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On Friday, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth sided with prosecutors, ruling that Fairlamb should remain jailed without bail. According to a screenshot and link to the official explanation, posted to Twitter by Congressional reporter Kyle Cheney, Fairlamb’s reported criminal history, combined with his apparent lack of remorse for participating in the riot, influenced Lamberth’s decision. “In other words, the defendant’s history of punching people in the face suggests he may punch people in the face again,” said Lamberth....

U.S. District Judge William Stickman IV, an appointee of President Donald Trump, sided with several small businesses who filed suit against the governor, including hair salons and drive-in movie theaters. The complaint argued that the state’s pandemic policies are clear examples of government overreach. In his written opinion, Stickman said the U.S. Constitution cannot accept the concept of a “new normal” in which the basic liberties of the people can be suppressed by “open-ended” emergency measures....

Of course, those who bang on this drum are usually quite sincere. They really believe that the “separation of church and state” is the Constitution’s principle of religious liberty. But it is not. Does the phrase bear even remote resemblance to the First Amendment’s guarantee that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion?” Not really. The only overlapping word is “of.” So why do Barrett’s critics assume that separation of church and state is the Constitution’s principle of religious liberty?...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Khasan Khalmurzaev earned Russia’s second judo gold medal of the Rio Games on Tuesday, beating Travis Stevens of the United States for the top prize in the men’s -81kg category. Ending his campaign with a bang, the Russian won his final two matches by ippon – judo’s equivalent of a knockout – over Sergiu Toma of the United Arab Emirates in the semi-final and then Stevens....

The film currently ranks 2nd at the Japanese box office after coming in at #1 in its first two weeks. The recent numbers put the film ahead of Back to the Future Part III, Shin Godzilla, and Stand By Me Doraemon in Japanese box office earnings. RELATED: Date A Live IV Set to Premiere April 2022 Jujutsu Kaisen 0 is outpacing Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time, which was last year’s highest-earning film in Japan....

Edelman took a crushing helmet-to-helmet hit from Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor early in the fourth quarter on an inside pass route. He made the catch and stayed on his feet to gain a handful of yards after the hit, but at times looked to be a bit wobbly. MORE: Edelman catches go-ahead TD | Iyer: Brady best ever | PHOTOS: Super Bowl XLIX gallery The Detroit Free Press reports that an independent medical observer in the press box radioed to the sideline twice after the hit saying Edelman needed to be examined for a concussion....

Barry Croft Jr., Adam Fox, Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta are facing kidnapping conspiracy charges, accused of planning to attack and kidnap Whitmer, a Democrat, at her vacation home in September 2020. Two other men, Kaleb Franks and Ty Garbin, previously pleaded guilty to related charges. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker told jurors to “find a good distraction” after completing the first day of deliberations, with the aim of returning on Tuesday “fresh” and “ready to engage,” according to the Associated Press....

The McLennan County jury deliberated about two hours in Waco before acquitting Shawn Oakman of sexual assault. The woman who says she was raped testified earlier that she’d been drinking and was intoxicated when Oakman assaulted her. She said she told Oakman that she wanted to leave his duplex that night but he wouldn’t allow it. Oakman’s attorney told jurors that the two wanted to be together that night and that they had consensual sex....

Now GM is battling the government. The company last week accused the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has asked for a “voluntary” product recall, of being little better than NBC in its testing habits. Regulators allege that GM made a design mistake by placing the gas tanks sidesaddle under its big trucks. (The company placed them outside the main support frames instead of between them in order to enlarge fuel capacity....

The script for the Just Cause film will be penned by John Collee, known for his work on Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. While the film is still in its early days, it sounds like the current plan is to have it fairly close to the plot of the video game series, with Rico Rodriguez embarking on a dangerous mission on behalf of the group known as the Agency....

Reports Saturday indicated Fuente would take the job, though there was no official word from the Memphis or Virginia Tech programs. MORE: 2015 coaching changes | Top candidates to take over for Mark Richt at Georgia Fuente spent four seasons at Memphis, compiling a 26-23 record during that time. He did, however, turn in a 10-win season in 2014 and a nine-win thus far this season, including a win over then-No....

MORE: Must-see photos of Olympic venues in Rio Justin Gatlin edged out LaShawn Merritt and the rest of the field in a star-studded 200-meter final, running 19.75 to Merritt’s 19.79. Ameer Webb earned his Rio berth by coming in third at 20 seconds flat. Gatlin, who won the men’s 100-meter final earlier this week, got off to a sizeable lead the first two-thirds of Saturday’s 200-meter race. Known more for his prowess in the 100 meters, Gatlin had to fight off a late rally from Merritt, edging him out at the finish line by extending his body forward....

After the Grizzlies routed the Rockets, 119-93, on Monday, the pop star got called out for tweeting his support. MORE: Celebrities at NBA games | Shabazz Napier crosses up Deron Williams | Kevin Durant yells obscenities at Dwight Howard You might want to do a little fact check next time you try to call out JT.

Higuain has been linked with a move away from Serie A champions Juve – a return to Argentine powerhouse River on the cards. The 32-year-old – also the subject of reported interest from MLS clubs LA Galaxy and DC United – emerged from River’s youth system in 2005 before leaving for LaLiga giants Real Madrid two years later. Higuain addressed his future and talk of a River reunion, telling TyC Sports: “River are a club that gave me everything, from letting me develop to Real Madrid buying me, but right now I don’t know what’s going to happen....

For a match that had to live up to its billing of being a cracker, there was plenty of action and plenty of scintillating football but Real Madrid came out on top. There is a frightening sense of familiarity about how they dispatched one of the best teams in Europe, on their home turf, to put this tie to bed even before the second leg has started. It was Ronaldo who opened the scoring with a delightful finish after Isco teed him up inside the area....

Since joining the Old Lady from Udinese in 2012, the Ghana playmaker has mainly been deployed in defensive positions at the Allianz Stadium, either at left wing-back or left full-back. Although the 29-year-old has never hidden his desire to return to the centre of the park, he has continuously reiterated his readiness to play wherever the coach deems best for him. “There is a chance that [Claudio] Marchisio could start but he played on Sunday and had 20 extra minutes when [Blaise] Matuidi came out,” Allegri said in his team news for the matchday 24 action....

That’s because Prota had, just a day earlier, made a permanent commitment to his favourite club… by getting the existing crest tattooed on his back. Diego Costa will stay at Chelsea - Conte “For me Juventus is a passion, a feeling,” Prota told Vice in Italy. “One day I found myself thinking how I could make the bond even stronger, and I said to myself: ‘Why not get a tattoo of the logo?...

Allegri’s men are in charge at the Serie A summit, find themselves in the Coppa Italia final and are one of the last eight in the Champions League after another productive campaign. However, Juve lost 3-0 at home to Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday, leaving them staring at likely elimination. Should Juve fail to produce a remarkable comeback in the return fixture, it will see them fall short of last season’s journey to the final, where they also lost to Madrid....

Juventus gave the January transfer window a bit of a pass and whether they did that out of their own volition or were simply forced to do so remains up for debate. One thing is for certain and it is that the Bianconeri will come in strong during the summer transfer window. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the top stories involving Juventus from 9 February 2021....

AC Milan completed the shock €42 million signing of Bonucci on Friday in a deal that has infuriated many Bianconeri fans. AC Milan confirm Bonucci agreement But Di Canio believes that Juventus were forced to take the decision following the much-publicised falling-out between the defender and coach Massimiliano Allegri. “Was I surprised by the transfer? In some ways, yes. In some ways, no, because obviously what happened last season to Bonucci with the manager and with the club – at a club like Juventus this can’t happen,” Di Canio told Goal....