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Proud Boys Member Set for Release as Trump Fulfills Pardon Promise for Jan. 6 Participants

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New Haven, CT — In a bold reaction to the recent pardons announcement for individuals implicated in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, a Connecticut attorney representing a key member of the Proud Boys expressed enthusiasm as his client prepared to exit federal prison. “I’m thrilled,” attorney Norm Pattis stated during a Monday evening phone call. Pattis represents Joe Biggs, a noted figure within the far-right group, who was sentenced in 2023 to a 17-year term for seditious conspiracy among other charges related to the insurrection. Reports emerged late Monday that Biggs was being … Read more

TikTok Reopens in U.S. after Trump Pledges Executive Order, Promising First Amendment Protections

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WASHINGTON — TikTok has started to restore its services in the U.S. after a brief, voluntarily initiated shutdown. The popular video-sharing app faced a potential ban due to national security concerns linked to its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. This administrative halt came just before a Supreme Court endorsement of the legislation designed to curtail its operations. By late Sunday, TikTok was back online, attributing the recovery to a promise from President-elect Donald Trump, who has foreseen issuing an executive order aimed at keeping the platform operational in the U.S. The reopening provides relief to over … Read more

President-Elect Trump Confronts Contentious TikTok Sale Law Amid Debates Over Ownership and National Security

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a contentious law requiring TikTok to sever ties with its Chinese parent company or face prohibition in the U.S., debates intensify over the ownership and control of the popular social media platform. Critics argue that the law unnecessarily complicates the tech landscape and could be seen as an aggressive maneuver that destabilizes the nuanced realm of international technology investments. TikTok, a social media giant known for its viral content and substantial user base, finds itself at the center of a legal storm … Read more

Trump Judges Surge to the Top in New Judicial Performance Study by Legal Scholars

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New York, NY — Evaluating the impact of presidential judicial appointments, recent findings shed light on the significant influence of former President Donald Trump’s appointees in reshaping the federal judiciary. A striking reveal from a recent study by Professor Stephen Choi of NYU Law and Professor Mitu Gulati of University of Virginia School of Law illustrates a dominant presence of Trump-appointed judges across various performance metrics compared with appointees from predecessors. The research conducted by Choi and Gulati evaluated federal appellate judges on three primary criteria: the production of judicial opinions, the outer circuit influence … Read more