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Alec Baldwin asks judge to dismiss charges in ‘Rust’ shooting

Lawyers for actor Alec Baldwin on Thursday asked a judge to dismiss manslaughter charges against him in the 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halina Hutchins while filming the Western movie “The Last,” citing prosecutorial misconduct. I asked for it. A trial is scheduled for July 10 in New Mexico. “Get over it. This is an […]

Judge rejects Sen. Menendez’s legislative immunity claim

A federal judge rejected Sen. Bob Menendez’s (D.N.J.) argument that he had legislative immunity and therefore could not be prosecuted in the first four conspiracy charges against the New Jersey lawmaker. Federal District Judge Sidney H. Stein of Manhattan decided on thursday Embattled senators cannot escape prosecution based on their conduct in the legislative arena […]

Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor is not ‘Satoshi Nakamoto,’ UK judge rules – CNN

Dan Kitwood/Getty Images A British judge has ruled that Craig Wright is not the inventor of Bitcoin. London – The Australian computer scientist who claims to have invented Bitcoin is not the virtual currency’s pseudonymous inventor, Satoshi Nakamoto, a London High Court judge ruled Thursday. Craig Wright has long claimed to be the author of […]

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to toss documents case over ‘vagueness’

A federal judge on Thursday denied former President Trump’s motion to dismiss the classified documents lawsuit, a decision that came on the heels of a hearing on various motions from the former president seeking to dismiss the lawsuit. . Judge Eileen Cannon’s decision came during a three-hour hearing Thursday where she expressed skepticism that Trump’s […]

Craig Wright not bitcoin inventor ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’: UK judge

The Australian computer scientist who claims to have invented Bitcoin is not the virtual currency’s pseudonymous inventor, Satoshi Nakamoto, a London High Court judge ruled Thursday. Craig Wright has long claimed to be the author of Bitcoin’s foundational text, a 2008 white paper, which was published under a pseudonym. The Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) […]

Judge Schedules Sentencing for Movie Armorer in Fatal Shooting by Alec Baldwin

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge has ruled against a film armorer convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of Alec Baldwin’s cinematographer on the set of the western movie “The Last.” is scheduled to be sentenced next month, court records showed Wednesday. Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reid was found guilty by a jury last week […]