A 54-year-old who plead guilty to four counts of second-degree rape of a 14-year-old in April will be physically castrated as part of his sentence. A proposed bill that would enforce surgical castration as opposed to chemical castration for those convicted of rape has advanced in the Louisiana legislature. The bill is now headed to
The panel said disbarment is needed to protect the public, courts, and legal profession, and also to ‘deter’ other lawyers from launching similar claims. The D.C. Bar’s disciplinary board on Friday recommended disbarring Rudy Giuliani for his involvement in “frivolous” legal efforts to challenge the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania. The decision, which would see
Initiative aims to engage highly-targeted voters in key battleground states through a ‘neighbor-to-neighbor’ organizing model. The Trump presidential campaign and the Republican National Committee (RNC) have launched a grassroots voter outreach effort in battleground states, citing what they describe as a “rigged” trial in New York in which the former president was found guilty of
Federal judge had earlier rejected a request without prejudice for procedural reasons. Prosecutors renewed their gag order request against former President Donald Trump in the classified documents case on May 31 after a federal judge earlier rejected a request without prejudice for procedural reasons. “The Government moves to modify defendant Donald J. Trump’s conditions of
West Virginia senator Joe Manchin, a 2021 Washington Free Beacon Man of the Year, said on Friday that he has registered as an independent, leaving the Democratic Party after more than four decades. “To stay true to myself and remain committed to put country before party, I have decided to register as an independent with
[epoch_component type=”live_update” section_title=”What to Know” update_time=”2024-05-30T20:40″ inline_authors=”” update_source=”” pinned=”false”] Former President Donald Trump is holding a press conference today after he was convicted in the first of four criminal cases against him to go to trial. President Trump is still under a gag order that prohibits him from making public statements about parties in
Among the issues discussed were Russia’s war in Ukraine, challenges in the Middle East, efforts to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula, and counternarcotics. White House Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and the deputy national security adviser, Jon Finer, met with China’s vice foreign minister, Ma Zhaoxu, in Washington on May 30, amid tensions over Taiwan