New York’s highest court has decided not to hear former President Donald Trump’s appeal regarding the gag order in his hush money case, according to a decision list posted on Tuesday. As a result, the gag order issued by Judge Juan Merchan remains in effect. In addition to this, Trump has requested Judge Merchan to…
Anderson Lee Aldrich, the shooter responsible for killing five people and injuring 19 others at Club Q, a popular LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, has pleaded guilty to 50 federal hate crime charges. The plea deal allows Aldrich, 24, to avoid the death penalty, instead receiving multiple life sentences plus 190 years on various other…
Representative Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) marked Father’s Day with a call for the Supreme Court to intervene in former President Donald Trump’s recent guilty verdict related to hush money payments. Appearing virtually on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Donalds criticized what he termed the “weaponization of the justice system” and advocated for an expedited appeal process for…
The U.S. Justice Department informed Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday that it would not pursue criminal contempt of Congress charges against Attorney General Merrick Garland, according to a letter. This decision followed the Republican-controlled House’s party-line vote to hold Garland in contempt for refusing to turn over audio recordings of a special counsel…
Nearly two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, litigation over abortion has surged dramatically. In 2022, Justice Samuel Alito wrote in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that the court’s longstanding precedent had intensified debate and deepened division. He stated it was time to remove the abortion issue from the court’s…
Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google must face trial on U.S. antitrust enforcers’ claim that it illegally dominates the online advertising technology market, a federal judge ruled on Friday. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, denied Google’s motion to avoid a trial, according to court records. Google had argued for a summary judgment, asserting that antitrust laws…
A U.S. bankruptcy judge ordered the court-supervised liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ personal assets but dismissed the bankruptcy of his company, Free Speech Systems, without ordering its liquidation. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez appointed a Chapter 7 trustee to sell Jones’ assets, including his ownership stake in Free Speech Systems, the parent company of his…
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took at least three additional trips funded by billionaire benefactor Harlan Crow, which he failed to disclose, said Senator Dick Durbin, the Democratic chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Thursday. Crow, a Texas businessman and Republican donor, revealed details about Thomas’s travel between 2017 and 2021. This disclosure came…