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  • Tom Girardi to surrender to federal prison for medical evaluation, judge rules

    Tom Girardi to surrender to federal prison for medical evaluation, judge rules

    The now disgraced and disbarred attorney Tom Girardi must surrender to federal authorities early next year for a medical evaluation at a federal prison in North Carolina, a judge ruled Friday. The decision by U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton amounts to a procedural interlude after the 85-year-old Girardi was convicted of wire fraud in August.…

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    District judge bars DFL House candidate from taking oath of office

    Curtis Johnson Dana Ferguson and Clay Masters at MPR News are reporting a Democratic state lawmaker-elect, Curtis Johnson, is barred from taking the oath of office after Ramsey County District Judge Leonardo Castro ruled Friday that the candidate had failed to comply with state residency requirements, putting the 67-67 tie in the Minnesota House in…

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  • Girardi's sentencing delayed; judge weighs prison or medical facility

    Girardi’s sentencing delayed; judge weighs prison or medical facility

    Tom Girardi, the once legendary Los Angeles trial lawyer, was scheduled to be sentenced Friday after a federal jury convicted him of wire fraud. But a judge on Wednesday canceled the proceeding as defense attorneys and prosecutors argued over whether Girardi, 85, should undergo additional medical testing and be sent to a medical facility, not…

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  • Judge orders Olivet University to cease operations after state hearing

    Judge orders Olivet University to cease operations after state hearing

    A Christian Bible school in Riverside County was ordered to cease operations after a recent state hearing into multiple allegations over failures to properly educate and maintain records. Amid student accusations of forced and unpaid labor at Olivet University, which is headquartered in the high-desert town of Anza, Calif., school leaders leaders tried to protect…

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  • Judge in Hunter Biden case sued over underage drinking party, alleged beating

    Judge in Hunter Biden case sued over underage drinking party, alleged beating

    The federal judge in Los Angeles who presided over Hunter Biden’s criminal tax fraud case has been sued over a party at his home where “significant” underage drinking allegedly led to a guest being assaulted and later hospitalized. The injured guest, Alex Wilson, filed the suit against U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi and his wife,…

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  • Showdown looms after judge sets hearing to close L.A. juvenile hall

    Showdown looms after judge sets hearing to close L.A. juvenile hall

    One day after the L.A. County probation department refused a state oversight body’s order to shut down a long troubled youth facility, an L.A. County judge reopened the door to closing Los Padrinos juvenile hall. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Miguel Espinoza ordered the probation department to appear in court Dec. 23 to argue…

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  • Judge orders rapper Lil Durk jailed in L.A. murder-for-hire case

    Judge orders rapper Lil Durk jailed in L.A. murder-for-hire case

    Federal prosecutors said Thursday that rapper Lil Durk, who is accused of commissioning a murder two years ago in Los Angeles, may be linked to another killing in Chicago — new allegations that helped convince a judge to order the Grammy Award winner to remain jailed as his case proceeds. During a detention hearing, U.S.…

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  • Judge refers two of Danny Masterson's attorneys, P.I., for discipline

    Judge refers two of Danny Masterson’s attorneys, P.I., for discipline

    Two attorneys for Danny Masterson and a private investigator could face disciplinary investigations for their conduct toward jurors after the disgraced actor’s rape conviction, a judge ruled Tuesday. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo, who earlier this year wrote she was “troubled” to learn members of Masterson’s legal team contacted jurors at their…

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  • Federal judge denounces President Biden's pardon, saying he misrepresented son's criminal case

    Federal judge denounces President Biden’s pardon, saying he misrepresented son’s criminal case

    The judge who presided over Hunter Biden’s federal tax case in Los Angeles criticized President Biden on Tuesday for pardoning his son this week, saying he misrepresented the facts of his son’s criminal case when he announced the move. In a brief order, U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi faulted Hunter Biden’s lawyers for failing to…

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  • Judge denies Sean 'Diddy' Combs' request to be released to apartment

    Judge denies Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ request to be released to apartment

    Sean “Diddy” Combs won’t be released on bail before Thanksgiving, a federal judge ruled Wednesday while accusing the hip-hop mogul of violating and looking for ways to skirt prison rules since he was arrested. In a five-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian ruled Combs should not be released on the $50-million bail proposed by…

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