Manhattan prosecutors oppose Trump request to lift gag order, urge court to ‘protect the integrity’ of case
Manhattan prosecutors opposed former President Trump’s request to lift a gag order imposed on him now that his criminal trial is over, saying the court has an “obligation to protect the integrity of the trial.” The former president and presumptive Republican presidential candidate was convicted last week on all 34 counts of first-degree falsifying business […]
Federal Appeals Court Blocks ‘Racially Exclusive’ Grant Program Available Only To Black Women
A federal appeals court blocked a grant program Monday that is only open to black, female business owners. The Eleventh Circuit ruled 2-1 that the Atlanta-based venture capital fund grant program likely violates a federal law that prohibits discriminating based on race when entering or enforcing contracts, stating that the public interest is well served […]
Federal Court Sentences 75-Year-Old Pro-Life Protester To Two Years In Prison For Role In Abortion Clinic Blockade
Pro-life activist Paulette Harlow, 75, from Kingston, Massachusetts, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for her role in a 2020 blockade at a Washington, D.C. abortion clinic, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Harlow was convicted under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act and for felony conspiracy following a […]
X asks Supreme Court to review process that gave Jack Smith access to Donald Trump Twitter files
Social media platform X is Leave to appeal The Justice Department appealed to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking it to hear a challenge to the process by which the department accessed former President Trump’s records on the platform. The warrant challenges a federal court order from last year that forced the platforms to hand […]
Elon Musk’s X requests Supreme Court investigate how Jack Smith obtained Trump’s social media files
A year after federal courts forced the company formerly known as Twitter to hand over data to special counsel Jack Smith pertaining to former President Donald Trump’s account, the company is asking the Supreme Court to prevent a similar reoccurrence. X Corp. is asking the justices whether social media platforms can be forced to share […]
New York Appeals Court judges in Trump case donated routinely to Democrats, records show
The New York State Supreme Court, which hears appeals for former President Donald Trump, includes justices who have donated to Democratic campaigns and who were elected as Democratic candidates to lower courts before being appointed to the appeals court. State election records show that some judges who served on lower courts donated to Democratic candidates […]
Hunter Biden’s wife lashes out at former Trump aide during court appearance: ‘Nazi piece of s—‘
Hunter Biden’s wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, slammed President Trump’s former White House aide during a court appearance on Tuesday in support of her husband, who has been charged with three felony counts stemming from a 2018 firearms purchase. Her comments were directed at Garrett Ziegler, who was sued by Hunter Biden last year for publishing […]
Prosecution Plays Hunter’s Explicit Memoir Excerpts in Court
During Hunter Biden’s gun trial, prosecutors used multiple explicit excerpts from his audiobooks to present evidence of his drug addiction during the period he bought his guns. Hunter narrated the audiobook himself. “Today’s main witness is, in a sense, Hunter Biden himself, via the audiobook,” NBC News said. report: The excerpts include Biden’s self-described “super […]
Unanimous Supreme Court Sides With NRA in First Amendment Case
What do epidemiologist Martin Kulldorff and the National Rifle Association have in common? More than is first apparent. Both advocate for views unpopular with left-wing politicians, a “herd immunity” approach to COVID-19 in the doctor’s case and gun ownership in the NRA’s. Because of their views, both had their dealings with third parties curtailed by […]
Amanda Knox set to defend herself in Italian court against a 16-year-old slander charge
Amanda Knox is due to return to an Italian court this week to defend herself against a defamation conviction she received 16 years ago – a sentence she hopes to have permanently overturned. Her chance was made possible after a European court ruled that Italy had violated her human rights during lengthy interrogation after the […]