Dem attorneys general prepare for legal battle with Trump after filing hundreds of challenges last term
Roughly half the country is represented by Democratic attorneys general, and a significant number of them appear ready to take on President-elect Donald Trump. Just like in his first term. Democrats hold top law enforcement officials in 23 states, plus the District of Columbia and the Northern Mariana Islands, and many position themselves as a […]
Alan Dershowitz Announces Assembly Of ‘Legal Dream Team’ To Defend Israel At ICC After Netanyahu Indictment
Prominent lawyer Alan Dershowitz said on Monday that he is assembling a “legal dream team” in response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC has issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Job Galant on charges of crimes against humanity stemming […]
The Memo: Trump wins biggest legal victory so far as Jack Smith pulls the plug
President-elect Trump scored his biggest legal victory to date on Monday, announcing that special counsel Jack Smith is seeking the dismissal of two federal cases he was facing. The decision was based on the long-held view that sitting presidents cannot be criminally prosecuted while in office. In one of the lawsuits related to President Trump's […]
MSNBC Legal Analyst Says Jack Smith ‘Left The Window Open’ To Prosecuting Trump ‘Down The Line’
MSNBC legal analyst Christy Greenberg said Monday that Special Counsel Jack Smith's move to dismiss the case against President-elect Donald Trump leaves open the “possibility” that he will be prosecuted later. He said there was. Smith wrote on Monday. filing A previous opinion by the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) called […]
Trump’s legal cases likely to die out amid impending White House return, experts say
President-elect Donald Trump's legal troubles may be coming to an end as he nears the start of his second term. Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith is already aiming to close both the 2020 election interference case and the classified documents case before Trump takes office. According to the New York Times, Smith is expected […]
‘The View’ Issues Four ‘Legal Notes’ After Criticizing Trump Cabinet Picks
ABC host the view He was forced to issue four “legal memos” in one episode regarding comments about several of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees. Co-hosts Sunny Hostin and Joy Behar forced to issue legal memo after remarks made during show episode Friday regarding allegations surrounding former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), whom President Trump nominated […]
Sheduer Sanders takes exception to dangerous late hit on him: ‘I just don’t know how that’s legal’
The Kansas Jayhawks troubled Sheduar Sanders all day, but the star quarterback was particularly exceptional, allowing one hit. In the second half, Sanders expanded to his left before throwing a pass. Immediately after Sanders released the ball, Kansas' Dean Miller hit him below the knee, causing the quarterback to fall backwards as he touched the […]
Cher was ‘shocked’ when she discovered legal name decades after birth certificate error
Cher recalled her reaction when she first learned her real name when she was in her 30s. In her new memoir, Cher: The Memoir, Part 1, the 77-year-old singer reveals that she requested a copy of her birth certificate in 1979 when she applied for a legal change to her famous namesake. I'm writing about […]
Stanford Prof Accused of Using AI to Write Legal Document Attacking AI-Generated Deepfakes
A leading “misinformation expert” is under fire for citing seemingly non-existent sources in an affidavit supporting a new Minnesota law banning some AI-generated deepfakes. Lawyers on the other side say a Stanford professor's use of AI to create legal documents backfired when the system “hallucinated” by generating false references to fictitious academic papers. He claims […]
Texas tees up likely legal battle with biblical public school lessons
Texas has joined the growing list of states mixing Bibles into public school classrooms, setting the stage for a possible new legal showdown. The Texas State Board of Education voted 8-7 Friday to allow classes on Bible stories in kindergarten through fifth-grade classes, encouraging those seeking to expand the Christian faith in public schools. Texas's […]