A federal judge’s ruling could allow many more plaintiffs to join a lawsuit challenging the Police Department’s stop-and-frisk policy.

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City Room: Judge Allows Class-Action Status in Stop-and-Frisk Lawsuit

A federal judge has turned aside calls to publicly release video and photographs of the U.S. military raid and aftermath that left al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden dead.

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Bin Laden death pics stay secret

A federal judge ruled that the actions of Julian P. Heicklen, charged with jury tampering for protesting outside a Manhattan courthouse, did not violate a statute.

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Case Against Jury-Nullification Advocate Heicklen Dismissed

Arms dealer Viktor Bout, dubbed the “merchant of death”, is sentenced to 25 years in jail by a New York federal judge.

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A federal judge has sentenced five former New Orleans police officers to prison terms ranging from six to 65 years for the shootings of unarmed civilians in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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Ex-NOLA cops get prison time in Danziger Bridge shootings

A federal judge on Tuesday expressed concern over President Obama’s comments on the Supreme Court’s consideration of the health-care law and demanded a letter explaining whether Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. believes federal judges have the authority to strike down federal laws. Read full article > >

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Judge tells Justice Dept.: Clarify remarks on judicial activism amid health-care debate

A federal judge said the agency’s decision to revoke a critical permit exceeded its authority and violated federal law.

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Court Reverses E.P.A., Saying Big Mining Project Can Proceed

A federal judge rejected a bid by the Mets owners to have the remaining claims of a lawsuit in the Madoff fraud dismissed, and ruled that the trustee was entitled to collect up to $83 million.

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A federal judge who has accused the Securities and Exchange Commission of negotiating weak settlements in Wall Street cases on Thursday accused the agency of misleading a federal appeals court. U.S. District Court Judge Jed S. Rakoff said the SEC also withheld from him important information that he needed to do his job. Read full article > >

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A US federal judge rules that Texan financier Allen Stanford is mentally fit to stand trial for allegedly operating a $7bn (£4.5bn) Ponzi scheme.

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Allen Stanford fit to stand trial

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday that it will challenge a federal judge’s rejection of the agency’s $285 million fraud settlement with Citigroup. The agency is asking an appeals court to overturn the decision by U.S. District Court Judge Jed S. Rakoff in Manhattan. In rejecting the deal, Rakoff argued that the penalty amounted to mere pocket change for Citigroup and that he had no basis to assess whether it was appropriate because the firm neither admitted nor denied wrongdoing. Read full article > >

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SEC to appeal federal judge’s rejection of Citigroup deal

A federal judge Tuesday rejected a request to hold the Food and Drug Administration in contempt of court over its policy on the emergency contraceptive Plan B but said he would consider reviewing the government’s refusal to make it easier for girls and women to get the drug. U.S. District Judge Edward R. Korman in Brooklyn agreed with the government that the request to hold the FDA in contempt was “moot” because the agency had reviewed a petition by family planning groups to make Plan B available without a prescription and had concluded Monday that there was insufficient evidence to do so. Read full article > >

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Judge dismisses legal challenge to Plan B, may review FDA decision

Updated at 3 p.m. AT&T and T-Mobile on Monday asked a federal judge to postpone an antitrust lawsuit as the companies were assessing “whether and how” to proceed with their $39 billion mega-merger. The announcement signals that the deal as originally conceived is all but dead. The two companies could still seek ways to retool the terms to address the concerns of regulators. Read full article > >

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AT&T, Justice agree to postpone case as companies scramble to salvage deal

A federal judge on Monday agreed to put on hold the Justice Department’s challenge to the proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile USA.

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CHICAGO — With years behind bars at stake, disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday gets a final shot at trying to persuade a federal judge to show him mercy. Blagojevich was expected to address Judge James Zagel on what’s shaped up as the climactic second day of his sentencing hearing. Shortly after he speaks, Judge James Zagel is expected to announce just how long the 54-year-old will spend in prison for 18 corruption counts that include his attempt to auction off President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat. Read full article > >

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With last word before sentencing, ousted Illinois Gov. Blagojevich to ask judge for mercy