Federal judge lifts restrictions on Oath Keepers entering DC and US Capitol after commutations
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta placed the restriction on Friday after Oath Keeper leader Stewart Rhodes met with GOP lawmakers in Congress on Wednesday, days after he and eight of his lieutenants had their years-long prison sentences commuted to time served.
Judge rescinds decision barring Oath Keepers founder from entering Washington or Capitol without court's permission
President Donald Trump commuted the extremist group leader's 18-year prison sentence in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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A federal judge on Monday reversed his order prohibiting Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and seven other members of the group from entering Washington, D.C., without court approval, following President Trump’s commutation of their sentences for their involvement in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
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A federal judge on Monday walked back his order barring Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and seven other members of the right-wing extremist group from entering Washington, D.C., without the
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Ed Martin — acting U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C — filed a motion to dismiss the judge’s terms, arguing that Trump’s commutations mean that Rhodes and his allies are no longer subject to the court’s supervision.
Judge drops restrictions on some Oath Keepers from entering US Capitol
A federal judge on Monday dropped restrictions on Stewart Rhodes, the former leader of the far-right Oath Keepers who was freed after being sentenced over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, and some others in the group from entering Washington,
Judge reverses order banning Oath Keeper leader Rhodes from Washington D.C.
It is not for this court to divine why President Trump commuted Defendants’ sentences, or to assess whether it was sensible to do so,” Mehta wrote. “The court’s sole task is to determine the act’s effect.
Oath Keepers founder no longer banned from D.C., U.S. Capitol
The judge said it was "reasonable" the Justice Department interpreted Trump's Jan. 6 commutations to cover the defendants' prison sentences and wipe away their terms of supervised release.
Judge rescinds order prohibiting Oath Keepers founder from visiting Washington without permission
A federal judge has reversed his recent move barring Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes — and a dozen others whose Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy sentences were commuted last week by President Donald Trump — from visiting Washington,
Judge reverses order, grants Oath Keepers access to Capitol after Trump clemency
A judge had ordered the Oath Keeper members convicted of crimes related to the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, to be barred from entering the U.S. Capitol court permission.
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