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Judge denies Eric Adams’s request to dismiss his bribery charge

A judge denied New York City Mayor Eric Adams' request to dismiss the bribery charges. In a 30-page decision handed down Tuesday in the Southern District of New York, U.S. District Judge Dale Ho said Adams was correct in arguing that the government's claims in his case did not meet the legal standard for bribery. […]

Trump slams NYC judge for refusing to toss out hush money case after Supreme Court immunity verdict: ‘radical partisan’

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday accused the New York judge who oversaw his “hush money” trial of being “biased” and “radical partisan” for refusing to throw out the case. President Trump, 78, criticized Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Marchan over his decision Monday to uphold the Republican's conviction despite the U.S. Supreme Court's presidential immunity […]

Judge Rules Attorneys For Derek Chauvin Can Get Tests On George Floyd’s Heart

A federal judge has allowed Derek Chauvin's attorney to test tissue samples taken from George Floyd's heart as part of a challenge to the former Minneapolis police officer's conviction. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson on Monday approved a motion to allow Chauvin's defense team to analyze heart tissue and body fluid samples taken during Floyd's […]

Judge Refuses to Toss Trump ‘Hush Money’ Conviction Based on Immunity

Judge Juan Melchán ruled Monday that President-elect Donald Trump's felony conviction in his “hush money” trial should not be thrown out, based on the Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immunity. Lawyers for the president-elect have sought to vacate his May conviction in a New York business records case, citing the Supreme Court ruling. trump […]

Judge denies Trump petition to dismiss hush-money case over immunity claims | Donald Trump

A judge ruled Monday that Donald Trump's conviction for falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal stands, adding to the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immunity, according to a court filing. He rejected the president-elect's argument that the conviction should be thrown out because of the sentence. The decision by Manhattan Judge […]

Judge rules Trump's conviction withstands Supreme Court immunity decision

A New York judge has upheld a jury's verdict charging President-elect Trump with a felony, ruling that his hush money conviction can withstand the Supreme Court's new test of presidential immunity. Judge Juan Melchan The decision will be made quickly When Trump won the presidential election over Vice President Harris and voters chose to push […]

Judge spurns Donald Trump effort to scrap hush money conviction based on immunity

President-elect Donald Trump's bid to overturn his conviction in the Manhattan hush money case based on the U.S. Supreme Court's immunity ruling was rejected by a judge on Monday. In a 41-page decision, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Melchan concluded that the 34 convictions are currently upheld and warrant immunity. “The public's use of these […]