Andrea Noble
Articles by Andrea Noble
White House denies trying to block Sally Yates from testifying on Russia
The White House Tuesday denounced as "entirely false" a news report that the Trump administration tried to prevent former acting Attorney General Sally Yates from testifying to the House Intelligence Committee about Russia. Published March 28, 2017
Trump travel ban: Full 4th Circuit Court of Appeals to consider hearing case
The full U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals will consider hearing arguments on the Trump administration's revised executive order on travel and refugees, potentially fast tracking the appeals process. Published March 27, 2017
Jeff Sessions calls Maryland sanctuary proposal ‘a mistake’
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said it would be "a mistake" for Maryland lawmakers to pass legislation that would limit law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Published March 27, 2017
Tara Lenich, New York DA, indicted for illegally wiretapping love interest
A former Brooklyn district attorney is facing federal charges stemming from her alleged illegal wiretapping of a love interest and a fellow prosecutor. Published March 27, 2017
Border agents’ warrantless cellphone searches alarm civil liberties groups
Civil liberties groups and privacy advocates seeking to rein in border agents' warrantless searches of cellphones are backing the appeal of Turkish man's conviction for attempting to smuggle firearms parts out of the United States, arguing that a month-long forensic search of the man's phone was illegal. Published March 26, 2017
Trump administration’s refugee order expected to become long, drawn out legal fight
While the enforcement of the revised executive order remains blocked, the juxtaposition of the recent court rulings shows there could be hope yet for the administration's policy, which has thus far been mostly losing what is expected to be long and drawn out legal fight. Published March 26, 2017
Federal judge upholds travel ban, but earlier rulings leave it blocked
The Trump administration scored a victory Friday in its effort to enact a temporary ban on refugee resettlement and travel of foreign nationals from six countries, with a federal judge in Virginia siding with President Trump over a Muslim civil-rights group that challenged the legality of his revised executive order. Published March 24, 2017
Man arrested in connection with series of anti-Semitic bomb threats
U.S. and Israeli authorities confirmed the arrest Thursday of a 19-year-old Jewish Israeli man believed responsible for a recent series of bomb threats that targeted Jewish organizations and schools in the United States. Published March 23, 2017
Israeli man arrested in Jewish center bomb-threat cases
U.S. and Israeli authorities confirmed the arrest of a 19-year-old Jewish Israeli man believed responsible for a recent series of bomb threats that targeted Jewish community centers and schools in the United States. Published March 23, 2017
Sanctury city debate stoked after rape at Maryland high school
Henry Sanchez-Milian was nabbed sneaking across the U.S. border in August, just 13 days shy of his 18th birthday. Published March 22, 2017
Families of 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia, accuse country of funding al Qaeda
Family members of more than 800 people who died in the Sept 11, 2001, terror attacks filed a lawsuit against the government of Saudi Arabia alleging its support of al Qaeda and its complicity in the attacks. Published March 21, 2017
Iyman Faris, Brooklyn bridge terror plot, should lose U.S. citizenship : Justice Department
U.S. authorities took rare action Monday to strip U.S. citizenship from a man convicted in 2003 of terrorism-related charges related to an al Qaeda plan to destroy the Brooklyn Bridge. Published March 20, 2017
Sean Patrick Keoughan, White House bomb threat suspect, believed he spoke telepathically with Trump
The man arrested after falsely claiming to have a bomb in his car outside a White House security checkpoint believed he had been telepathically summoned for a meeting with President Trump and that the cargo he was carrying was actually an asteroid, according to documents filed in court by authorities. Published March 20, 2017
Travel ban halt disputed by Justice Department
The Justice Department is moving forward with its defense of President Trump's revised executive order on travel and refugees -- taking steps to appeal court rulings that have blocked for a second time its nationwide enforcement. Published March 19, 2017
Justice Department to appeal Maryland travel ban ruling
The Justice Department filed notice Friday it intends to appeal a ruling out of Maryland that temporarily blocks part of President Trump's revised order on immigration and refugees. Published March 17, 2017
Lawmakers warn judges ruling on travel bans against exceeding power
This week's rulings against President Trump's revised executive order on travel and refugees have sparked heated pushback from Republicans on Capitol Hill, who say judges have crossed the line to become adversaries of this White House — and suggested retribution could be coming. Published March 16, 2017
Second federal judge, this time in Maryland, blocks part of Donald Trump’s revised travel ban order
A federal judge in Maryland on Thursday temporarily blocked part of President Trump's revised executive order on immigration and refugees, a day after a federal judge in Hawaii issued a temporary restraining order halting enforcement of the entire order. Published March 16, 2017
Donald Trump’s revised travel ban blocked by federal judge in Hawaii
A federal judge in Hawaii issued a temporary restraining order to block President Trump's revised executive order on travel and refugees from taking effect Thursday - a stunning blow for the administration. Published March 15, 2017
Ruling on Trump Travel ban from judge expected before deadline
In the final hours before President Trump's revised executive order was set to take effect, attorneys sparred over whether its intention was to discriminate against Muslims as they sought to persuade federal judges in three different states to block it from taking effect. Published March 15, 2017
Theodore Chuang, Maryland-based federal judge, hears Donald Trump travel ban arguments
A Maryland-based federal judge hearing arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit seeking to block President Trump's revised travel ban questioned if he should take into account the president's prior comments about a Muslim ban and whether any future travel restrictions made by the administration would face similar challenges because of the president's statements. Published March 15, 2017