William E. Trachman, general counsel for Mountain States Legal Foundation, spoke with NTD about the unprecedented case against former President Donald Trump in the New York criminal trial; how Judge Juan Merchan is impeding President Trump’s right to free speech in his campaign; and how witness David Pecker’s testimony is largely irrelevant to the case. […]
Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee denied former President Donald Trump’s motion Thursday to dismiss the indictment based on the First Amendment. A Texas national guardsman has been apprehended in an alleged attempt to smuggle an illegal immigrant into the United States. NTD brings you body camera footage of the arrest after a high-speed chase. A […]
The judge in former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” case expanded the gag order on President Trump, while the judge himself faces speculation of possible conflicts of interest. David Gelman, criminal defense attorney and former federal prosecutor, says the judge should recuse himself.
Red flag gun laws allow someone with close ties to a gun owner to ask a judge to issue an extreme risk protection order—giving police the authority to confiscate their weapons on a temporary basis. A New York court upheld the State’s version of such laws in late March. NTD speaks with a pair of […]
El Paso County Magistrate Judge Humberto Acosta’s release of illegal immigrants accused of participating in last month’s border riot was a “political maneuver,” says Kinney County attorney Brent Smith. Personal recognizance bonds, Mr. Smith says, are typically given when a defendant is a U.S. citizen with ties to the community, who is not accused of […]
Some illegal immigrants who were allegedly involved in a stampede that overwhelmed troops at the U.S.–Mexico border were released by a local Texas judge on March 31. Presiding Magistrate Judge Humberto Acosta in El Paso issued the ruling during a teleconference bond hearing, arguing that the El Paso District Attorney’s Office isn’t ready to proceed […]
Attorneys for Donald Trump are considering again seeking the recusal of the judge overseeing his hush money case, according to a New York Post report. The judge’s daughter and her political consulting firm have profited off his legal woes, the paper reported. Two major Democratic clients of Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan’s daughter, Loren […]
A judge in Texas struck down a Biden administration rule on March 28 that required states to measure and report the greenhouse gas emissions from any vehicles using the national highway system. The rule was issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in 2023 as part of President Biden’s efforts […]
In Georgia, former President Donald Trump’s attorney argues that the RICO indictment against his client should be dismissed based on the First Amendment—but the judge seems skeptical. The bodies of two of the six construction workers missing after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore have been recovered.
While the judge in former President Donald Trump’s Georgia case allowed District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case, he criticized her for making a racially charged speech in mid-January in which she invoked the “race card.” The Jan. 14 speech was given by Ms. Willis just days after allegations surfaced that she engaged […]
Court hearings over allegations of misconduct by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis entered day two on Friday. Mike Davis, founder and president of the Article III Project, and former law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, says the judge is very likely to disqualify both Ms. Willis and Nathan Wade from prosecuting the […]
OKLAHOMA CITY—An Oklahoma judge agreed to step down Friday after she was caught sending hundreds of texts from the bench while overseeing a murder trial in the killing of a 2-year-old boy, including messages that mocked prosecutors and were sprinkled with emojis. District Judge Traci Soderstrom also agreed to not seek judicial office again in […]
New York state Judge Arthur Engoron holds the fate of former President Donald Trump’s business empire in the palm of his hands. The judge said he would try to issue a ruling on the New York civil fraud case by Wednesday but has yet to publish his opinion.
A judge on Friday dismissed a juror in the trial of a Connecticut woman accused of helping her boyfriend cover up the murder of his estranged wife, after the panelist likened the case to the novel and movie “Gone Girl.” Judge Kevin Randolph received an unsigned note from a juror in the trial of Michelle […]
Former President Donald Trump is still facing multiple legal battles. To discuss the ramifications of the latest court battle in his 2020 election case, NTD spoke with senior Trump adviser Kash Patel.
Winter storms plow through the Central and Eastern United States. More extreme weather conditions are on the forecast, which could include whiteouts, blizzards, and even tornadoes. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is recovering after spending days hospitalized. Why weren’t top U.S. officials notified of his absence? The man who attacked a judge in Las Vegas returns […]
LAS VEGAS—A Nevada judge was attacked Wednesday by a defendant in a felony battery case who leaped over a defense table and the judge’s bench, landing atop her, and sparking a bloody brawl involving court officials and attorneys, officials and witnesses said. In a violent scene captured by courtroom video, Clark County District Judge Mary […]
An ethics complaint against a federal judge—and a hand-written apology letter. We bring you the latest on former President Donald Trump’s legal cases. The White House and the Senate are racing to reach a deal over Ukraine aid and border policies. And we have the latest on the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, as […]
WILMINGTON, Delaware—A Delaware judge said she will grant a January trial requested by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, if it agrees to certain conditions, to resolve claims that billionaire Jimmy Haslam tried to improperly inflate his stake in a truck stop chain. Vice Chancellor Morgan Zurn of Delaware’s Court of Chancery said in a Friday ruling […]
Reading, Pa. — A judge on Friday rejected a plea agreement for a Pennsylvania woman charged with killing her two young children, who were found hanging in the basement of their home nearly four years ago. Lisa Snyder, 40, sought to plead no contest but mentally ill to two counts of third-degree murder in the […]
