NY AG, Trump lawyers ask fraud trial judge to disregard reported perjury inquiry as verdict looms
Lawyers representing former President Trump and the New York attorney general’s office told a New York state judge on Wednesday to ignore reports that a witness committed perjury during testimony as the judge considers the ruling in the case. asked to do so. new york times reported last week Former Trump Organization chief financial officer […]
Las Vegas felon, Dustin Langham, beats inmate in same courthouse man attacked judge
A convicted felon in Las Vegas brutally attacked a fellow inmate during a hearing inside the same courthouse where another man jumped over the bench and attacked a judge just a month earlier. On February 1, at Bardon Bridge, Dustin Langham, 18, was sitting next to several other inmates inside Clark County District Court Judge […]
Trump judge in $370M fraud case wants to know if ex-Trump Org. CFO Allen Weisselberg lied on the stand
The judge considering the verdict in the $370 million fraud case against Donald Trump wants to know whether the former Trump Organization committed any wrongdoing. CFO Allen Weisselberg reclined on the stage during the trial. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, who expects to rule on the case against the former president by mid-February, has […]
Atlantic City casinos not obliged to stop compulsive gamblers, judge determines
U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo last Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by self-proclaimed problem gamblers against Borgata and its parent company. Alleo ruled that casinos have no legal obligation to prevent addicted gamblers from gambling. Arleo said New Jersey “broadly regulates casino liability related to compulsive gamblers,” but the state does not allow “casinos […]
Trump Jan. 6 trial judge worried delay could cancel her vacation
D.C. federal judge Tanya Chutkan said Monday that former President Donald Trump’s soon-to-be rescheduled trial in the 2020 election subversion case could take place after he becomes the 2024 Republican nominee. He dropped a subtle clue. In a briefing on a separate case, Chutkan said he intended to leave the country later this year, before […]
Judge Knocks Down Lizzo’s Attempt to Get Sex Harassment Charges Thrown Out
A Los Angeles judge has rejected rapper Lizzo’s attempt to dismiss most of the sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuits brought against her by three former dancers. Lizzo’s lawyers are trying to convince the court that her comments to the employee and other parts of the allegations against her are protected under her First Amendment free […]
Federal judge green lights New York marijuana licensing despite ‘disaster’ legal cannabis market rollout
A federal judge on Friday blocked an effort to block New York’s marijuana license after Gov. Kathy Hochul recently called the development of the state’s legal marijuana market a “disaster.” Judge Ann Nardacci, a judge in the Northern District of New York appointed by President Biden, has argued in a lawsuit by two entrepreneurs that […]
Bronx Judge In Family Custody Battle Allegedly Caught Messaging Case’s Mother On Swingers App
A Bronx Family Court judge is accused of wooing a mother involved in a pending case on a swinger app, the New York Post reports. Family Court Judge Cynthia Lopez resigned on Monday following a complaint from a mother embroiled in a custody battle, the newspaper reported. Her mother, Sydney Sutherland, accused Judge Lopez of […]
NYC family court judge abruptly takes herself off child-custody case after being accused of trying to woo mom on swinger’s app
This plaintiff does not wish to approach the court. A Bronx Family Court judge suddenly dropped out of a custody case after the mother involved publicly accused the jurist of approaching her through a swinger app, The Post has learned. Judge Cynthia Lopez, 47, announced her abstention Monday during a brief virtual conference call with […]
DC judge scraps March 4 date for start of Trump’s Jan. 6 trial
A federal lawsuit against Donald Trump related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot must wait, a judge ruled Friday. D.C. federal judge Tanya Chutkan canceled a scheduled March 4 trial date, and the court has yet to make a key decision on President Trump’s intention to throw out the case citing presidential immunity. I […]