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 […]