Feb 02 Federal judge postpones Trump’s March trial on charges of plotting to overturn 2020 election By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The postponement comes as a federal appeals court has yet to resolve a pending appeal from Trump arguing that he is immune from prosecution for actions he took in the White House. Continue reading
Jan 25 Trump testifies in his defense in E. Jean Carroll defamation suit By Jennifer Peltz, Larry Neumeister, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Trump testified for just three minutes Thursday in a New York defamation trial to determine how much he might owe the advice columnist E. Jean Carroll for disparaging her as a liar after she publicly accused him of a decades-old… Continue reading
Jan 22 Possible Trump testimony in E. Jean Carroll defamation trial postponed due to juror illness By Jennifer Peltz, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Trump had been expected to testify as early as Monday about why he has spoken disparagingly about Carroll since she revealed her claims in a 2019 memoir. One of the jurors reported feeling ill and was told to go home… Continue reading
Jan 18 Columnist accusing Trump of sexual assault faces cross-examination in a New York courtroom By Jake Offenhartz, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The trial this week pertains only to what, if anything, a jury finds Trump owes Carroll for remarks he made as president in 2019. Continue reading
Dec 18 Appeals court says Mark Meadows can’t move Georgia election case charges to federal court By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The ruling is a win for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who brought the case and is seeking to try the remaining defendants in a single trial. Continue reading
Dec 18 Disney drops actor Jonathan Majors after being found guilty of assaulting his former girlfriend By Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz, Jake Coyle, Associated Press Marvel Studios and the Walt Disney Co. have dropped actor Jonathan Majors after his conviction on charges of assaulting his former girlfriend during a confrontation in New York City earlier this year. Continue reading
Dec 11 Jurors in Rudy Giuliani damages case hear the threats election workers got after his false claims By Lindsay Whitehurst, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Lawyers for two Georgia election workers are asking jurors in a federal case to make Giuliani pay the women tens of millions of dollars in damages for false accusations he made against them that led to threats and racist harassment. Continue reading
Dec 04 Jonathan Majors assault trial starts with competing versions of a backseat confrontation By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press A Manhattan prosecutor and a defense attorney offered competing versions of a violent confrontation in the backseat of a car that led to assault charges against the film star and put his rapid Hollywood ascent on pause. Continue reading
Nov 29 Court clears France’s justice minister of conflict of interest following an unprecedented trial By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Once a high-profile lawyer, Eric Dupond-Moretti was accused of abusing his position to order probes targeting magistrates who investigated him, his friends and his former clients. Continue reading
Nov 15 Hunter Biden wants Trump documents subpoenaed to investigate any political pressure on criminal case By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Hunter Biden has asked a judge to approve subpoenas for documents from Donald Trump and former Justice Department officials related to whether political pressure wrongly influenced the criminal case against him. Continue reading