Family of boy in bunny hat detained with his dad is denied asylum claim, lawyer says

MINNEAPOLIS — An immigration judge has denied the asylum claim of the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old boy photographed in a bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack as he was detained with his father during the immigration crackdown that shook Minneapolis earlier this year, a family lawyer said. They were ordered deported to Ecuador, … Read more

Darren Indyke, Epstein’s lawyer and key associate, to testify to House committee today

A lawyer who worked closely with Jeffrey Epstein for decades before becoming an executor of his estate will be questioned Thursday by the House Oversight Committee.  Darren Indyke was perhaps Epstein’s closest associate dating back to the 1980s. He was involved in assembling Epstein’s complex web of businesses, properties and legal teams for a voluminous … Read more

Newly discovered Whitey Bulger writings show former FBI agent was framed, lawyer allege

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Attorneys are drawing on statements from a handwritten manuscript by the late mobster James “Whitey” Bulger in an effort to overturn a former FBI agent’s murder conviction, saying the crime boss’s own words show that the agent was framed. Lawyers for former FBI agent John Connolly filed a motion in Miami-Dade … Read more

Trump lawyer in Jack Smith case draws conservative backing after DOJ praise rattles ‘elite’ legal conference

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s former defense lawyer received swift backing from conservative legal figures online after facing pushback at a recent American Bar Association (ABA) conference for praising the Trump Department of Justice. Attorney John Lauro, who defended Trump in special counsel Jack Smith’s 2020 election case, said … Read more

Susie Wiles’ lawyer denies approving FBI recording, says he’d lose license over ‘stunt’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! White House chief of staff Susie Wiles’ attorney in 2023 is disputing claims that he agreed to let the Biden-era FBI record a call with his client without her knowledge, according to a report. “If I ever pulled a stunt like that I wouldn’t – and shouldn’t … Read more

Swalwell campaign sets off alarm bells after accepting $25K donation from CCP-tied lawyer: ‘Outrageous’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Eric Swalwell’s, D-Calif., gubernatorial campaign continues to be bankrolled by Keliang “Clay” Zhu despite concerns over his ties to China and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).  Zhu donated another $25,000 to Swalwell’s campaign earlier this month after he had already donated $5,000 to … Read more

Maduro’s lawyer says U.S. blocking Venezuelan government from paying ousted leader’s legal fees

The Trump administration is blocking Venezuela’s government from paying for the cost of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro’s defense against drug trafficking charges in New York, a move that potentially interferes with his constitutional right to counsel, his lawyer says. Attorney Barry Pollack told a Manhattan federal judge in an email dated Feb. 20 that … Read more