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UPDATE: Judge reverses decision, allows O’Keefe to leave New Jersey | Controversial right-wing activist James O’Keefe is in Washington DC today attending the Faith and Freedom Conference. O’Keefe is currently on federal probation after being found guilty in a case where “he was accused of trying to tamper with the phones in Sen. Mary Landrieu’s office.” Days ago, the AP reported that a federal judge had denied his request for permission to leave New Jersey to attend the conference. You can read the order here. Although it’s possible the judge reconsidered his decision, there are no reports that occurred. Here’s a photo of O’Keefe at the event today in DC (via Dave Weigel):
Update
A federal magistrate judge issued a new order granting O’Keefe’s request to leave New Jersey
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