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May 12, 2020 | 9:03pm A federal judge on Tuesday reportedly ordered a hold on the Justice Department’s move to drop its case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn in anticipation of potential challenges to the dismissal. US District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan of Washington, DC, issued the order, according to The Washington Post,…

Law enforcement officials’ abrupt decision to end the case drew accusations from former colleagues that they had undermined the rule of law.Michael T. Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser, pleaded guilty twice to lying to investigators.Credit...Tom Brenner for The New York TimesMay 12, 2020WASHINGTON — A federal judge overseeing the criminal case of President…

A U.S. judge put on hold the Justice Department’s move to drop charges against Michael Flynn, saying he expects independent groups and legal experts to argue against the bid to exonerate President Trump’s former national security adviser of lying to the FBI.U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan said in an order Tuesday that he expects…

D.C. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan issued an order Tuesday indicating that he'll soon accept "amicus curiae," or "friend of the court" submissions, in the case of former national security adviser Michael Flynn -- essentially allowing the court to use an "ask the audience" lifeline in what has already proved to be an unpredictable and…

A federal judge blocked Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) temporary ban on mass gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic from applying to religious services. U.S. District Judge Greg Van Tatenhove issued a temporary restraining order Friday evening against Beshear’s ban on large gatherings at “any in-person religious service which adheres to applicable social distancing and hygiene guidelines,”…