A federal judge issued a scathing 17-page opinion on Friday shutting down former President Donald Trump’s latest efforts to delay trial in writer E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case against him. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan came in response to a request from Trump to delay trial while he appeals an… Continue reading Judge: Trump Bid To Delay E. Jean Carroll Trial ‘Unpersuasive’
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Judge finds Donald Trump’s appeal in E. Jean Carroll case ‘frivolous’
NEW YORK — A U.S. judge on Friday ruled that former President Donald Trump had filed a “frivolous” appeal of his decision not to dismiss the first of writer E. Jean Carroll’s two defamation lawsuits stemming from her claim that he raped her. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan also denied Trump’s bid to… Continue reading Judge finds Donald Trump’s appeal in E. Jean Carroll case ‘frivolous’
Judge Gets Death Threats, Jurors Doxxed Amid Trump Indictments
A woman in Texas was arrested Wednesday after she allegedly threatened to kill the federal judge overseeing an election interference case against former President Donald Trump. The news came just hours after media outlets reported that the purported names and addresses of grand jurors in the Georgia vote tampering indictment had been shared on far-right… Continue reading Judge Gets Death Threats, Jurors Doxxed Amid Trump Indictments
Woman arrested for allegedly threatening federal judge in Trump election case
A Texas woman was ordered detained Wednesday after she was arrested and charged with threatening the federal judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s election case in Washington, D.C. Abigail Jo Shry, 43, faces a charge of transmitting a threat to injure a person via interstate commerce, according to an affidavit signed by Joshua Henry,… Continue reading Woman arrested for allegedly threatening federal judge in Trump election case
Georgia DA Asks Judge To Begin Trump Trial The Week Of Super Tuesday
Georgia prosecutors want to begin trying former President Donald Trump and his allies for alleged crimes related to the 2020 election the same week that 16 states go to the polls in the presidential primaries, a move that would make the busiest day on the primary calendar even more chaotic. The Fulton County, Georgia, district… Continue reading Georgia DA Asks Judge To Begin Trump Trial The Week Of Super Tuesday
Judge sentences Murdaugh co-conspirator to prison in scheme to steal from housekeeper’s family
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A federal judge sentenced a former South Carolina lawyer to prison Tuesday in a scheme to steal funds from the estate of Alex Murdaugh’s housekeeper. Judge Richard Gergel sentenced Cory Fleming to 46 months. He pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in relation to the… Continue reading Judge sentences Murdaugh co-conspirator to prison in scheme to steal from housekeeper’s family
Judge in Trump’s hush money case refuses to recuse himself
The New York judge overseeing the hush money criminal case against former President Donald Trump has refused to recuse himself following an effort by Trump’s attorneys to get him to give the case to another jurist for the trial, a court order filed Monday says. In his ruling, state Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan said,… Continue reading Judge in Trump’s hush money case refuses to recuse himself
Judge sends Sam Bankman-Fried to jail over alleged witness tampering
Sam Bankman-Fried will head to jail on Friday after a judge sided with a request by federal prosecutors to revoke the FTX co-founder’s bail over alleged witness tampering. Bankman-Fried will be remanded to custody directly from a court hearing in New York, where he will remain ahead of his criminal trial — which is due… Continue reading Judge sends Sam Bankman-Fried to jail over alleged witness tampering
Judge In Trump’s Jan. 6 Coup Case Limits What Evidence He Can Use As He Campaigns
WASHINGTON — The judge in Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 coup attempt case on Friday ordered him not to reveal information that prosecutors turn over to his legal team from grand jury testimony, a prohibition that likely will apply to a sizable portion of the discovery material he receives in the coming weeks. “Sensitive materials …… Continue reading Judge In Trump’s Jan. 6 Coup Case Limits What Evidence He Can Use As He Campaigns
Judge To Hear Arguments In Protective Order Fight In Trump’s 2020 Election Conspiracy Case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge overseeing the 2020 election conspiracy case against Donald Trump will hear arguments Friday over a request by prosecutors for a protective order seeking to bar the former president from publicly disclosing evidence shared by the government. The protective order sought by special counsel Jack Smith’s team has become an… Continue reading Judge To Hear Arguments In Protective Order Fight In Trump’s 2020 Election Conspiracy Case