The Supreme Court seemed skeptical on April 25 of former President Donald Trump’s claim that he should receive absolute criminal immunity, but open to allowing some level of immunity for presidents. Conservative justices seemed poised to remand the case back to the district court in Washington with instructions on what constitutes official and private acts […]

The Supreme Court, in its upcoming immunity case filed by former President Donald Trump, may rule to send the case back to the district court in Washington, allowing him to further delay proceedings as desired, according to experts. April 25 is the date the justices set for oral arguments over President Trump’s claims of immunity […]

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office has presented a weak case against former President Donald Trump in New York, attorneys told The Epoch Times. The contentious trial saw opening arguments from Todd Blanche, President Trump’s attorney, and Manhattan prosecutor Matthew Colangelo. Their statements, although just the beginning, offered a preview into how each side might […]

Former President Donald Trump and New York Attorney General Letitia James reached an agreement on April 22 regarding his $175 million bond in his New York civil case, imposing additional restrictions while resolving concerns about the funds’ security. The attorney general argued that Knight Specialty Insurance Company (KSIC) lacked a “certificate of qualification,” and that […]

Jury selection in former President Donald Trump’s New York trial has concluded, offering a glimpse into the types of people who will determine whether to convict him of felony counts of falsifying business records before the 2024 presidential election. By April 19, the fifth day of the trial, the court had selected all 12 jurors—seven […]

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard arguments on March 20 over whether to temporarily halt Texas’ controversial immigration enforcement law before the circuit tackles it more substantively at a later date. The three-judge panel appeared somewhat divided during arguments from Texas Solicitor General Aaron Nielson, the Justice Department, and the American […]

Former President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on March 19 to hold that he and other former presidents enjoy absolute criminal immunity from prosecution of conduct involving their official acts during their time in office. “From 1789 to 2023, no former, or current, President faced criminal charges for his official acts—for good reason,” President […]

The Supreme Court wrestled with the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) lawsuit alleging that New York attempted to coerce speech by pressuring insurance companies to cut ties with the gun advocacy group. During the Mar. 18 oral argument, each side contested whether the state attempted to regulate speech or conduct that was illegal, and therefore fell […]

Former Trump White House aide Peter Navarro on March 15 asked the Supreme Court to allow him to avoid reporting to prison for a contempt of Congress conviction as the matter is being appealed. His request came after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit denied his request for release from prison pending […]

The Supreme Court has set April 25 as the date that it will hear oral argument over former President Donald Trump’s claim that he enjoys immunity from prosecution in his D.C. trial. Announced on March 6, it’s likely to be a historic hearing as the justices will tackle a momentous and relatively untested constitutional question […]

Immigration, abortion, Gaza, taxes, the economy, President Joe Biden’s age, President Donald Trump’s trials—voters had a lot on their minds as they cast primary election ballots on Super Tuesday, the nation’s biggest day for voting outside the general election. Voters in 15 states took to the polls on March 5 to select candidates for November’s […]

The Supreme Court seemed divided during oral argument on Feb. 28 over whether it would uphold the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) regulation prohibiting ownership of bump stocks. That regulation came after the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas where a gunman used bump stock-equipped firearms. It reversed years of ATF interpretations […]

New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan said on Feb. 15 that former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial would proceed with jury selection starting on March 25. President Trump’s attorneys blasted the decision to keep the March date, complaining that Trump will have to stand trial in New York at the same time as […]

It’s a big week for former President Donald Trump’s four criminal cases. On Feb. 15, two separate cases will hold hearings; one judge may decide to go to trial as early as next month, and the other will weigh the disqualification of the prosecutor, possibly delaying the trial indefinitely. In New York, Manhattan District Attorney […]

Chief Justice John Roberts has requested that the Justice Department (DOJ) respond to former President Donald Trump’s attempt to assert presidential immunity in his ongoing Jan. 6-related case in D.C. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit had just rejected President Trump’s attempt to overturn Judge Tanya Chutkan’s refusal to dismiss DOJ’s prosecution […]

The U.S. Supreme Court heard a pivotal case on Feb. 8 surrounding whether a state court could effectively remove presidential candidates from ballots over their alleged engagement in an insurrection. The decision will likely be historic in that it could provide a new interpretation of a relatively untested area of law. Oral argument alone raised […]

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled on Feb. 6 that former President Donald Trump was not immune to prosecution for conduct that the Justice Department (DOJ) included in its indictment related to the events of Jan. 6, 2021. “We have balanced former President Trump’s asserted interests in executive immunity against the […]

Former President Donald Trump told the Supreme Court just days before oral arguments on Feb. 8 that a former Colorado legislator advanced flawed arguments to defend his ballot disqualification under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. The case, Trump v. Anderson, is one of the most significant the Supreme Court has heard in its history […]

Former President Donald Trump is preparing to traverse a rocky campaign trail in February and March as he juggles multiple court battles and relatively untested legal questions that could impact the 2024 race. Although he’s already won the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary by double-digit margins, several primaries await President Trump in February and […]

The Supreme Court allowed the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to continue considering race in admissions on Feb. 2 when it declined the injunction request from a nonprofit that opposes affirmative action. “The record before this Court is underdeveloped, and this order should not be construed as expressing any view on the merits of […]

WASHINGTON—A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was sentenced to five years in prison on Jan. 29 for leaking tax information associated with thousands of individuals, including former President Donald Trump. Charles Littlejohn, 38, pleaded guilty in October to one count of unauthorized disclosure of tax returns and return information. He leaked President […]

Peter Navarro, a former Trump White House adviser, has been sentenced to concurrent four-month terms in prisons and ordered to pay $9,500 in fines for his refusal to comply with Congressional subpoenas he said were covered by executive privilege. “I haven’t heard a word of contrition from Dr. Navarro since this case began,” D.C. District […]

WASHINGTON—Thousands of pro-lifers gathered in a snowy Washington on Jan. 19 to “stand for the unborn” as the March for Life movement celebrated the end of Roe v. Wade while confronting multiple losses at the state level. Currently in its 51st year, the march coincided with the Jan. 22 anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision […]

The years-long lawsuit alleging former President Donald Trump defrauded individuals in his promotion of a multi-level marketing venture has been dismissed by a federal judge but with the assumption that plaintiffs would bring their claims in state court. In an order dated Jan. 11, New York District Judge Lorna Schofield dismissed the case “without prejudice […]

New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron indicated to attorneys on Jan. 10 that former President Donald Trump likely won’t participate in closing arguments for his civil fraud trial. Emails posted to the court docket show Justice Engoron telling Trump’s attorney Chris Kise: “Not having heard from you by the third extended deadline (noon today),” […]

The Supreme Court is hearing oral argument on Jan. 10 over how the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution limits testimony in criminal cases. Smith v. Arizona focuses on the amendment’s Confrontation Clause, which states that criminal defendants have the right “to be confronted with the witnesses against him.” The petitioner, Jason Smith, was charged […]

An appeals court on Tuesday hears arguments on former President Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution over his challenge of the 2020 election. Follow here for live updates. — Trump Says Case Opens ‘Pandora’s Box’ Trump spoke after the hearing, describing it as a “momentous day.” “We have a great argument,” he […]

U.S. leaders and others offered high praise for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, at her funeral in Washington, on Dec. 19. At the National Cathedral, President Joe Biden and Chief Justice John Roberts both underscored how Justice O’Connor broke barriers as she took her place on […]

Former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shay” Moss slapped Rudy Giuliani with another defamation lawsuit on Monday after he defended his prior allegations that the mother-daughter duo tampered with 2020 presidential election ballots. The new lawsuit comes just after a jury awarded Ms. Moss and Ms. Freeman nearly $150 million in damages for […]

WASHINTON—A jury said on Dec. 15 that former Trump adviser Rudy Giuliani should pay two former Georgia election workers $148 million for defaming them during the 2020 presidential election. The verdict came roughly four days after the jury entered deliberations and represents a hefty punch to Mr. Giuliani, who is reportedly already facing financial troubles. […]

The jury in Rudy Giuliani’s defamation trial entered deliberations on Dec. 14 following closing statements in which the plaintiffs’ attorney asked for tens of millions of dollars in damages. Michael Gottlieb, an attorney for 2020 election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, asked the jury to provide at least $24 million in reputational damages for […]

An attorney for two Georgia election workers told jurors on Dec. 11 that Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump’s former attorney, owed his clients tens of millions of dollars in damages after spreading lies about their conduct during the 2020 presidential election. The plaintiffs—Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss—seek as much as $43 million. […]

Former President Donald Trump is appealing District of Columbia District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s rejection of his motions to dismiss the case for reasons related to his constitutional rights and presidential immunity. His legal team filed a notice of appeal on Dec. 7, along with a motion to stay proceedings in his D.C. case pending resolution […]

A Nevada grand jury has indicted six individuals after they told Congress and the National Archives that former President Donald Trump won the state in 2020. They’ve been charged with offering a false instrument for filing and uttering a forged instrument. Those two categories of felonies have penalties that range from one year up to […]

The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative justices seemed poised to rein in the power of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to bring enforcement action, in a case that could limit the reach of the administrative state. During Nov. 29 oral arguments in the case, SEC v. Jarkesy, which involves three big questions about constitutional boundaries […]

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral argument on the constitutionality of administrative law courts within the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Nov. 29—teeing up yet another opportunity this term for justices to review bureaucrats’ power. SEC v. Jarkesy involves a hedge fund manager, George Jarkesy, whom the agency penalized for violating […]

The U.S. Supreme Court seemed inclined on Nov. 28 to rule against government attorneys advocating for a refined definition of double jeopardy and giving immigration courts more deference. Oral argument in the two cases—McElrath v. Georgia and Wilkinson v. Garland—focused on the scope of courts’ powers in reviewing decisions made by others in the legal […]

D.C. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has denied former President Donald Trump’s motion to subpoena records from the House of Representatives’ Jan. 6 committee, arguing that his requests are like a fishing expedition. Her seven-page decision criticized the scope and alleged vagueness of President Trump’s requests. It also argued that he was improperly applying Federal Rule […]

The Supreme Court is hearing oral argument on Nov. 28 surrounding double jeopardy and how courts may review the Justice Department’s determination that an illegal immigrant shouldn’t be removed due to “exceptional and extremely unusual hardship.” That language comes from the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which allows the U.S. attorney general to make such […]

The Supreme Court is set to hear oral argument on Nov. 27 over how courts should sentence criminal defendants under the federal Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). Passed in 1984, the ACCA imposes a 15-year minimum sentence for individuals who are found to illegally possess a firearm while having three violent felony or serious drug […]

Former President Donald Trump’s legal team filed several responses on Nov. 22, insisting that U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan dismiss the Justice Department’s (DOJ) prosecution because, they argued, the Biden administration selectively and vindictively targeted him while abusing its statutory authority and seeking to violate multiple constitutional protections. The three filings represent the latest […]

The federal appeals court in Washington heard arguments on the gag order imposed on former President Donald Trump in a federal criminal case that accuses him of having interfered with the 2020 elections. Many criminal defendants choose to say nothing at all, but President Trump faces 91 charges in four separate criminal cases, and the […]

The U.S. Supreme Court has released its first-ever code of conduct as it faces greater scrutiny from Senate Democrats and calls for ethics reform. Released on Nov. 13, the code touches on a long list of areas related to judicial ethics, including guidelines for recusal and disqualification in proceedings. Criteria surrounding financial, fiduciary, and other […]

The Justice Department (DOJ) asked Judge Tanya Chutkan to reinstate her gag order on former President Donald Trump, arguing that it didn’t violate his constitutional right to free speech. Judge Chutkan issued a stay on Oct. 20 pending appeal. The initial order prompted criticism from many, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), for placing […]