Nation Sep 09 Harvey Weinstein moved from jail to NYC hospital for emergency heart surgery, reps say Weinstein, 72, was taken to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan from the Rikers Island jail complex late Sunday “due to severe medical conditions,” his publicist Juda Engelmayer and prison consultant Craig Rothfeld said.
Politics Sep 06 Judge delays Trump’s sentencing in hush money case until after November election A judge agreed Friday to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case until after the November election, granting him a hard-won reprieve as he navigates the aftermath of his criminal conviction and the homestretch of his presidential campaign.
Politics Sep 03 Federal judge turns down Trump’s request to get involved in hush money conviction U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled that former President Donald Trump had not satisfied the burden of proof required for a federal court to take control of the case from the state court where it was tried.
Politics Aug 15 Trump asks judge to delay his hush money sentencing until after November election Trump lawyer Todd Blanche sent the letter to Judge Juan Merchan on Wednesday after the judge rejected the defense’s latest request that he step aside from the case.
Politics Aug 14 Judge Merchan rejects Trump’s latest demand to step aside from hush money case In a decision posted Wednesday, Judge Juan M. Merchan declined to step aside and said Donald Trump's demand was a rehash “rife with inaccuracies and unsubstantiated claims.”…
Politics Aug 01 New York appeals court denies Trump’s bid to end gag order after hush money conviction A five-judge panel ruled that trial Judge Juan M. Merchan was correct in keeping parts of the gag order until Trump is sentenced because the case is still pending and his conviction doesn't constitute a change in circumstances that would…
Politics Jul 25 Prosecutors fight back on use of immunity ruling to overturn Trump’s hush money conviction The Manhattan district attorney’s office said in a court filing that the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity “has no bearing” on Trump's hush money case because it involves unofficial acts for which the former president is not immune.
Politics Jul 11 Trump lawyers push to overturn his felony conviction after Supreme Court immunity ruling Donald Trump’s lawyers are urging the judge in his New York hush money case to overturn his conviction and dismiss the case in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity.
Politics Jul 10 Senate approves bill to improve oversight of troubled federal prison system Congress has passed legislation overhauling oversight and bringing greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons following reporting from The Associated Press that exposed systemic corruption.
Politics Jun 25 Trump can talk about hush money witnesses and jurors after judge alters gag order Donald Trump was convicted May 30 of falsifying records to cover up a potential sex scandal, making him the first ex-president convicted of a crime.