A man convicted for his role in the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol complex sought to briefly delay proceedings in his case in light of President-elect Donald Trump’s Nov. 5 election victory. That effort quickly fell short by Wednesday afternoon. Christopher Carnell, 21, of Cary, North Carolina, wore a red backpack with his last name stitched on the back in white letters when he was at the national seat of government without permission that fateful day. In late February 2023, he was indicted — along with his Raleigh-based friend David Bowman, 22 — on one felony count of obstruction...

Grammy award-winning musician Dr. Dre will no longer be required to stay away from the prominent “celebrity shrink” who sought a permanent restraining order against the music mogul after counseling him and his ex-wife during their divorce proceedings. A California judge on Tuesday ruled that Dr. Charles Sophy failed to provide sufficient evidence that the rapper, whose real name is Andre Young, posed a legitimate threat to the psychotherapist’s safety. Sophy, the former Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services medical director and well-known TV commentator, filed a $10 million lawsuit against Young in October alleging that the...

A Florida judge accused of ethics violations for inappropriately sentencing people to criminal contempt defended her actions by saying she had not yet gone to Florida Judicial College. The Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission filed a 21-page complaint against Judge Anne Marie Gennusa Oct. 21, alleging violations of ethics rules that include conducting “improper or legally deficient” contempt proceedings. Gennusa was appointed to the bench in 2023 by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, and presides over misdemeanor criminal and traffic cases at the Putnam County Court House in Palatka. The commission specifically cited ethics rules that require judges to “respect...

A federal jury has found a New Jersey man guilty of scuffling with cops as they tried to clear the U.S. Capitol building during the Jan. 6 riots. A jury found Brian Glenn Bingham, 38, guilty of assaulting an officer, trespassing, disorderly conduct and picketing in a Capitol building, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced in a press release. Court documents describe how Bingham engaged with police as officers were attempting to clear the building of rioters, authorities said. As officers ordered rioters out, with the order to “Move!” Bingham asked them, “Where do you want me to move?” and then...

A federal judge in Georgia gave an angry and demeaning lecture to Republican Party attorneys late Tuesday afternoon during a hearing over a lawsuit challenging last-minute efforts by Democratic-leaning counties to allow more people to vote in the Peach State. On Friday, as the in-person early vote period ended in Georgia, numerous counties said they would allow voters to drop off their mail-in ballots at county buildings over the weekend. With a quickness typical to election-related litigation, Donald Trump‘s campaign and state Republicans sued to segregate those ballots in state court. Meanwhile, the Republican National Committee sued in federal court...