How will the lawyers approach summations Tuesday in the historic case of People v. Donald Trump? There’s reason to think the state will urge jurors to use their common sense and focus on the narrative that several witnesses corroborated. The defense, meanwhile, may have no choice but to sow as much confusion as possible, with […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The testimony in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial is all wrapped up after more than four weeks and nearly two dozen witnesses, meaning the case heads into the pivotal final stretch of closing arguments, jury deliberations and possibly a verdict. It’s impossible to say how long all of that will […]
NEW YORK (AP) — After 22 witnesses, including a porn actor, tabloid publisher and White House insiders, testimony is over at Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York. Prosecutors called 20 witnesses. The defense called just two. Trump decided not to testify on his own behalf. The trial now shifts to closing arguments, scheduled for […]
Welcome back, Deadline: Legal Newsletter readers. Both the prosecution and the defense rested this week in People v. Donald Trump. Closing arguments are set for Tuesday in the first criminal trial against a former U.S. president. It’s anyone’s guess how this historic case ends, so both sides (and the jury) likely feel the weight of […]
Prosecutors and defence lawyers in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump are due in court for the first time since the judge indefinitely postponed the trial earlier this month. The case, among four criminal prosecutions against Trump, had been set for trial on May 20 but US District Judge Aileen Cannon cited […]
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors and defense lawyers in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump are due in court Wednesday for the first time since the judge indefinitely postponed the trial earlier this month. The case, one of four criminal prosecutions against Trump, had been set for trial on May 20 […]
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday in the trial of a former University of Arizona graduate student accused of killing a professor on campus two years ago. Murad Dervish, 48, faces seven felony charges including first degree murder in the death of Thomas Meixner, 52, who was shot nine times near […]
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s first-in-the-nation plan to levy a hefty toll on drivers entering much of traffic-choked Manhattan is the focus of a legal battle set to play out in federal court Friday. A Manhattan judge will hear arguments in a series of lawsuits from unionized public school teachers, local Republican officials and […]
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 14: U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) arrives for trial at Manhattan Federal Court on May 14, 2024 in New York City. Menendez and his wife are accused of extortion, obstruction of justice, and accepting bribes to perform favors for businessmen with connections to Egypt and Qatar after gold bars […]
GRETNA, La. (WGNO) – In the trial of the two former Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s deputies charged with manslaughter, the state has now rested its case. Around 7:00 p.m. Thursday, jurors had the opportunity to review some of the evidence, which includes body camera footage, showing the moment 35-year-old Daniel Vallee was shot to death. For […]
When Donald Trump began to claim presidential immunity from criminal prosecution related to his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, many legal analysts ABC News spoke with considered it a weak argument. But last week, in nearly three hours of oral arguments, several Supreme Court justices seemed open to some limited protection for former […]
ST. LOUIS – The Bi-State President and CEO is speaking out on the importance of what the new proposed Metrolink Green Line could bring to the city, despite criticism. “This is about the infrastructure of our city, this is how people move, this is how they get to jobs, this is how they make that […]