Politics Apr 12 New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin arrested in federal corruption investigation New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin has been arrested in a federal corruption investigation.
Nation Apr 01 Judge upholds Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction despite concerns about juror A judge has declined to throw out Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction, despite a juror's failure to disclose he'd been a victim of childhood sexual abuse.
Politics Feb 15 Jury rejects Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against New York Times A jury in New York on Tuesday rejected the Republican's claim that the newspaper maliciously damaged her reputation with an editorial linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting.
Nation Feb 14 Judge dismisses Sarah Palin’s libel lawsuit against the New York Times A judge said Monday he’ll dismiss a libel lawsuit that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin filed against The New York Times, claiming the newspaper damaged her reputation with an editorial falsely linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting.
Nation Feb 11 Jury hears closing arguments in Palin vs. NY Times trial A widely circulated New York Times editorial falsely linking former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to a mass shooting was a libelous display of arrogance and unchecked power, Palin’s lawyer said in closing arguments Friday at a defamation trial. A Times…
Politics Feb 10 Palin calls New York Times the ‘Goliath’ during libel dispute The comparison came Thursday during Palin's testimony at a civil trial where she's accused the newspaper of damaging her reputation with an editorial linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting.
Nation Feb 09 Palin takes witness stand in libel case against New York Times Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has taken the witness stand in her defamation lawsuit against The New York Times. She testified for only about 20 minutes at the end of the day Wednesday at a civil trial in federal court…
Nation Feb 04 Michael Avenatti found guilty of stealing from Stormy Daniels Michael Avenatti was convicted by a jury on charges that he cheated porn actor Stormy Daniels out of nearly $300,000 she was supposed to get for writing a book about an alleged tryst with former president Donald Trump.
Politics Feb 03 Palin resumes court battle with New York Times after COVID pause Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is back in a New York City courtroom more than a week after her libel trial against The New York Times was postponed because she tested positive for COVID-19.
Nation Jan 27 Stormy Daniels and her former lawyer Avenatti face each other in court Her testimony Thursday was a highly anticipated moment at the trial of a man who parlayed his representation of Daniels in her legal battles against then-President Donald Trump in 2018 into a high-profile role as a Trump adversary.