A federal judge on Thursday granted three former Memphis Police Department officers convicted for their roles in the death of Tyre Nichols a new trial due to concerns about judicial bias.  Nichols’s death while in MPD custody in Tennessee sparked nationwide protests and calls for police reform in 2023 due to accusations that he was unfairly […]

Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged a man seen throwing a sandwich at a federal agent with a misdemeanor offense after a grand jury declined to bring a harsher felony charge against the Washington, D.C., protester.  The grand jury recently refused to indict Sean Dunn, a former government employee, on felony charges, leading to prosecutors’ latest […]

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr’s lawsuit against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones that sought to block his gubernatorial rival from raising unlimited cash for his campaign.  United States District Judge Victoria Marie Calvert ruled Carr and his campaign “lack standing” to sue because they mounted a lawsuit against Jones and […]

A federal judge on Thursday ruled the Trump administration’s effort to remove Michael Abramowitz as director of Voice of America was “plainly contrary to the law.” United States District Judge Royce Lamberth handed down a decision stating Abramowitz cannot be removed from his position without the approval of the majority of the International Broadcasting Advisory […]