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"Judge Blanchard's conduct has degraded the public's confidence in the integrity of the judiciary and brought the judicial office into disrepute. Judge Blanchard's delay and lack of attention in handling her cases have harmed the litigants, protected persons, respondents, family members, attorneys, healthcare professionals, healthcare services, and others who have business before the Probate Court," the report explains. The meticulously detailed complaint alleges that Blanchard's behavior made life miserable for court staff, created a "threat to public safety," kept individuals hospitalized longer than necessary and created a logjam of cases. The charges against Blanchard include: Pattern and practice of failing...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Federal judges in Maine and Wisconsin on Thursday dismissed lawsuits filed by the U.S. Department of Justice seeking to compel the states to hand over detailed voter registration information. U.S. District Judge James Pederson in Wisconsin said the state’s voter registration list is not a record that can be requested under the Civil Rights Act of 1960, as President Donald Trump’s administration argued. In Maine, Chief U.S. District Judge Lance Walker described the government’s claim as “half-hearted” and granted a state motion to dismiss it. The rulings were the latest in a string of defeats for...

'The machinery of government should never be weaponized against any American, and it is this Department's intention to make right the wrongs that were previously done while ensuring this never happens again,' said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. 'As part of this settlement, we are setting up a lawful process for victims of lawfare and weaponization to be heard and seek redress.' Donald Trump has reached a $1.8 billion deal with the IRS to dispense taxpayer funds to victims of 'lawfare' as part of a settlement in his case against the government. The President, his sons Don Jr and Eric,...

A facet of the trucking industry little known to the general public has had a big impact on highway safety — and last week a US Supreme Court ruling ensured that it will have to take responsibility for the rigs it helps send out on the road. That means innocent Americans who have been maimed or killed in big-rig crashes caused by negligent truck drivers may finally pursue justice. And freight brokers that chase profits by contracting with unsafe trucking carriers — particularly those that hire unvetted illegal-immigrant drivers — will have to rethink their business practices. The court’s unanimous...

A South Carolina inmate convicted of killing a state trooper more than 25 years ago cannot be executed due to a mental illness that has him believing he is immortal, a judge ruled. John Richard Wood, 59, lacks the ability to rationally communicate with his lawyers and does not have a rational and factual understanding of his crimes, why he is being punished or the nature of his punishment, Judge Grace Knie found based on the opinions of three mental health experts, according to NewsNation (WSPA) and the South Carolina Daily Gazette. A psychiatrist with the prosecution as well as...

🚨 JUST IN: The red southern state of SOUTH CAROLINA just came out in support of President Trump's push to redistrict before the 2026 midtermsLFG! Time for South Carolina to ELIMINATE Clyburn (D)'s District 6, which is a racial gerrymanderThe Attorney General of SC says the General Assembly "has the LEGAL AUTHORITY" to now redrawMake it happen! 🇺🇸

Ukraine on the attack...Rostov Region an 'air attack' killed one person and wounded four...Explosions reported in Kiev... The notes of FBI agents from their 2019 interview with a woman alleging sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein in the 1980's... Trump's budget cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services... An Iranian drone attack...US Embassy Riyadh...extensive damage... much touted mediation effort...Iran War...not happening... Justice Samuel Alito fell ill while in Philadelphia recently... 5.8 magnitude earthquake...Afghanistan and Pakistan... Paris 31 now former after-school care employees are suspected of 'sexual violence'... Israel tank firing on a 'suspect' who approached... New Israeli air attacks...southern...

First Muslim Judge Uses $100M Muslim Fraud to Stage DOJ Coup A child sex predator, a $100 Muslim fraud, and a judicial coup.... In 2020, a New Jersey man began grooming a 13-year-old girl into an online sexual relationship. He was arrested in 2024 and finally brought into court this year. And that’s when he got a lucky break. The child sex predator’s break came from ‘Judge’ Zahid Nisar Quraishi, a Pakistani Muslim, the first Muslim lifetime appointee, who decided to turn what should have been an open-and-shut child pornography case into a power struggle to seize control of the...

The most powerful judge in America has told Donald Trump to back off, warning that personal attacks on the Supreme Court are 'dangerous' and have 'got to stop'.| Chief Justice John Roberts said criticisms of judicial opinions were expected - but that 'personally directed hostility is dangerous and it's got to stop.' Roberts said dissenting opinions among the justices themselves were common, and that it was 'important' that their decisions were 'subjected to scrutiny.'

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has sharply criticized judicial decisions blocking the detention of migrants transferred to Albania, citing the case of a Moroccan rapist with a long criminal record whom authorities say they cannot detain or deport after he applied for international protection. Speaking to RTL 102.5, Meloni said some court rulings preventing the continued detention of migrants transferred to Italian processing centers in Albania were “surreal” and undermined public safety.“I also wonder where the feminists are in the face of these events,” Meloni said during the interview, referring to the case of one of the migrants, Moroccan national...

The Justice Department is preparing to indict Cuban leaders as President Trump says the island country is ‘going to fall.’According to The Washington Post and NBC News, Florida prosecutors are exploring federal charges against Cuba Regime officials.On Friday, in an interview with CNN, Trump again said that Cuba is going to fall soon. President Trump told CNN that he is deploying Secretary of State Marco Rubio to Cuba.

The Trump White House released a chaotic video montage of US military strikes on Iran combined with iconic movie scenes Thursday night, drawing backlash from both sides of the aisle for making light of the Middle East war. The X video — which stitched together memorable moments from Hollywood blockbusters like “Gladiator” and “Top Gun: Maverick” with footage of strikes on Iranian targets — was posted by the White House with the message, “JUSTICE THE AMERICAN WAY,” and later boosted by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Hegseth himself made a brief appearance in the 42-second montage, which was crammed with...

Aaron Spencer won the Republican primary for county sheriff in central Arkansas as he awaits his murder trial in a case that’s drawn national attention and shaped much of his campaign message. Spencer got 53.5% of the vote, while longtime incumbent John Staley received 26.5% in the Lonoke County race, according to the Arkansas Secretary of State. Staley conceded in a Facebook message posted early Wednesday morning. A third Republican candidate, David Bufford, received almost 20% of the vote. In this politically conservative county where Donald Trump won almost 76% of the vote in 2024, Spencer’s victory makes him the...

Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council said on Thursday it would begin legal proceedings against Islamic State detainees transferred from Syria after the rapid collapse of Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria triggered concerns over prison security.The U.S. military said on Tuesday its forces had transferred 150 Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq and that the operation could eventually see up to 7,000 detainees moved out of Syria. It cited concerns over prison security after the military setbacks suffered by the Syrian Democratic Forces. An Iraqi military spokesperson confirmed that Iraq had received a first batch of 150 Islamic State detainees, including...

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I’ve served on the Homeland Security Committee for the past three years. I’m 100% for strong safe secure borders and stopping narco terrorists and cartels from trafficking deadly drugs and human trafficking into America. Fentanyl is responsible for over 70% of U.S. drug overdose deaths and fentanyl comes from Mexican cartels made with chemical precursors from China and trafficked across the U.S. Mexico border. Mexican cartels are primarily and overwhelmingly responsible for killing Americans with deadly drugs. If U.S. military action and regime change in Venezuela was really about saving American lives from deadly drugs then why hasn’t the Trump...

What the heck is a “deputy mayor for economic justice” tasked with doing? Equalizing New Yorkers’ incomes? Redistributing their wealth? Ensuring that “some animals are more equal than others,” perhaps? OK, fine: After Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani named Julie Su to the job on Friday, he explained that she’ll oversee agencies that focus on “New Yorkers everyday economic realities,” including the Commission on Human Rights, the Taxi and Limousine Commission and the Department of Consumer and Worker Protections. But his transition staff made it sound like a lot more than that: Deputy Mayor Su is to “help usher in an era...

Marian Morgan, for example, was sentenced in 2013 to nearly 34 years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme and was ordered to pay $17.5 million to dozens of investors, most of which remains unpaid. In 2021, she filed a statement in court saying, “I want to pay restitution to my victims so they know I am truly sorry for the damage I caused.” But in May, Trump commuted her sentence “to time served with no further fines, restitution, probation or other conditions.”

The Capitol riot of January 2021 set off the largest criminal investigation in the Justice Department’s history. For federal prosecutor Ashley Akers, it was a defining moment in a seven-year career spent untangling complex cases, from wire fraud to domestic terrorism. She helped put away dozens of rioters – including some who swung bats and beat police officers. Then the tables turned. On his first day back in office, U.S. President Donald Trump granted clemency to every criminally charged January 6 rioter. Akers resigned. Now, Akers and other prosecutors who handled Capitol riot cases face a new threat. Reuters has...

Jonathan Franklin, a current University adjunct professor & former NPR correspondent who built his career on issues of race, culture, & justice, was recorded making openly racist remarks during an undercover date with James O’Keefe. Franklin, scheduled to teach a Georgetown course on interviewing & sourcing, labeled Black conservatives such as Candace Owens, Lawrence Jones, & Clarence Thomas as “coons,” & mocked his colleagues, saying he “works with stupid white people.” During the confrontation, Franklin attempted to assault an OMG cameraman before fleeing. Georgetown University records confirm Franklin is currently teaching students how to “interview sources effectively,” even as he...