A former police officer charged after he entered the U.S. Capitol for four minutes on Jan. 6, 2021, attacked the legal theory underpinning the government’s case against him in a new filing with the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case in mid-April. Joseph W. Fischer, from Jonestown, Pennsylvania, was […]
Disney’s legal battles against its new governing body, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD), appear to be coming to an end. On March 27, the CFTOD Board of Supervisors voted in favor of a settlement offered by the company, which agreed to drop two active lawsuits against CFTOD after it replaced the former Disney-appointed […]
Alabama’s governor on March 6 signed legislation that protects people who provide in vitro fertilization (IVF) services after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that in vitro embryos are children. “No action, suit, or criminal prosecution for the damage to or death of an embryo shall be brought or maintained against any individual or entity when […]
Peter Navarro, who served under President Donald Trump’s administration, said his former boss helped him pay “about $300,000” legal bills after he requested the financial assistance. The former White House trade adviser’s revelation during a Wednesday interview with MSNBC came after he was convicted of two misdemeanor counts of contempt of Congress on Sept. 7, […]
Former President Donald Trump added a new member to his legal defense team ahead of his arraignment at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia after he was indicted on 13 counts earlier this month. Longtime criminal defense lawyer Steve Sadow confirmed to news outlets Thursday that he has joined the former president’s team. Notably, Mr. […]
Lawyers for Elon Musk have threatened to take legal action against Meta Platforms after the Mark Zuckerberg-owned company this week unveiled a microblogging platform rivaling Twitter called Threads. In a July 5 letter (pdf) addressed to Mr. Zuckerberg, Mr. Musk’s attorney Alex Spiro wrote that Twitter has “serious concerns” that Meta has engaged in “systematic, willful, and […]
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Anna Loutfi, a legal researcher, commentator and human rights barrister, for the final part of this two-part interview. Anna talks about the Bad Law Project’s two major current campaigns: MP Andrew Bridgen’s lawsuit against former Health Secretary Matt Hancock and action on behalf of parents whose children are being […]
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Anna Loutfi, a legal researcher, commentator and human rights barrister who works with Bad Law Project. In part one of a two-part interview, Anna talks about the importance of a strong legal system and how it can help tackle the culture wars.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ordered adult film actress Stormy Daniels to pay former President Donald Trump almost $122,000 in legal fees, stemming from a defamation lawsuit she filed in 2018 against Trump that was later dismissed. The civil lawsuit is separate from the unprecedented 34-count indictment accusing Trump of falsifying business records. […]
Mike Davis says the FBI’s raid of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home was unlawful and unnecessary. Davis is the former chief counsel for nominations to the Senate Judiciary Committee and a former law clerk for Chief Justice Neil Gorsuch. He’s now the president and founder of the Article 3 Project, an organization whose mission […]
The Special Olympics has pulled its COVID-19 vaccine requirement after legal threats from Florida officials. The organization announced on June 2 that it made the move “as demanded by the state of Florida officials on May 27, based upon the Florida Department of Health’s interpretation of Florida law.” “Delegates who were registered for the Games but […]
A nonprofit group led by former members of the Trump administration on Wednesday threatened to sue the health departments of Minnesota and Utah after they issued guidance that considers race and ethnicity to determine COVID-19 treatment eligibility. America First Legal (AFL) in two separate letters to both states accused the health departments of issuing “blatantly […]
A law firm has taken legal action on behalf of Minnesotans opposed to Critical Race Theory (CRT) who argue that they have become victims of bullying and retaliation for speaking out against what they say is a divisive and discriminatory philosophy. The Minnesota-based Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) on Friday announced that it had filed complaints […]
The Department of Justice concluded in an opinion that federal law doesn’t prohibit public agencies and private businesses from requiring COVID-19 vaccines under the Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, California, and New York City said they would require some of their government workers to get the […]
A legal group is seeking information on the extent of the Biden administration’s coordination with Big Tech after White House officials this week said they were in regular communication with the companies. America First Legal, run by former Trump administration officials, filed on Friday a flurry of Freedom of Information Act requests seeking details on […]
