5 takeaways from Trump’s Supreme Court and New York hearings
The Supreme Court will hold a hearing Thursday on former President Trump’s broader claims of immunity from criminal prosecution while his trial in New York over his hush-money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels continues. , collided on Thursday. The Supreme Court case concerns President Trump’s charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol […]
Biden campaign trolls Trump for golfing on day off from court
President Biden’s re-election campaign trolled former President Trump on Wednesday for playing golf on his day off from court. “We see where Mr. Trump is. He was playing golf. Not campaigning. Playing golf,” Biden campaign spokesperson Ammar Moussa said in a statement. Quoted from CNN report He was reportedly at the Bedminster golf club in […]
SEC sued over Ethereum, crypto firm asks court to state token is not a security – Fortune
On Thursday, the bitter legal battle between the crypto industry and the Securities and Exchange Commission intensified as ConsenSys, a major backer of the Ethereum blockchain, filed a lawsuit against the agency in Texas federal court. The complaint seeks to avert an impending SEC lawsuit against the company over features of the popular MetaMask wallet, […]
Supreme Court hears Trump’s immunity claim
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in an election interference case pending in February. “The president needs immunity,” Trump told reporters Thursday morning. Associated Press report. “Without immunity, we just have a ceremonial president,” he added. The Supreme Court heard the case and decided, “Whether, […]
Supreme Court appears open to some presidential immunity for Trump, risking delays
Supreme Court justices appeared prepared Thursday to provide some protection from criminal prosecution, although former President Trump’s lawyers said presidential immunity could extend to attempted coups and assassinations of political opponents. expressed skepticism about the claim. Such a ruling could create a new cycle of legal battles and delay President Trump’s trial to overturn the […]
Scott Peterson prosecutor asks court to reject killer’s appeal attempt
Prosecutors have asked a California court to block new DNA testing of disputed evidence in the 2002 murders of pregnant Modesto woman Laci Peterson and her unborn son Connor. I requested them to do so. This could create a central hurdle in the latest appeal of her husband, convicted murderer Scott Peterson. The Los Angeles […]
Harvey Weinstein: New York court overturns 2020 rape conviction | Harvey Weinstein
Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 sex crimes conviction was overturned Thursday in a New York appeals court as prosecutors announced they would retry the Firestorm case. The New York State Court of Appeals ruled 4-3 that the judge who oversaw Weinstein’s 2020 conviction prejudiced the former movie mogul with a “gross” and improper sentence […]
Supreme Court Signals It Could Hand Trump Partial Win In Immunity Case As Biden DOJ Gets Grilled
Supreme Court justices on Thursday appeared to signal they may hand former President Donald Trump a partial victory in his presidential immunity case by sending it back to a lower court. Trump’s attorney Dean John Sauer argued that presidents should have constitutional immunity from prosecution for official acts conducted during their presidency. Chief Justice John […]
Appeals Court Rightly Overturns Harvey Weinstein NY Conviction
Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein had a blast legal victory Thursday after the New York State Supreme Court overturned a 2020 conviction for two counts of felony sexual assault. Mr. Weinstein, 71, was sentenced to 16 years in prison and is currently being held in a prison in Rome, New York. extreme left new york […]
Justice Roberts Skewers Lower Court, Biden DOJ Over ‘Tautological’ Immunity Argument
Chief Justice John Roberts pressed an attorney representing the Department of Justice Thursday over an argument about presidential immunity during a case centered around former President Donald Trump. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in an appeal of a Feb. 6 ruling from a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the […]