Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) told a court Wednesday that he should have immunity from a civil lawsuit over his remarks at a rally just before the Capitol riot, pushing back against the Justice Department's argument that he was not acting within the scope of his employment as a lawmaker Jan. 6.

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A federal judge in Colorado has sanctioned two lawyers who filed a lawsuit challenging the 2020 election late last year, calling the suit “one enormous conspiracy theory,”

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Pro-Trump Lawyers Sanctioned Over Conspiracy Theories

Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) is suing NBCUniversal for defamation, citing comments made by MSNBC host Rachel Maddow in March regarding his dealings with an individual sanctioned by the U.S. government.

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The Westmoreland County District Attorney will seek the death penalty for a man accused of killing a Penn Township couple at their home in May.

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Westmoreland County DA To Seek Death Penalty For Victor Steban, Man Accused In Penn Township Double Murder

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Tuesday that he made good on his promise to pardon a couple who gained notoriety for pointing guns at social justice demonstrators as they marched past the couple’s home in a luxury St. Louis enclave last year.

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An investigation into New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo found that he sexually harassed multiple current and former state government employees, state Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday.

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Detroit's lawyer David Fink, the first attorney to seek disbarment referrals for so-called "Kraken" lawyers Sidney Powell and Lin Wood, speaks about his sanctions fight on Law&Crime's podcast "Objections: With Adam Klasfeld." The post ‘Defanging the Kraken’: Detroit’s Lawyer Speaks Out About Fight to Hold Pro-Trump Lawyers Accountable for Election ‘Lies’ first appeared on Law & Crime.

‘Defanging the Kraken’: Detroit’s Lawyer Speaks Out About Fight to Hold Pro-Trump Lawyers Accountable for Election ‘Lies’

The bizarre case of a Louisiana millionaire who concocted a failed plot to have his wife kidnapped and tortured—resulting in the drowning deaths of the two would-be kidnappers—has come to an end, with the man pleading guilty to attempted kidnapping. Lawrence Michael Handley, 53, pleaded guilty on July 26 to two charges of second-degree kidnapping of his estranged wife Schanda Handley, 50.

Louisiana Millionaire Admits Guilt in Botched Attempted Abduction of Wife That Ended with Hired Kidnappers’ Drownings

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