Courts & Law
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Trump settles lawsuit against niece over NYT story on tax records
The terms of the settlement were not immediately clear, though the filing indicated that they anticipated filing for a dismissal of the suit with prejudice in the coming weeks.
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Mangione team to argue in murder trial defendant acted as result of extreme emotional disturbance
In the defense, the accused admit to the charges but argue they can't be held liable because they were experiencing an extreme emotional disturbance.
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Federal government asks judge to stop Black reparations program, funded by Illinois marijuana taxes
The $20 million program, which is funded by a local tax on legal marijuana sales, gives $25,000 to Black residents or their direct descendants who lived in Evanston, Illinois, between 1919 and 1969 and claim to have suffered housing discrimination because of city ordinances, policies or practices.
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Justice Department asks federal appeals court to block plea deal with alleged 9/11 mastermind
The DOJ argued in its brief to an appeals court in Washington, D.C., that the government would be irreparably harmed if the guilty pleas were accepted.
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First felony J6 defendant is allowed to attend Trump inauguration
U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras made the decision on Tuesday to allow defendant William Pope to travel and attend the inauguration on January 20, despite opposition from the Justice Department, which claimed Pope still posed a danger "to the D.C. community."
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Des Moines Register subscribers sue outlet over outlier poll for 2024 election
Selzer's poll showed Harris up by 3 points, but Trump ultimately won the state with 56% of the vote compared to 42.7% for Harris.
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New York appeals court denies Trump's attempt to postpone sentencing Friday in his hush money case
Judge Ellen Gesmer rejected Trump’s request following a hearing.
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Judge temporarily delays special prosecutor Jack Smith from releasing final report
Trump's legal team made a last minute push to halt the release yesterday.
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Trump makes last-minute push to block release of Jack Smith report
The two-volume report centers on the classified documents case and Trump's alleged efforts to subvert the results of the 2020 election.
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National Sheriffs' Association endorses Kash Patel for FBI director
NSA President Kieran Donahue shared his endorsement in a letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Dick Durbin, claiming the association believed Patel had the "credentials, skills, temperament, commitment, and experience" for the post.
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Merchan rejects Trump's attempts to delay sentencing in hush money case
“This Court has considered Defendant’s arguments in support of his motion and finds that they are for the most part, a repetition of the arguments he has raised numerous times in the past,” Merchan wrote in Monday’s ruling.
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New York judge finds Rudy Giuliani in contempt over Georgia defamation case
Giuliani has claimed that he tried to comply with court orders, but blamed his former legal team for previous failures, and admitted to having difficulty juggling several other cases against him.
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Trump’s lawyers request delay of Friday’s hush money case sentencing while they appeal to stop it
Merchan has rejected Trump's attempt to dismiss the verdict and the indictment based on presidential immunity grounds.