A federal judge who apologized to the suspect accused of plotting an attack against Trump has a history of challenging D.C. federal crime prosecutions.
The Los Angeles suspect was lonely and angry and felt "enslaved" by rich people, prosecutors say. After being romantically spurned, they say, he went into the mountains and lit a fire.
A legal maneuver once reserved for death row inmates and suspected terrorists has become the only recourse for immigrant detainees, who have flooded federal courts in California with thousands of petitions for freedom.
