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 […]
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Judge in Trump classified documents case to hear more arguments on dismissing charges
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 […]
Closing arguments set in trial of University of Arizona grad student accused of killing a professor
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 […]
Federal judge hearing arguments on challenges to NYC’s fee for drivers into Manhattan
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 […]
Did he take bribes, or was he duped by his wife? Arguments under way in Menendez trial
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 […]
Closing arguments in trial of former JPSO deputies begin Friday
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 […]
Legal experts react to Supreme Court arguments on Trump’s immunity claim
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 […]
Conflicting arguments over proposed Metrolink Green Line
Open arguments start today in Karen Read murder trial. What to expect
DEDHAM − More than two years after investigators found the body of Braintree native and Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe in a snowbank outside a Canton home, opening arguments in the murder trial related to his death are set to begin Monday at Dedham Superior Court. Karen Read, 44, of Mansfield, has been charged with […]
Key moments from landmark Supreme Court arguments on Trump’s immunity claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — There was talk of drone strikes and presidential bribes, of a potential ruling “for the ages” and of the Founding Fathers, too. The presidential race went unmentioned but was not far from mind. The Supreme Court heard more than 2 1/2 hours worth of arguments on the landmark question of whether former […]
US Supreme Court arguments begin over Trump’s claim of immunity from prosecution
US Supreme Court arguments have begun over whether former president Donald Trump can avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. The justices on Thursday took up for the first time whether a former president has absolute immunity from criminal charges for actions he took while in office, […]
What to listen for during Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump and presidential immunity
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. It’s a historic day for the court, with the justices having an opportunity to decide once and for all whether former presidents […]