The murder trial of a New Jersey father charged in the death of his 6-year-old son has begun with prosecutors and defense lawyers disputing what caused the boy’s death. Ocean County prosecutors argue that Corey Micciolo died from blunt force trauma he suffered when Christopher Gregor, 31, forced him to run on a treadmill in […]
The judge in the so-called “hush-money” case involving former President Donald Trump said Friday that he can testify in the case and that his gag order won’t apply in that circumstance. A day earlier, President Trump said that he “is not allowed [to] testify” due to Judge Juan Merchan’s gag order that prohibits him from […]
A former lawyer for Stormy Daniels on Thursday accused a key witness in President Donald Trump’s so-called “hush money” trial of lying. Michael Avenatti, who represented Ms. Daniels against President Trump before he was sentenced to 19 years in prison on various charges, targeted lawyer Keith Davidson in a post on social media, claiming that […]
WASHINGTON—The Justice Department’s (DOJ) prosecution of Google in Washington is headed toward an end with closing arguments on May 2 and 3—roughly three years since the DOJ brought the indictment and various state governments joined. Attorneys sparred on May 3 in attempts to convince D.C. Judge Amit Mehta of whether Google held an illegal and […]
Trump Criticizes Bragg After Leaving Courtroom President Trump left the courtroom and when asked about Ms. Hicks’s testimony told reporters he was not allowed to comment under the gag order. He criticized the prosecutors instead, including Mr. Bragg, for not prosecuting violent crime. “What they’ve done to people in my company—they’ve been after us for […]
Former President Donald Trump docketed a brief to support his motion to dismiss the classified documents indictment against him in Florida, citing “selective and vindictive prosecution” on Thursday. The 43-page filing contends that special counsel Jack Smith’s case against the former president “has been motivated by improper political animus.” It cites “targeted leaks and public […]
Former President Donald Trump gave a substantially different answer when asked on May 2 whether he would testify in his own defense at trial. “Well I’m not allowed to testify, I’m under a gag order,” he told reporters before leaving court on Thursday afternoon. On several previous occasions, President Trump’s response was an emphatic “yes” […]
Judge Juan Merchan, overseeing the “hush-money” trial of former President Donald Trump on May 2, said he would not sanction the former president for his comment last week during a visit to a Manhattan construction site. Prosecutors had sought to penalize President Trump when he responded to a question about trial witness David Pecker’s testimony, […]
The Supreme Court recently heard arguments about homelessness. It considered whether cities can punish people for sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking. NTD spoke with a professor and an addiction specialist about the origins of homelessness, and how best to combat it.
A lawyer who was involved in the negotiations for agreements between former President Donald Trump and two women pushed back on prosecutors’ claims that it was a “hush-money” payment during a court appearance on Thursday. Keith Davidson, who negotiated agreements related to adult performer Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, and model Karen McDougal, […]
Attorneys general representing half of the country on May 1 sued President Joe Biden’s administration over a new rule requiring criminal background checks for all gun sales, including private sales. Lawsuits in Florida, Texas, and Arkansas are asking the courts to block a rule from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that […]
A California judge has rejected a plea from attorney John Eastman to allow him to continue practicing law in the state while he continues to challenge the permanent revocation of his license. In her ruling on Wednesday, State Bar Court Judge Yvette Roland wrote that Mr. Eastman’s placement on “inactive enrollment” was mandatory, citing her […]
A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected efforts by lawyers to secure the release of former FBI agent Alexander Smirnov, who claimed that President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, engaged in a bribery scheme in Ukraine. Lawyers for Mr. Smirnov had called on the California-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn […]
Former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial on payments from a non-disclosure deal with an adult performer in New York continues on May 2. President Trump is charged with falsifying business records to allegedly conceal the payments. He has denied the allegations. SCHEDULE 8:00 a.m. ET: Trump Tower Exterior 9:30 a.m. ET: Start of court proceedings
The Supreme Court decided this week to consider whether the U.S. government can revoke an immigration visa after it determines the immigrant’s marriage to a U.S. citizen is a sham. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rescinded a Palestinian man’s visa after it found he previously attempted to pass off another one of his […]
A panel of federal judges has thrown out Louisiana’s recently-drawn congressional map that had created a second majority-black district in the state, likely sending the case to the Supreme Court. In a 2-1 vote on April 30, the three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court in Monroe, Louisiana sided with voters who opposed the new […]
Harvey Weinstein is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday, May 1, at 1 p.m. ET in New York after a court overturned his rape conviction, giving the one-time film mogul a chance at a new trial and calling into question what evidence prosecutors can use in future sex crime cases.
The U.S. Supreme Court will allow Texas to continue enforcing a law requiring online age verification to access pornographic websites. The one-sentence order was handed down by the high court without comment or public dissent on April 30. Challengers of the law argue that it compromises free speech and opens users to privacy violations. The […]
The Supreme Court agreed this week to decide if changes made to a state-level legal complaint about allegedly overpriced dog food prevent the federal court system from hearing a proposed class action launched by consumers. The pet food manufacturers who brought the appeal say that federal courts of appeal are divided over whether changes made […]
A group of six Republican state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration’s Department of Education on Tuesday over what they said were “radical and illegal” changes to Title IX rules. The lawsuit, led by Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman and Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, was filed in the U.S. District Court […]
