Judge denies Trump move for hush money mistrial over Stormy Daniels testimony
new york — Former President Trump’s hush money judge on Tuesday rejected a defense request for a mistrial over Stormy Daniels’ sordid testimony. Judge Juan Marchan told Trump’s lawyers that he agreed their testimony was “too detailed.” “Having said that, I don’t think we’ve reached the point where a miscarriage of justice is acceptable,” Machan […]
Judge denies Trump’s mistrial request after Stormy Daniels ‘extraordinarily prejudicial’ testimony
A judge on Tuesday denied former President Donald Trump‘s request for a mistrial in his hush money case, which Trump made after pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels delivered salacious testimony that tested the limits the court had placed on what she could say. Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche told Judge Juan Merchan that Daniels’s testimony differed […]
Judge Denies Trump Attorney’s Motion For Mistrial After Stormy Daniels Testimony
Judge Juan Marchan on Tuesday rejected a motion for a mistrial by former President Donald Trump’s attorney Todd Branch following testimony about his client from porn star Stormy Daniels. Blanche called Daniels’ testimony “unfairly prejudicial” and said she believed there was no way to reverse the impact of what she said in 2006 about her […]
‘Boxing Himself In’: Former US Attorney Warns Judge Will Look ‘Feckless’ If He Doesn’t Jail Trump Over Gag Order
Former United States Attorney Brett Tolman warned on Monday that the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s trial has placed himself in a situation where he must jail the former president if he violates the gag order against him again. Judge Juan Merchan on Monday found Trump violated the gag order for the 10th […]
Judge Aileen Cannon suspends key Mar-a-Lago deadline amid feud over evidence handling in Donald Trump classified documents case
Judge Eileen Cannon said Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team had “unprecedented the preservation of important evidence” in the case after prosecutors revealed that some classified records may not be in the order they were supposed to be. A key deadline in former President Donald Trump’s documents case has been put on hold after his lawyer […]
CNN Legal Analyst Says It Would Be ‘Big Political Gift’ For Trump To Be Jailed By Judge
CNN legal analyst Michael Moore said Tuesday that it would be politically advantageous if Judge Juan Machan jailed former President Donald Trump for violating the gag order. Marchan on Monday found that Trump had violated the gag order against him for the 10th time and warned that he would consider jailing the former president for […]
Antonin Scalia: Judge who seasoned opinions with wit
After all, a job is a job, no matter how well-paid or prestigious it is, and at some point you’re bound to have to worry about the clock. This is why colleagues with a sense of humor are so important. Nothing ends a work day faster than sharing a laugh. For nearly 30 years, Supreme […]
New York Judge Juan Merchan Calls Trump ‘Possibly the Next President’
Judge Juan Melchan acknowledged in court Monday that former President Donald Trump could become the “president-elect.” This is a tacit acknowledgment not only of recent strong opinion polls, but also that his business record trial was held in the midst of the presidential election and is directly related to the presidential election. Prospective Republican presidential […]
Wisconsin judge dismisses lawsuit challenging state’s new wolf management plan
A lawsuit brought by animal rights activists seeking to invalidate Wisconsin’s new wolf management plan was dismissed by a judge on Monday. Dane County Circuit Court Judge Stephen Elke has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Wisconsin wildlife officials of violating the state’s open meetings law and ignoring comments from wolf researchers and advocates. It reflects how […]
A judge is forcing Hawaii to give wildfire investigation documents to lawyers handling lawsuits
A judge on Friday ordered the Hawaii attorney general’s office to hand over all documents collected by an outside team hired to investigate the disaster to lawyers involved in hundreds of lawsuits related to last summer’s Maui wildfires. , forced them to hand over their interviews and data. Lawyers representing plaintiffs suing over the August […]