Topic: Amy Berman Jackson

A man who pleaded guilty to threatening to shoot House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a day after the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol has been sentenced to more than two years in prison.

District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said Wednesday that former President Donald Trump and others "stoked the flames of fear" in rallies ahead of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Judge Amy Berman Jackson sentenced Karl Dresch, 41, to six months in prison after he pleaded guilty to entering the Capitol building during the Jan. 6 riot, saying he and other defendants are not "political prisoners."

A federal judge has agreed to temporarily stay an order for the Justice Department to release a controversial 2019 memo arguing against prosecuting then-President Donald Trump for obstruction of justice.

The Justice Department released a partially un-redacted copy of a secretive memo its officials cited in 2019 as reason to not prosecute then-president Donald Trump on obstruction charges as it seeks an appeal.

A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to release a secretive memo officials cited in 2019 as reason to not charge then-President Donald Trump with obstructing an investigation into Russia election meddling.

Historians and a government accountability watchdog sued the Trump administration to force it to preserve complete records amid the presidential transition.

A federal judge on Monday asked for clarity on President Donald Trump's order that commuted the criminal sentence of Republican political operative Roger Stone.

A federal judge has ordered Roger Stone to report to prison July 14 -- marking a two-week delay in the beginning of his sentence but denying the two-month wait he requested.

The political strategist's appeal, which came two months after he was sentenced to 40 months in prison on multiple charges, will likely be heard in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C.