The Mehta File https://judgeamitmehta.com/ A sourced critical briefing on Judge Amit P. Mehta. Facts are cited. Opinion is marked. A civil immunity ruling is not a criminal conviction. en-us Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:00:00 -0000 The Senate Confirmed Him by Voice Vote. That Vote Is Not a Lifetime Shield. https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/senate-confirmation.html https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/senate-confirmation.html Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:00:00 -0000 Obama nominee. PN1942. Voice vote December 16, 2014. The FJC Says December 19. The Court Site Says December 22. https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/commission-date.html https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/commission-date.html Fri, 19 Dec 2014 18:00:00 -0000 FJC commission December 19; DCD bio December 22. May 20, 2019: He Upheld the House Subpoena for Trump’s Mazars Records. https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/mazars.html https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/mazars.html Mon, 20 May 2019 18:00:00 -0000 19-cv-01136. Mazars subpoena upheld. Later vacated. The FISA Court Listed Him as of June 1, 2021. That Seat Is Not a Shared Application. https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/fisc-term.html https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/fisc-term.html Tue, 01 Jun 2021 18:00:00 -0000 FISC designated June 1, 2021; expires May 18, 2028. February 18, 2022: He Denied Trump’s Motion to Dismiss the January 6 Civil Cases. https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/thompson-mtd.html https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/thompson-mtd.html Fri, 18 Feb 2022 18:00:00 -0000 Thompson v. Trump, 590 F. Supp. 3d 46. November 29, 2022: A Jury Convicted Stewart Rhodes of Seditious Conspiracy in His Courtroom. https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/oath-keepers-verdict.html https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/oath-keepers-verdict.html Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:00:00 -0000 22-cr-00015. Mehta was the trial judge. May 25, 2023: He Sentenced Stewart Rhodes to 18 Years. https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/oath-keepers-sentence.html https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/oath-keepers-sentence.html Thu, 25 May 2023 18:00:00 -0000 Rhodes sentenced to 18 years. The D.C. Circuit Affirmed His 2022 Immunity Ruling. Trump Did Not Take That One Up. https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/blassingame-affirm.html https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/blassingame-affirm.html Fri, 01 Dec 2023 18:00:00 -0000 Blassingame v. Trump, 87 F.4th 1. August 5, 2024: He Held That Google Is a Monopolist Under Section 2. https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/google-liability.html https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/google-liability.html Mon, 05 Aug 2024 18:00:00 -0000 20-cv-03010. Sherman Act § 2 liability. September 2, 2025: He Refused to Order Google to Sell Chrome. https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/google-remedies.html https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/google-remedies.html Tue, 02 Sep 2025 18:00:00 -0000 No Chrome or Android divestiture. March 31, 2026: He Held the Ellipse Speech Was Political, Not an Official Act. https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/immunity-2026.html https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/immunity-2026.html Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:00:00 -0000 21-cv-00400. Official-acts immunity largely denied. August 4, 2026: He Reluctantly Dismissed the Oath Keepers Indictment. https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/oath-keepers-dismiss.html https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/oath-keepers-dismiss.html Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:00:00 -0000 Rule 48(a) dismissal with prejudice. The Columns Covered Him. The Gaps Are Listed. https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/commentary-file.html https://judgeamitmehta.com/posts/commentary-file.html Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:00:00 -0000 Always-check hits and gaps.