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Damian Williams, the federal prosecutor for Manhattan who gained national attention for securing convictions against high-profile figures like U.S. Senator Bob Menendez and crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried, announced on Monday that he will resign ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the presidency. Williams, appointed by President Joe Biden in 2021, will step down on December…
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A U.S. judge dismissed the federal criminal case against Donald Trump on Monday, highlighting the collapse of what many see as a politically charged attempt to criminalize the former president. Prosecutors, led by Special Counsel Jack Smith, moved to drop the case accusing Trump of trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat, along with a…
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President-elect Donald Trump is moving to dismiss the controversial criminal case in which he was convicted in May on 34 felony counts tied to hush money payments. A New York judge on Friday ruled in favor of allowing Trump to file for dismissal and postponed his sentencing indefinitely, citing the implications of his overwhelming victory…
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Senate Democrats and Republicans struck a late-night agreement on Wednesday, enabling votes on a group of President Joe Biden’s nominees for federal trial courts while halting efforts to confirm four appellate court nominees. This arrangement leaves those appellate court vacancies for Republican President-elect Donald Trump to fill. A spokesperson for Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer…
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A federal judge rejected an attempt by the parents of a Massachusetts high school senior to force his school to erase his disciplinary record and increase his history class grade. School officials had accused the student of using an artificial intelligence program to cheat on a class assignment. On Wednesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Levenson…
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Donald Trump’s lawyers urged a judge to dismiss the Republican’s conviction for illegally covering up hush money payments to a porn star, arguing that his U.S. presidential election victory makes sentencing a threat to government stability. In a letter filed Tuesday and released Wednesday, Trump’s legal team requested permission from New York State Supreme Court…
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Sean “Diddy” Combs will appear in court on Tuesday for a hearing regarding prosecutors’ acquisition of his handwritten notes, which authorities obtained during a search of his jail cell. Combs, who is awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, claims the notes include details about defense witnesses and strategies, protected under attorney-client privilege. In a Monday…
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Nebraska Attorney General Michael Hilgers filed an antitrust lawsuit on Tuesday against several major heavy-duty truck manufacturers, accusing them of limiting the availability of diesel-powered semi-trucks in favor of electric trucks. The lawsuit alleges that the truck manufacturers conspired to phase out medium- and heavy-duty internal combustion vehicles, a move driven by California’s environmental regulations…
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Prosecutors opposed Donald Trump’s request to dismiss the hush money case now that he is president-elect and asked a judge on Tuesday to establish a schedule to litigate the matter. Trump, 78, originally faced sentencing on November 26, but New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan paused all proceedings last week at the request…
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The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal in an antitrust lawsuit brought by 17 U.S. states against Google, allowing a lower court’s ruling to stand. The decision compels South Carolina’s parks, recreation, and tourism agency to release records that Google sought for its defense. The states accuse Google of maintaining an illegal…
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