Category: Court Battles
Trump shares possibility of no indictment in hush money case
Former President Trump shared a post late Tuesday suggesting that he may not face an indictment after all in the Manhattan district attorney’s probe into a hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. The former president posted an image of a Fox News article with the headline “Sources say there’s real chance DA may choose not to charge Trump as rumors swirl” to Truth Social. Trump…
Ahmaud Arbery’s killers deny racist motives in federal appeals
Newsbreak 2 weeks ago in Ahmaud Arbery, Around The World, Court Battles, Federal Appeals Court, gun violence, News, racial discrimination, Racial slur 0 The three white men convicted of the 2020 murder of Ahmaud Arbery have submitted appeals to have their federal hate crimes overturned, claiming there was no racial motivation behind the killing — despite all three having previously used racial slurs in their private lives and on social media. “Every crime committed against an African American by a man who has used racist language in the…
Three in Texas sued for wrongful death after allegedly helping woman obtain abortion pills
Three women in Texas have been sued for wrongful death over allegations that they helped a friend obtain abortion pills to receive an abortion, the first case of its kind since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June. A complaint filed Thursday states that Marcus Silva alleges three women helped his ex-wife obtain abortion pills to have an abortion, which he states violates…
West Virginia asks Supreme Court to allow enforcement of school transgender sports ban
Newsbreak 2 weeks ago in Around The World, Court Battles, News, Patrick Morrisey, Regulation, Supreme Court, transgender, transgender athletes 0 West Virginia has asked the Supreme Court to take emergency action so the state can enforce its law banning transgender women from competing on female school sports teams, the state attorney general’s office said. A divided federal appeals court last month blocked enforcement of the law as the panel hears a challenge to it in full. A spokesman for West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey…
Federal judge orders Peter Navarro to turn over hundreds of White House emails
A federal judge on Thursday ordered Peter Navarro, former President Trump’s trade advisor, to turn over hundreds of emails from a personal encrypted account that he used while working in the White House. The Justice Department sued Navarro for the emails from his Proton Mail account in August, after he refused to turn them over without a “grant of immunity.” The former Trump advisor was required to turn over…
Why a sweeping election law clash at the Supreme Court could disappear
Newsbreak 2 weeks ago in Around The World, Court Battles, Gerrymandering, North Carolina, Supreme Court 0 The Supreme Court looks increasingly likely to sidestep a clash over an election law that has weighty stakes for gerrymandering and setting election rules. The justices were headed toward a decision by June in the closely watched appeal from North Carolina Republican lawmakers, who are advancing a sweeping legal theory that would hand near-total authority to state legislatures in regulating federal elections. But legal experts…
What Biden might try next if his student loan forgiveness plan is struck down
The Biden White House has been reluctant to talk about alternatives to its student loan relief plan for fear of undermining its case now before the Supreme Court, but should the justices strike down the proposal, they do have some options. Lawyers for the administration made their case to save President Biden’s student debt forgiveness before the justices on Tuesday, but with the plan at…
Trump asks for roughly six-month delay in New York fraud case
Newsbreak 3 weeks ago in Around The World, Court Battles, Donald Trump, Fraud, Letitia James, Regulation, Trump Organization 0 Former President Trump on Friday asked for a roughly six-month delay in New York Attorney General Letitia James’s (D) civil fraud suit against him. Trump’s motion, if granted, would likely push his trial back until the heat of the presidential primary season in the early months of 2024. Attorneys for the former president argued that the current schedule infringes on Trump’s “right to a reasonable…
Alex Murdaugh found guilty in the killing of wife, son
Newsbreak 3 weeks ago in alex murdaugh, Around The World, Court Battles, Maggie Murdaugh, Paul Murdaugh, Regulation, State Watch 0 A jury found Alex Murdaugh guilty of killing his wife and son on Thursday after just a few hours of deliberation. Murdaugh was a prominent attorney who hailed from a historic, well-known South Carolina family with multiple members working in the law, but he has fallen from grace in recent years following allegations that he killed his wife and son and committed financial crimes against…
Steve Bannon’s ex-lawyers sue for nearly $500,000 in unpaid legal fees
Newsbreak 4 weeks ago in Around The World, Court Battles, Donald Trump, Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Jan. 6 House committee, Regulation, Steve Bannon 0 Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon’s ex-lawyers are suing him for nearly half 1,000,000 in unpaid legal fees, in accordance with a criticism filed on Saturday. Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP (DHC) represented Bannon in his fight against responding to a subpoena from the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 assaults in addition to different circumstances over a two year interval, in accordance with the…
Proud Boys leaders ask DOJ to help subpoena Trump
An legal professional for one of many main members of the right-wing Proud Boys group said on Thursday that they want help from the Justice Department to subpoena former President Trump in their ongoing seditious conspiracy trial, according to multiple reports. Norm Pattis, the legal professional for Proud Boys member Joseph Biggs, said in court docket on Thursday that they want the government’s help to serve…
Bankman-Fried’s use of VPN for Super Bowl leads to new bail restriction
Newsbreak 1 month ago in Around The World, Court Battles, cryptocurrency, ftx, FTX collapse, Justice Department, Lewis Kaplan, Sam Bankman-Fried, Super Bowl, VPNs 0 A federal judge on Tuesday barred FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried from utilizing digital personal networks (VPNs) whereas out on bail, after he used a personal connection to watch the AFC and NFC championships and the Super Bowl. The Department of Justice (DOJ) requested Judge Lewis Kaplan on Monday for additional time to focus on Bankman-Fried’s bail situations, after the founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency change…
Court to reconsider lawsuit against policy allowing transgender athletes to compete in Connecticut
A federal appeals court docket on Monday said it will reconsider a lawsuit that questioned Connecticut’s policy allowing transgender athletes to compete there. The 2nd U.S. Circuit of Appeals announced Monday {that a} majority of the judges agreed to rehear the case, which was first brought to a panel of three judges last September by the conservative authorized group the Alliance Defending Freedom, which alleges…
Calls grow for stronger ethics rules for Supreme Court justices, families
Newsbreak 1 month ago in Around The World, Clarence Thomas, Court Battles, Ginni Thomas, John Roberts, Regulation, Supreme Court 0 Growing scrutiny of the spouses of Supreme Court justices is now elevating calls for more stringent ethics rules governing the judges and their families. The newest instance of a judicial partner profitable undesirable consideration is Jane Roberts, who’s married to Chief Justice John Roberts. A former colleague focused Roberts in an ethics complaint that surfaced late last month, saying her authorized recruiting work concerned corporations with enterprise…
Prospects rise for NY charges against Trump in Stormy Daniels case
Newsbreak 2 months ago in Alvin Bragg, Around The World, Court Battles, Donald Trump, New York, News, Regulation, State Watch, Stormy Daniels 0 New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s newest strikes counsel prosecutors are nearing a call about charging former President Trump in reference to a $130,000 hush fee to grownup movie star Stormy Daniels earlier than the 2016 presidential election. The Manhattan district lawyer’s workplace this week escalated the fight by empaneling another grand jury in the case and presenting witnesses. Legal specialists and a former colleague of Bragg’s…
Lax security practices ‘going on for years’ at Supreme Court before leak: report
Lax security measures have been “going on for years” at the Supreme Court, courting back to effectively before the May leak of the courtroom’s draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturned Roe v. Wade, CNN reported Saturday. Sources aware of the courtroom’s operations, together with former workers, told CNN that the practices have included justices utilizing private e mail accounts to…
More than 100 House Republicans file amicus brief on Biden student loan forgiveness
Newsbreak 2 months ago in amicus brief, Around The World, Court Battles, HEROES Act, House, Jeff Duncan, Joe Biden, News, Regulation, student loan forgiveness, Virginia Foxx 0 More than 100 House Republicans signed an amicus brief arguing in opposition to the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan because the Supreme Court is about to listen to arguments on the case later this month. Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), the chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) led 126 Republicans in submitting the brief on Friday, in…
Ethics concerns raised over business ties of Supreme Court chief justice’s wife
Newsbreak 2 months ago in Around The World, Court Battles, Jane Roberts, John Roberts, Regulation, Supreme Court 0 A former colleague of Chief Justice John Roberts’s wife raised ethics concerns last month about how the Supreme Court’s business intersects along with her recruiting work, in line with paperwork obtained by The Hill. Kendal Price — who beforehand labored with Jane Roberts at Major, Lindsey & Africa — alleged the chief justice might have violated recusal and monetary disclosure guidelines for judges in a…
Kari Lake, Mark Finchem formally contest Arizona election results
The GOP nominees for 3 statewide positions in Arizona have filed lawsuits contesting the election results within the state in spite of everything three narrowly trailed their Democratic opponents in shut races from final month’s midterm elections. Republican nominees Kari Lake, operating for governor, Mark Finchem, operating for secretary of state, and Abe Hamadeh, operating for legal professional normal, filed the challenges on Friday, 4…
Hertz to pay $168M in false arrest lawsuits
Rental automobile firm Hertz on Monday introduced it can pay $168 million to settle 364 prospects’ claims associated to the corporate falsely reporting they stole autos, which triggered some prospects to go to jail. The a whole bunch of consumers had filed varied lawsuits in opposition to the corporate, which additionally owns the Dollar, Firefly and Thrifty automobile rental manufacturers, with some saying they have…
Jacob Wohl, Jack Burkman ordered to spend 500 hours registering voters
Newsbreak 4 months ago in 2020 election claims, Around The World, Court Battles, Jack Burkman, Jacob Wohl, Mail-in ballots, Regulation 0 Conservative operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman had been sentenced to working 500 hours at a voter registration drive on Tuesday for sending out 1000’s of robocalls with false info within the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election. The Cleveland-area state court docket additionally sentenced them to two years probation and 6 months of digital monitoring from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. every evening, prosecutors…
After Mueller, legal experts hope for a more vocal special counsel
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Around The World, Court Battles, doj, Donald Trump, Jack Smith, Mar-a-Lago search, Regulation, Robert Mueller 0 As former President Trump faces his second special counsel investigation in six years, some legal experts are encouraging the Justice Department to be more vocal in addressing the inevitable assaults and misinformation in regards to the excessive stakes probe. The appointment of Jack Smith to supervise twin Justice Department investigations into the mishandling of data at Mar-a-Lago and efforts to dam the 2020 transition of…