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Hospital that sent bleeding woman away with a bucket and towels’ instead of giving her an emergency abortion says it won’t do the same thing again

Hospital that sent bleeding woman away with a bucket and towels’ instead of giving her an emergency abortion says it won’t do the same thing again

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Tuesday that a Catholic hospital in Eureka has agreed to provide emergency abortion care to its patients while a lawsuit against it proceeds. Bonta sued Providence St. Joseph Hospital in state court in California in September for violating state law by refusing to provide emergency abortions to people experiencing...

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Trump supporter who ‘never dreamed the FBI would show up’ after he lashed out over former president’s RICO mug shot is locked away for threatening DA Fani Willis, sheriff

Trump supporter who ‘never dreamed the FBI would show up’ after he lashed out over former president’s RICO mug shot is locked away for threatening DA Fani Willis, sheriff

A Donald Trump supporter from Alabama who admittedly “lost it” when it seemed inevitable that the former president would be booked at the Fulton County Jail and have a mug shot taken in his Georgia RICO case is now going to federal prison for close to two years for threatening voicemails he left for DA...

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‘No evidence that supports his fabrications’: Special counsel slams ex-FBI informant accused of false Biden bribery claims for ‘legally flawed, rambling’ demand

‘No evidence that supports his fabrications’: Special counsel slams ex-FBI informant accused of false Biden bribery claims for ‘legally flawed, rambling’ demand

The indicted decade-long former FBI informant accused of lodging false bribery allegations against President Joe Biden and Hunter Biden filed a “legally flawed, rambling and disorganized” demand for discovery, whether for “information that does not exist,” evidence that has already been shared with the defense, or documents that he isn’t legally entitled to receive. Two...

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‘Late judicial tinkering’: Kavanaugh looms large as both sides in Virginia voter purge dispute cite justice’s well-known take on election-eve injunctions

‘Late judicial tinkering’: Kavanaugh looms large as both sides in Virginia voter purge dispute cite justice’s well-known take on election-eve injunctions

As the U.S. Department of Justice and civil rights groups link arms in an effort to stop a commonwealth-sanctioned voter roll purge in Virginia, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s understanding of a nearly 20-year-old legal doctrine has risen to the foreground. In the Old Dominion, under the terms of Executive Order 35, election officials had...

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‘Have the confidence to vote for me’: Texas judge running for reelection allegedly used state school email to solicit student support

‘Have the confidence to vote for me’: Texas judge running for reelection allegedly used state school email to solicit student support

A Texas judge running for reelection is under scrutiny for allegedly illegally soliciting votes from students at the college where he teaches. Tanner Neidhardt was appointed to the 483rd Judicial District Court in Hays County in 2022 by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, for a term set to expire on Dec. 31, 2024. In...

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‘Randomly assigned to me’ — ‘period’: Annoyed Mar-a-Lago judge defends herself, sees no reason to exit Trump assassination attempt suspect’s case

‘Randomly assigned to me’ — ‘period’: Annoyed Mar-a-Lago judge defends herself, sees no reason to exit Trump assassination attempt suspect’s case

The Donald Trump-appointed federal judge who tossed out the former president’s Mar-a-Lago classified documents prosecution and reportedly burnished her perceived credentials as a candidate for U.S. attorney general, if Trump wins the 2024 election, defended herself and her rulings on Tuesday while declining to step aside from presiding over the attempted Trump assassination case against...

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Court to consider former Clinton investigator turned Trump impeachment lawyer’s argument that Judge Cannon ‘correctly dismissed’ Jack Smith’s Mar-a-Lago case

Court to consider former Clinton investigator turned Trump impeachment lawyer’s argument that Judge Cannon ‘correctly dismissed’ Jack Smith’s Mar-a-Lago case

Signaling something of a continuation of the amici curiae fight over special counsel Jack Smith’s authority that preceded Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision to toss Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago classified documents prosecution, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on Monday allowed the former Whitewater independent counsel, a law professor, and a legal organization to...

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Judge calls out ‘reprehensible’ conduct of ‘Anchorman’ and ‘Bob’s Burgers’ actor who joined Jan. 6 Capitol mob

Judge calls out ‘reprehensible’ conduct of ‘Anchorman’ and ‘Bob’s Burgers’ actor who joined Jan. 6 Capitol mob

The comedic actor behind memorable roles in “Bob’s Burgers” and “Anchorman” has taken a new role: incarcerated felon. Jay James Johnston, 55, was sentenced to one year in prison for participating in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The riot interrupted Congress’ certification of President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral win and forced lawmakers and...

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Ex-Overstock CEO says Hunter Biden’s Iranian bribery plot defamation lawsuit should fail ‘in its entirety’ because he can’t prove he had ‘doubts’ about his claims

Ex-Overstock CEO says Hunter Biden’s Iranian bribery plot defamation lawsuit should fail ‘in its entirety’ because he can’t prove he had ‘doubts’ about his claims

Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne has asked a federal judge to grant summary judgment “in its entirety” tossing out Hunter Biden’s defamation lawsuit or to at least rule that President Joe Biden’s son is a public figure who cannot show that claims of “treasonous crimes” involving his father, bribery, Iran, and “nuclear talks” were made...