#Appeals panel weighs whether government overreached in its social media requests

#Appeals panel weighs whether government overreached in its social media requests

Lawyers for the Biden administration and two Republican attorneys general presented arguments to an appeals panel Thursday over whether a district judge overreached by barring government officials from communicating with social media companies about controversial posts.  During oral arguments, a three-judge panel in Louisiana’s 5th Circuit Court of Appeals asked whether the government acted in…

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#Trump, Nauta plead not guilty to additional Mar-a-Lago charges

#Trump, Nauta plead not guilty to additional Mar-a-Lago charges

Donald Trump pleaded not guilty through his attorneys Thursday in a second court appearance after Justice Department lawyers brought additional charges in the Mar-a-Lago case accusing the former president of leading an effort to delete security camera footage from his Florida home. Trump’s co-defendant in the case Walt Nauta, Trump’s valet, pleaded not guilty. Another…

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#DeSantis confronts moment of truth

#DeSantis confronts moment of truth

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has arrived at an early moment of truth in his presidential campaign. DeSantis replaced his campaign manager earlier this week, moving Generra Peck aside to be supplanted by his chief of staff in Florida, James Uthmeier.  This is the latest moment of drama for a White House quest that has…

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#Trump indictment sidesteps key details unearthed by Jan. 6 panel

#Trump indictment sidesteps key details unearthed by Jan. 6 panel

The sweeping indictment brought against Donald Trump in the Jan. 6 case touches on nearly every aspect of the former president’s plot to stay in power. But a few eye-catching omissions in the high-profile case point to the complexities facing the Justice Department (DOJ), while raising questions about prosecutors’ future plans to hold to account those involved…

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