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6 Oct, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Lawyer for Fugees member Pras Michel plans to ask a federal judge for permission to attend foreign dates on group’s upcoming tour. Includes Paris & London & maybe Nigeria & Ghana, too. Michel is defendant in federal campaign finance and foreign-agent criminal case...
Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said next time might be a good idea to ask her for permission before the tour dates are announced. ‘One thing you might want to do is check in advance, before he makes commitments, in case it doesn’t get authorized,’ she said.
Next status conference in the case is set for Jan. 10, but there may be filings on the requested travel in the meantime. Typically, DC criminal defendants can travel domestically w/permission of probation office but need judge’s permission for international travel
Some details on Michel case here: politi.co/3uOG07J

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Sens. Leahy and Kennedy just got into it at SJC, with Leahy suggesting that Kennedy is holding female nominees to a higher standard. Followed Kennedy badgering 9th Cir nominee Sung for being unwilling to say whether she thinks Kavanaugh is morally bankrupt.
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The brief is available here: bit.ly/3tDpkz8
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