Amit Priyavadan Mehta (born 1971) is an American lawyer who has served as United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia since 2014. In 2021, Mehta became a judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.. Mehta presided over cases related to attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, [1] and the Google antitrust ...

6 days ago · An order barring commuted Jan. 6 defendants from entering Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Capitol could raise constitutional challenges, one legal expert says. In a filing Friday, Judge Amit P ...

6 days ago · DC US District Judge Amit Mehta’s order applies to most of the people whose sentences Trump ... with an identical prohibition against setting foot in “the United States Capitol or onto ...

6 days ago · A United States federal judge has barred several high-profile figures who took part in the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, from entering Washington, DC, without court permission, as a condition ...

3 days ago · In court papers filed on Friday, Mr. Martin argued that the judge, Amit P. Mehta, had overstepped his authority by prohibiting Mr. Rhodes and several other members of the Oath Keepers from ...

6 days ago · On Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Stewart Rhodes and seven other members of the far-right militia can’t enter Washington, D.C., or the U.S. Capitol without the court’s ...

6 days ago · The order from US District Judge Amit Mehta followed President Donald Trump’s decision to commute the lengthy prison sentences of Stewart Rhodes and his co-defendants, some of whom were found guilty of seditious conspiracy. ... Read More: More Than 1,500 US Capitol Riot Defendants Pardoned by Trump.

6 days ago · U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta’s order comes as Oath Keeper leader Stewart Rhodes met with GOP lawmakers in Congress on Wednesday to petition for the release of other Oath Keepers still incarcerated for separate charges stemming from investigations into their conduct on Jan. 6, 2021

6 days ago · Mehta’s order appeared to be a response to Rhodes’ decision to hold court in the Capitol Wednesday, just days after Trumpcommuted his 18-year prison sentence for seditious conspiracy, related to his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. It also applied to several of Rhodes’ co-defendants in the case. “You must not knowingly enter the United States Capitol Building or onto ...

4 days ago · In court papers filed on Friday, Mr. Martin argued that the judge, Amit P. Mehta, had overstepped his authority by prohibiting Mr. Rhodes and several other members of the Oath Keepers from ...