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5d ago

Supreme Court charade helps Trump push weak immunity claim in New York

The former president cites the pending Supreme Court review to try and delay his New York hush money case. It's a bad argument, and the justices effectively helped him make it.
Justices of the U.S Supreme Court during a formal group photograph at the Supreme Court in Washington
Justices of the U.S Supreme Court during a formal group photograph at the Supreme Court in Washington
5d ago

What Judge McAfee dismissing counts against Trump in Georgia really means

Fani Willis can cure the six rejected counts by seeking a new indictment, appealing the ruling, or just proceeding with her RICO case as is. But her potential disqualification still looms.
Fani Willis
Fani Willis
10d ago

The Supreme Court gave Trump yet another gift

The nation's highest court keeps giving the former president a break in his legal cases.
Chief Justice John Roberts, from front row left, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Elena Kagan, Justice Neil Gorsuch, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and in back row left, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, arrive before President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on March 7, 2024.
Chief Justice John Roberts, from front row left, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Elena Kagan, Justice Neil Gorsuch, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and in back row left, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, arrive before President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on March 7, 2024.
10d ago

Special counsel calls Trump's latest delay tactic 'frivolous'

The special counsel blasts the former president's "frivolous" delay tactic in the classified documents case.
Jack Smith in Washington, D.C.
Jack Smith in Washington, D.C.
11d ago

How the 'Access Hollywood' tape plays into Trump's hush money trial

The infamous recording "ultimately served as the catalyst for consummating the Stormy Daniels payoff," Manhattan prosecutors argue. Trump's lawyers want to keep it out.
A 2005 still from Access Hollywood of Donald Trump (L), Arianne Zucker (C) and Billy Bush.
A 2005 still from Access Hollywood of Donald Trump (L), Arianne Zucker (C) and Billy Bush.
12d ago

The Supreme Court set Trump’s immunity argument for its very last day

After choosing to take up the appeal, the justices decided to add a special day for the former president at the very end of the calendar, the latest sign that they are taking their time with this case.
Justices of the US Supreme Court
Justices of the US Supreme Court
12d ago

Fani Willis is still making her case to Judge McAfee

"No prosecutor in this state has ever been disqualified on the appearance of a conflict," the Fulton County District Attorney writes ahead of McAfee's pivotal decision.
Fani Willis listens during a hearing
Fani Willis listens during a hearing
12d ago

DeSantis-backed 'Stop WOKE Act' smacked down by Trump appointees

The Florida law on workplace trainings commits "the greatest First Amendment sin," according to a unanimous three-judge panel with two Donald Trump appointees.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
13d ago

Are Donald Trump's lawyers afraid of Michael Cohen's testimony?

Trump's counsel urged the prosecution not even to call Cohen to the stand in the upcoming hush money criminal trial. It's not a serious suggestion.
Former President Donald Trump's New York Civil Fraud Trial
Former President Donald Trump's New York Civil Fraud Trial
13d ago

The Supreme Court's timing on Trump's eligibility may have clues to immunity ruling

If the Supreme Court waits until the last minute to rule on Trump's immunity bid, that could make a federal election interference trial all but impossible.
Justices of the US Supreme Court
Justices of the US Supreme Court
14d ago

Amy Coney Barrett's misplaced worry about 'national temperature' in Trump ruling

The Trump appointee wrote to tone-police her colleagues about amplifying disagreement in a strange opinion that only amplified disagreement.
United States Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
United States Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett.