Jeff Mordock

Rod Blagojevich: Donald Trump saved ‘millions of lives’ with coronavirus response

Rod Blagojevich congratulated President Trump on Tuesday for saving "millions of lives" with his leadership on the coronavirus outbreak, while urging Mr. Trump to keep an eye on officials he says are violating civil rights with heavy-handed social distancing edicts.

April 28, 2020

Trump administration urges full appeals court to stay out of fight for Don McGahn testimony

The Trump administration on Tuesday urged a federal court to stay out of its fight with House Democrats who are again seeking to compel the testimony of former White House lawyer Don McGahn.

April 28, 2020

Coronavirus patents HIPAA rights trump first responders’ need to know

Police and firefighters are fuming that the Cook County Public Health Department, which serves the largest county population in Illinois, is refusing to share the information.

April 27, 2020

William Barr orders legal action against governors whose COVID-19 actions infringe on civil rights

Attorney General William P. Barr on Monday ordered federal prosecutors across the country to consider legal action against governors if their efforts to stop the spread of the new coronavirus infringe on Americans' civil rights.

April 27, 2020

Federal coronavirus watchdog panel adds veteran investigator

The panel of federal investigators charged with overseeing the $2.4 trillion coronavirus relief package on Monday named a longtime federal inspector to coordinate its efforts.

April 27, 2020

Accused rapist, sprung because of COVID-19, back in jail on new rape charge: Report

A Brooklyn man has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a woman just 10 days after being released from Rikers Island to halt the spread of the coronavirus. He was being held at the New York City prison on a separate rape charge and an unrelated parole violation.

April 27, 2020

Matthew Whitaker to release book detailing alleged DOJ efforts to sabotage Donald Trump

Former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker will release a book next month detailing what he says was a plot by Justice Department "deep state" insiders to sabotage President Trump.

April 27, 2020

Justice Department says partnerships with tech companies have disrupted ‘hundreds’ of COVID-19 scams

Federal authorities and private businesses, including tech companies, have teamed up to disrupt "hundreds" of COVID-19 scams, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

April 22, 2020

Senate Intelligence Committee affirms Russian interference in 2016 election was to help Trump

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Tuesday released a bipartisan report affirming the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that Russia interfered in the 2016 election with the goal of electing President Trump.

April 21, 2020

William Barr says revelations from John Durham probe ‘not imminent’

The public is going to have to wait a little longer to learn the revelations from U.S. Attorney John Durham's ultra-secret review of the origins of the Russia investigation, Attorney General William P. Barr said Tuesday.

April 21, 2020

Democrats demand probe into Barr’s defense of Intelligence watchdog’s firing

The chairs of two powerful House committees Monday demanded the Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility probe Attorney General William P. Barr's comments regarding the firing of Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson.

April 20, 2020

John Kennedy urges William Barr to deny early releases for Bernie Madoff, other financial fraudsters

Sen. John Kennedy on Monday urged Attorney General William P. Barr to deny requests for early releases for Bernie Madoff and Allen Stanford, two elderly financial fraudsters who swindled investors out of billions, amid growing calls to protect at-risk inmates during the coronavirus outbreak.

April 20, 2020

Florida judge orders ‘church’ to stop selling bleaching agent as anti-COVID ‘sacrament’

A federal judge in Florida has ordered the leaders of a self-described church to stop selling an industrial bleaching agent they promoted as a "sacrament" that can treat and prevent the coronavirus.

April 17, 2020

Ken Paxton: Court ruling gives prisoners coronavirus supplies at expense of first responders

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday slammed a federal judge's ruling that he said prioritizes prison inmates over first responders on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis.

April 17, 2020

Judge denies Roger Stone’s quest for a retrial

A federal judge late Thursday denied Roger Stone's bid for a retrial, ruling the jury forewoman was not biased nor did she act inappropriately against the longtime GOP operative.

April 17, 2020

Fired health care exec charged with sabotaging shipment of coronavirus-related supplies

The former vice president of a Georgia health care company faces federal criminal charges after he allegedly broke into the company's computer system and deleted shipping records, delaying the distribution of coronavirus-related medical supplies to health care providers, according to a federal indictment unsealed Thursday.

April 16, 2020

Gun groups sue Georgia county judge for suspending concealed-carry applications

Two gun rights groups filed a lawsuit Thursday against a Georgia judge who suspended concealed carry permit applications in his county, arguing that the decision violates the Second Amendment.

April 16, 2020

ACLU, crime victims ramp up fight over coronavirus inmate releases

A group of crime victims from Utah and the American Civil Liberties Union Wednesday ramped up their legal fight over the potential release of hundreds of inmates from the state's prisons and jails with each side accusing the other trampling on their legal rights.

April 15, 2020

Florida inmate freed because of coronavirus outbreak, accused of murdering someone the next day

It took only one day after being labeled a nonviolent offender and released early from jail under new coronavirus rules for a Florida man to land back behind bars -- accused, this time, of murder.

April 15, 2020

Justice Department intervenes in Mississippi church’s lawsuit for breaking up ‘drive-in’ service

The Justice Department on Tuesday sided with a Mississippi church that filed a lawsuit after local police broke up a "drive-in" service and slapped the automobile-bound worshipers with $500 tickets.

April 14, 2020