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1 month, 2 weeks ago

US court denies Ghislaine Maxwell’s request to have sex trafficking appeal reconsidered

An appeals court in the US has denied disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to have her previously rejected appeal against her conviction for sex trafficking reconsidered. Ghislaine Maxwell was jailed for 20 years following her sex trafficking conviction Court documents show Maxwell filed a request to judges on the second circuit in the southern district of New York for …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Not be dismissed': Legal experts react to latest developments in Trump criminal case

Raw Story

Legal analysts are responding to the situation in New York where Donald Trump is still set to be sentenced for a jury's guilty verdict on 34 felony counts — even though the case looks likely to be indefinitely postponed. "I think Judge Juan Merchan will probably go along with this but it's just, you know, a delaying the inevitable," said …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sean 'Diddy' Combs Pleads Not Guilty To Sex Trafficking, Racketeering Charges

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Musician and media mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs pleaded not guilty Tuesday to three federal counts of sex trafficking and racketeering. — US Attorney SDNY September 17, 2024 Combs’ attorney, Marc Agnifilo, had told The New York Times on Monday that he believed the charges were for racketeering and sex trafficking. “Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is a music icon, …

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4 months ago

Judge's 'sloppiness' may have given Trump the 'opening' he needs in court: legal analyst

Raw Story

New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg penned a new letter to Judge Juan Merchan on Wednesday after Donald Trump was denied his demand to take his hush money case to federal court. Late on Tuesday, Senior Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the U.S. Southern District of New York ruled against Trump's request to take the case from local New York court …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-FBI director James Comey says ‘zero chance of an acquittal’ in Trump’s hush money trial

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former FBI director James Comey says that there is “zero …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Alvin Bragg hits back at Trump's demand to dismiss hush money trial

Raw Story

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg hit back Thursday at attempts by Donald Trump to dismiss his trial in the hush money case. Alvin Bragg explained that the DA's office didn't hide anything, it was the federal Southern District of New York which is not involved in bringing the case. Former federal prosecutor Carol Lam told MSNBC that Michael Cohen, Trump's …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Former Melania aide claims Trump shut down government to distract from separate scandal

Raw Story

Former Melania Trump aide Stephanie Winston Wolkoff is alleging that Donald Trump's 2018 government shutdown was a ploy to hide a separate scandal from the American public. In a recent post on Twitter, Wolkoff claimed that "the Trump White House coordinated their nefarious activities using government resources and shutdowns to the detriment of the American people. Wolkoff elaborated on this …

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1 year, 9 months ago

In controlled digital lending, the issue of public interest

The Hindu

An ongoing legal tussle in the United States between four major publishers and the Internet Archive, which is a not-for-profit organisation trying to build a globally accessible digital library, has, once again, posed a fundamental question about the interface of copyright law and technological advancements — should copyright law protect the broader public interests or the commercial interests of the …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Trump indictment case exposes former president's weaponization of his own DOJ against Michael Cohen: reports

Raw Story

Michael Cohen has spoken out about Donald Trump's weaponization of the Justice Department in his most recent book, on his podcast and in interviews. Years later, the Trump appointee to oversee the Southern District of New York, Jeffrey Berman, released a book in that book, he alleged that Trump sought to use the U.S. Attorney's Office to support Trump politically …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Manhattan DA insiders fear Trump may skate if indicted for Stormy Daniels payments: report

Raw Story

Former President Donald Trump has still not been indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office for making hush-money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels, but sources within the office tell The Daily Beast that they fear there won't be enough to convict him if they do bring charges in this case. One source tells the publication that the Manhattan …

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1 year, 10 months ago

US Senate confirms Indian-American Arun Subramanian as NY district court judge

Firstpost

The United States Senate on Tuesday confirmed Indian-American Arun Subramanian to be District Judge for the Southern District of New York, thus making him the first South Asian judge to serve on this bench. Washington: The United States Senate on Tuesday confirmed Indian-American Arun Subramanian to be District Judge for the Southern District of New York, thus making him the …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Maddow hammers sketchy behavior at Bill Barr's DOJ involving Michael Cohen

Raw Story

More questions are surfacing about why Michael Cohen went to prison for the hush money payments to Stormy Daniels but Donald Trump was never charged with anything. "When Bill Barr took over as U.S. Attorney General, in February 2019, six months after Cohen's guilty plea, he not only tried to kill the ongoing investigations we were engaged in, but incredibly, …

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2 years ago

Royal Bahamas Police Arrests Ex-FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried

ABP News

Former FTX founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested by the Royal Bahamas Police Force on Monday at his apartment complex in a luxury gated community known as Albany. On an official Twitter page, the US Attorney said, "Earlier this evening, Bahamian authorities arrested Samuel Bankman-Fried at the request of the U.S. Government, based on a sealed indictment filed by …

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2 years ago

Here's a key tell that the Trump special counsel will likely bring prosecutions: law school professor

Raw Story

Alabama University School of Law Professor Joyce White Vance made a key observation that she believes indicates the direction of special counsel Jack Smith in the ongoing investigation of former President Donald Trump. Speaking to MSNBC's Joy Reid on Monday, Vance was asked about former SDNY US Attorney Preet Bharara's statement that it was unlikely that the special counsel would …

2 years, 2 months ago

Michael Cohen's lawyer sent this memo days ahead of the SDNY's shakedown: new book

Raw Story

Michael Cohen's lawyer Guy Petrillo penned a letter to Deputy U.S. Attorney Robert Khuzami that is featured at the end of Cohen's new book, asking for a meeting to discuss the Cohen case and the grand jury. Petrillo is a beloved former member of the SDNY, former federal prosecutor Preet Bharara said on Twitter when he took up Cohen's case …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Former US attorney spills the beans on 'thuggish' Bill Barr's interference in SDNY cases

Raw Story

In his book "Holding the Line: Inside the Nation’s Preeminent US Attorney’s Office and Its Battle with the Trump Justice Department,” former U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman makes his case that former Attorney General Bill Barr put his thumb on the scales in cases that might reflect on Donald Trump. Using Barr's bungled attempt to rid himself of Berman -- that …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Trump's new #BillionDollarLawyer wanted him impeached on his 24th day in office

Raw Story

Donald Trump's new lawyer is best known for representing rappers. "Amid a deepening swirl of federal and state investigations, former President Donald J. Trump has hired a prominent Atlanta lawyer to represent him in a criminal inquiry into election interference in Georgia," The New York Timesreported Thursday. But he is also well regarded for a range of criminal defense work …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Former SDNY litigator ponders if the DOJ 'might be in possession of derogatory evidence about Trump'

Raw Story

Former lawyer to Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, found out Tuesday that the government won't defend the ex-president in a lawsuit by Cohen. The case sues Trump and former Attorney General Bill Barr and the Bureau of Prisons for singling out Cohen and throwing him back in jail after he refused the demand that he never speak out about Trump, Just …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Judge makes ban on Saget autopsy records release permanent

Daily Mail

A judge in Florida on Monday agreed to make permanent an order that prohibits the release of autopsy photos, video or other records related to the investigation into the death of comedian Bob Saget - who died in his Orlando hotel room on January 9. He died from an accidental blow to the head, likely from a fall backward, according …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Judge temporarily blocks release of Bob Saget's death records

Daily Mail

A Florida judge on Wednesday granted a temporary injunction blocking the release of any records relating to the investigation into Bob Saget's death after his family filed a lawsuit citing privacy concerns. Saget is above wit Candace Cameron Bure and Ashley Olsen, who played his daughters on Full House A Florida judge on Wednesday granted a temporary injunction blocking the …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Cop gets 30 years for murder-for-hire scheme on behalf of drug traffickers who shipped cocaine to a daycare center

Raw Story

A former member of the Puerto Rico Police Department has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for engaging in a litany of crimes that he undertook while secretly working on behalf of drug traffickers. The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Thursday that disgraced former officer William Vazquez-Baez would be spending the …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Opinion: Steve Bannon’s troubles are just beginning

CNN

Editor’s Note: Elie Honig is a CNN legal analyst and former federal and state prosecutor. CNN — Thursday’s federal indictment of Steve Bannon, former campaign adviser to President Donald Trump, is very bad news for Bannon – and potentially for many others. Elie Honig The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York has charged Bannon and three …

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4 years, 6 months ago

Jeffrey Epstein confidante Ghislaine Maxwell arrested by FBI

Al Jazeera

British socialite charged with perjury, conspiracy and transporting minors with intent to engage in criminal sex acts. Maxwell, who lived for years with Epstein, was taken into custody around 8:30am in the state of New Hampshire, said FBI spokesman Marty Feely. Federal prosecutors said in court papers she had “enticed and caused minor victims to travel to Epstein’s residence in …

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4 years, 6 months ago

Fiercely independent NY prosecutors won’t be cowed by Barr and Trump (opinion)

CNN

Editor’s Note: Jennifer Rodgers is a former federal prosecutor, the former executive director of the Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity at Columbia Law School, and a CNN legal analyst. Berman reportedly was offered another position at the Justice Department outside of SDNY, so he cannot have been fired “for cause.” And Barr took the nearly unprecedented and nonsensical …

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US court denies Ghislaine Maxwell’s request to have sex trafficking appeal reconsidered

'Not be dismissed': Legal experts react to latest developments in Trump criminal case

Sean 'Diddy' Combs Pleads Not Guilty To Sex Trafficking, Racketeering Charges

Judge's 'sloppiness' may have given Trump the 'opening' he needs in court: legal analyst

Ex-FBI director James Comey says ‘zero chance of an acquittal’ in Trump’s hush money trial

Alvin Bragg hits back at Trump's demand to dismiss hush money trial

Former Melania aide claims Trump shut down government to distract from separate scandal

In controlled digital lending, the issue of public interest

Trump indictment case exposes former president's weaponization of his own DOJ against Michael Cohen: reports

Manhattan DA insiders fear Trump may skate if indicted for Stormy Daniels payments: report

US Senate confirms Indian-American Arun Subramanian as NY district court judge

Maddow hammers sketchy behavior at Bill Barr's DOJ involving Michael Cohen

Royal Bahamas Police Arrests Ex-FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried

Here's a key tell that the Trump special counsel will likely bring prosecutions: law school professor

Michael Cohen's lawyer sent this memo days ahead of the SDNY's shakedown: new book

Former US attorney spills the beans on 'thuggish' Bill Barr's interference in SDNY cases

Trump's new #BillionDollarLawyer wanted him impeached on his 24th day in office

Former SDNY litigator ponders if the DOJ 'might be in possession of derogatory evidence about Trump'

Judge makes ban on Saget autopsy records release permanent

Judge temporarily blocks release of Bob Saget's death records

Cop gets 30 years for murder-for-hire scheme on behalf of drug traffickers who shipped cocaine to a daycare center

Opinion: Steve Bannon’s troubles are just beginning

Jeffrey Epstein confidante Ghislaine Maxwell arrested by FBI

Fiercely independent NY prosecutors won’t be cowed by Barr and Trump (opinion)