Nation Jan 08 Judge disqualifies federal prosecutor from overseeing investigations into Letitia James By Michael Hill, Associated Press
Politics Dec 31 Zohran Mamdani to become NYC's next mayor with a midnight oath underground The Democrat's team is planning two separate swearing-in ceremonies Thursday. By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press
Politics Dec 11 Watch 6:57 News Wrap: Indiana GOP votes down effort to redraw electoral maps in rare Trump rebuke In our news wrap Thursday, Indiana's GOP-led Senate voted against a plan to redraw their state's electoral maps, a grand jury again refused to bring a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James for mortgage fraud, Kilmar Abrego…
Politics Dec 11 Justice Department fails twice to re-indict New York Attorney General James, AP source says A grand jury declined for a second time in a week to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday in another major blow to the Justice Department’s efforts to prosecute the president’s political opponents. By Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press
Nation Dec 04 New York attorney general challenges authority of federal prosecutor investigating her Trump lawsuits New York Attorney General Letitia James is challenging the authority of an acting U.S. attorney in Albany who is investigating her. By Michael Hill, Associated Press
Nov 24 Watch 5:51 Judge tosses James Comey, Letitia James cases, rules prosecutor was illegally appointed By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Jenna Bloom A federal judge dismissed the indictments against James Comey and Letitia James. In twin rulings, Judge Cameron McGowan Currie found the appointment of Lindsey Halligan as interim U.S. attorney was invalid and unlawful. Halligan was picked by President Trump to… Continue watching
Nov 24 Judge dismisses cases against James Comey, Letitia James after finding the prosecutor was illegally appointed By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The rulings amount to a stunning rebuke of the administration’s efforts to target Trump’s political opponents as well as its legal maneuvering to hastily install a loyalist prosecutor willing to file the cases. Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch 5:22 U.S. attorney prosecuting Comey and James faces legal challenge over her appointment By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura President Trump’s Justice Department was on defense in a northern Virginia courtroom. A judge is weighing whether to disqualify the U.S. attorney pursuing charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. That prosecutor, Lindsay… Continue watching
Nov 13 Federal judge weighs challenge to appointment of prosecutor who charged James Comey, Letitia James By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a judge Thursday to dismiss the cases against them, saying the prosecutor who secured the indictments was illegally installed in the role. Continue reading
Nov 01 New York Attorney General James seeks to block Trump administration's subpoenas By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press New York Attorney General Letitia James is challenging the legitimacy of the acting U.S. attorney in Albany as she pushes back against the Trump administration's investigation of cases she brought against the president and the National Rifle Association, according to… Continue reading