State for Blocking Him from Ballot
March 4, 2024 by
AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File Former President Donald Trump formally appealed the decision by Maine’s Democrat Secretary of State, who unilaterally determined that Trump is ineligible to appear on the state’s ballot, citing the Insurrection Clause in Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Trump’s attorneys argue that the ruling of Secretary of State
Connecticut: Appeals Court Revives Girls’ Lawsuit Against Competing with Transgender Athletes
February 18, 2024 by
A lawsuit from three female track and field athletes against competing with transgender athletes has been revived by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. A federal court this month dismissed the case roughly three years after the track and field athletes filed a lawsuit in 2020 against Connecticut’s policy of permitting “transgender women” to compete based on gender
Federal Appeals Court Deals Blow to Mark Meadows in Fulton County Case
February 6, 2024 by
Mark Meadows received unwelcome news Monday in his appeal to move his election interference case in Georgia to the federal court. The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit scheduled to hear his oral arguments will be comprised of two Democrat appointees and one Republican appointee – bad news for Meadows
Appeals court upholds broad use of obstruction law that prosecutors have deployed against Trump
October 22, 2023 by
The opinion is an important milestone with repercussions for hundreds of Jan. 6 prosecutions, including Donald Trump’s. | Seth Wenig/AP Federal prosecutors on Friday narrowly avoided an appeals court ruling that could have upended their criminal prosecution of Donald Trump, but the legal battle will continue over a federal obstruction statute that has become a
Trump slams NY judge’s fraud ruling, says appeals court ‘must reverse un-American decision’
September 27, 2023 by
Former President Donald Trump blasted a Manhattan judge’s ruling against him as “horrible” and “un-American” in a rambling social media post after he was found liable for fraud, resulting in the revocation of his New York business licenses. “The widespread attack against me, my family, and my supporters has devolved to new, un-American depths, at […]
Appeals court limits special counsel’s effort to access Rep. Scott Perry’s phone
September 6, 2023 by
The FBI seized Rep. Scott Perry’s phone in August 2src22, under a court-authorized search warrant, but has yet to access relevant documents and communications after Perry moved to prevent it. | Francis Chung/POLITICO A federal appeals court panel has partially blocked efforts by special counsel Jack Smith to access the seized cell phone data of
NJ man’s convictions, 55-year sentence in teen’s shooting death, discarded by appeals court
August 24, 2023 by
An appeals court in New Jersey has tossed out the convictions of a man sentenced to 55 years in prison after being tried as a teenager in the 2016 death of a girl who was shot in a minivan as she and other juveniles were riding around Trenton. The court found a number of problems […]
Federal appeals court allows lawsuit by Philadelphia officers fired over racist, violent social media posts
August 14, 2023 by
A dozen Philadelphia police officers who have been fired or suspended for offensive social media posts have been granted permission to sue the city over First Amendment violations. The officers’ social media accounts were part of a database published in 2019, which documented numerous offensive and violent posts made by active-duty and former police officers […]
Appeals court weighs Rep. Perry’s immunity from Jan. 6 probe
February 24, 2023 by
At the heart of the matter is whether Rep. Scott Perry’s efforts — including a bid to help Trump replace the leadership of the Justice Department with allies sympathetic to his bid to overturn the election results — fit within his “legislative” responsibilities. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images A three-judge federal appeals court panel wrestled Thursday
Manchin appeals for ’15 or 20′ Republicans to save energy bill
September 28, 2022 by
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While media exult in Pennsylvania federal appeals court loss for Trump lawyers, a big victory in state court halts certification of presidential vote
November 28, 2020 by
The propaganda media are trying to discourage Trump-supporters by reporting on court losses for the legal team and emphasizing what they characterize as disorganization among the hastily assembled teams of lawyers. Don’t fall for the psy-ops! The mainstream media had a field day yesterday, citing a scathing decision written by a Trump-appointed judge on a three-judge […]
US appeals court denies bid to resurrect Bundy standoff case
August 10, 2020 by
A U.S. appeals court refused Thursday to resurrect the criminal case against states’ rights figure Cliven Bundy, family members and others stemming from a 2014 armed standoff with federal agents trying to round up Bundy cattle near the family ranch in Nevada.The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal in San Francisco denied prosecutors’ efforts to…
U.S. Appeals Court: Second Amendment Protects Right To Carry Gun In Public For Self-Defense
July 24, 2018 by
On Tuesday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Second Amendment protects a right to openly carry a gun in public for self-defense. That ruling was a reversal of a decision by the U.S. District Court in Hawaii, which had ruled that state officials did not infringe on a citizen’s rights when […]
Appeals court unanimously rejects Trump on travel ban
February 9, 2017 by
A San Francisco-based appeals court on Thursday delivered a stinging rebuke of President Trump’s executive order on immigration and refugees, rejecting the administration’s request to resume the travel ban and setting up a potential showdown in the Supreme Court. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled unanimously that a nationwide restraining […]
Appeals court deals Obama immigration executive orders a huge blow
November 11, 2015 by
Using strong legal language, an appeals court upheld a lower court ruling preventing the administration from implementing the president’s executive orders that would have allowed the government to hand out work permits to millions of illegal aliens. The president’s executive orders would have granted at least 5 million illegals and their families three-year green cards and […]
BREAKING: Appeals Court Stops Obama’s Executive Amnesty
November 10, 2015 by
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling on Monday evening effectively putting a halt to President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty program. Texas and 26 other states joined in the lawsuit to block the Administration’s illegal action. The Court ruled the lower court did not err in granting a temporary injunction blocking President Obama’s […]