With prosecutors expecting to call only two more witnesses before resting their case against former President Donald Trump, the trial this coming week is sure to feature extensive testimony by the Manhattan District Attorney’s star witness, Michael Cohen. The controversial ex-Trump lawyer originated the claims that led to the 34-count criminal indictment of President Trump, […]
Federal prosecutors have asked for a 40-year sentence for the man convicted of attacking former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) husband with a hammer, arguing that his crimes amount to terrorism and his punishment should be more severe than standard guidelines would call for. A sentencing memorandum, filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco […]
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh defended rulings deemed unpopular at the time, noting that many such decisions have gone on to become landmark judgments accepted as part of contemporary American life. During a conference on Friday attended by judges and other court staff from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Justice Kavanaugh was […]
Louisiana officials asked the Supreme Court on May 10 to reinstate a congressional election map after a federal district court ruled upcoming elections may not be conducted under that map which created a second black-majority district. Louisiana says the federal district court overstepped its authority and that if the map is not restored there will […]
Federal prosecutors have recharged former U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, a Republican from Nebraska, on claims he lied to investigators in a campaign finance probe. Prosecutors had previously charged Mr. Fortenberry with scheming to make and making false statements about a $30,000 campaign donation his campaign had received in 2016. A jury found Mr. Fortenberry guilty […]
A New York State appellate court on Thursday upheld the constitutionality of the state’s universal Early Mail Voter Act, cementing the state’s move toward expanded universal mail-in voting. The court’s ruling comes after a contentious legal battle led by appellants including Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), Nicholas Langworthy (R-N.Y.), and Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) […]
After four weeks in court, prosecutors signaled that the first-ever criminal trial of a former American president will be coming to an end. Former President Donald Trump was charged by the Manhattan District Attorney with 34 counts of falsifying business records, normally a misdemeanor charge, but in this case prosecutors allege the records were created […]
Former President Donald Trump said before heading into a New York City courtroom on Friday morning that he believes the so-called hush money court proceedings against him “should be a mistrial.” President Trump also read passages from an article by legal expert Jonathan Turley, who said the case was “a joke” and accused prosecutors of […]
A federal appeals court ruled on May 8 that the firing of a gay teacher from a North Carolina Catholic school was not in violation of federal workplace protections on discriminatory grounds, reversing a previous ruling from 2021. The teacher, Lonnie Billard, was fired in 2014 after he publicly announced his engagement to his partner. […]
Steve Bannon’s appeal of his contempt of Congress conviction has been rejected by a federal court. A U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit panel on May 10 said that Mr. Bannon’s claim that he was wrongly convicted of being in contempt of Congress because he was relying on advice from counsel when he […]
Four Republican-led states have filed a motion with a court in Texas seeking to prevent a controversial new rule by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) from going into effect. The states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Utah filed the motion in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Texas […]
Former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial continues in New York on May 10. Follow here for the live updates: Trump Says ‘Amazing’ That Cohen Has No Gag Order Leaving the courtroom, President Trump said the gag order situation was a “disgrace.” “[What] the judge did was amazing, actually was amazing. Everybody can say whatever […]
The judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial in New York denied two requests on May 9, a second bid for a mistrial and another to narrow a gag order in the ongoing case. On Thursday afternoon, New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan denied a motion for a mistrial, the […]
A representative for the judge in former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York said the judge had no inappropriate contact with an attorney prior to handing down his decision to fine Trump $454 million for inflating the value of his assets in February, according to a new report. Adam Leitman Bailey, a […]
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed that his lawyers asked a New York state appellate court to issue a ruling on a judge’s gag order that prohibits him from speaking about certain individuals connected to his ongoing trial. His team filed a motion on Wednesday, which has been sealed and is inaccessible, according to […]
After a bill was passed last month forcing TikTok to divest or be banned, the social media company responded with a lawsuit, arguing the law violates the First Amendment. NTD spoke to Andrew Selepak, a social media professor at the University of Florida, and asked him for his thoughts on social media’s role in free […]
The suspect in the February killing of nursing student Laken Riley was indicted by a Georgia grand jury on Tuesday, court records show. Jose Antonio Ibarra—a 26-year-old from Venezuela who entered the country just 18 months ago—was indicted on 10 charges, according to an indictment filed in the Superior Court of Clarke County. The charges include […]
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, a Russian national, with leading the hacker group responsible for the LockBit ransomware attacks. The DOJ unsealed a 26-count indictment against Mr. Khoroshev on Tuesday in connection with the LockBit group. The LockBit group is accused of running a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation, developing malicious code […]
The Georgia Court of Appeals has agreed to review the decision a trial court judge issued that allowed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to stay on the high-profile case against former President Donald Trump so long as she took a special prosecutor off the case to avoid the appearance of impropriety. “Upon consideration of […]
