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Federal Judge Allows Trump's Mass Firings To Proceed

Federal judge rules in favor of Trump's mass firings of federal workers, denying union motion. Legal dispute over layoffs addressed by court, impacting tho...

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To plead or not to plead? That is the question for hundreds of Capitol riot defendants

Hundreds of people charged with storming the U.S. Capitol three years ago have had a powerful incentive to plead guilty rather than go to trial

The Independent UK

The best Australian children’s books of 2023: Alice Pung, Davina Bell, Sean Avery and more

From picture books to young adult novels and nonfiction, one teacher-librarian picks her favourite reads

The Guardian - AU

A former Fox News reporter who is refusing to divulge her sources could be held in contempt of court

A federal judge in Washington is weighing whether to hold in contempt a veteran journalist who has refused to identify her sources for stories about a Chinese scientist who was investigated by the FBI but never charged

The Independent UK

North Carolina laws curtailing transgender rights prompt less backlash than 2016 'bathroom bill'

North Carolina was ground zero in the nationwide fight over transgender rights with the passage of its 2016 “bathroom bill.”

The Independent UK

Military veteran who stormed Capitol with loaded pistol is sentenced to 7 years in prison

A military veteran who stormed the U.S. Capitol with a loaded pistol, metal-plated body armor and a gas mask has been sentenced to seven years in prison

The Independent UK

FBI investigation leads to North Carolina politician’s campaign finance sentence in federal court

WASHINGTON — A federal judge sentenced a North Carolina politician Tuesday to a year of probation and a $7,500 fine after prosecutors said in court records last week that she “thwarted the voting public’s ability to make informed decisions at the ballot box.”

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Capitol rioter who put his feet on Pelosi’s desk is shut down by judge before receiving four-year sentence

A judge dismissed Richard ‘Bigo’ Barnett’s claim that he was a passive participant in the January 6 mob

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US Capitol rioter pictured with his feet on Nancy Pelosi’s desk is jailed

Richard Barnett has been sentenced to more than four years in prison

Daily Mirror

Capitol rioter who put his feet on desk in Nancy Pelosi office sentenced to prison

US Capitol rioter Richard Barnett, who put his feet on Nancy Pelosi's desk, is sentenced to over four years in prison for his role in the riot

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Richard Barnett, who put his feet on Nancy Pelosi's desk, is sentenced to over 4 years

Richard Barnett became one of the faces of the Jan. 6 riot by supporters of then-President Donald Trump, and the judge said in announcing the sentence that Barnett seemed to enjoy the notoriety.

The Independent UK

Capitol rioter who propped feet on Pelosi's desk in photo sentenced to over 4 years

An Arkansas man who propped his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in a widely circulated photo from the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced Wednesday to more than four years in prison

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The Independent UK

Virginia police officer who stormed the US Capitol on January 6 sentenced to 7 years

Thomas Robertson was an officer for the Rocky Mount Police Department in Virginia back on January 6 2021 when he stormed the Capitol to try to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election

The Independent UK

Ex-police officer gets 7-plus years in prison in Jan. 6 case

An off-duty Virginia police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol with a fellow officer has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison, matching the longest prison sentence so far among hundreds of Capitol riot cases

The Independent UK

Anti-vaxx doctor sentenced to jail for role in Capitol riots

Simone Gold pleads guilty to misdemeanour charges of unlawfully entering a restricted area

WEKU

As a jury weighs if a lawyer lied to the FBI, Durham's legacy hangs in the balance

Michael Sussmann faces one charge of lying to the FBI ahead of the 2016 presidential election. It's the first courtroom test for special counsel John Durham, appointed by the Trump administration.

Tribune News Service

Georgia pair sentenced for Jan. 6 actions at Capitol

ATLANTA — When Georgia residents Savannah Danielle McDonald and Nolan Harold Kidd emerged from the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and began giving interviews to journalists and posting on social media, there was little evidence they believed they had done anything wrong.

Tribune News Service

Democrat-linked lawyer ordered to face charge tied to Trump-Russia probe

A Democratic-linked lawyer must face a charge that he lied to the FBI before the start of its Trump-Russia probe, a judge ruled, handing a victory to the special counsel probing the origins of the investigation.

Belfast Live

Derry walk in memory of Ruby Lynch to take place this weekend

"We want to be able to celebrate Ruby's life."

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