attorney discipline

  • Former Trump Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro Disbarred In New York Over Role In 2020 Election Scheme

    Kenneth Chesebro, a former legal adviser to Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign and a central figure in the effort to overturn the election results, has been officially disbarred in New York. The state appellate court issued the disbarment order in June, citing Chesebro’s criminal conduct in the now-infamous fake electors scheme targeting key battleground states.…

  • Diddy Trial Judge Rebukes Mark Geragos for Referring to Prosecutors as ‘Six-Pack of White Women’ on Podcast

    Tensions are rising in the federal sex-trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, as U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian sternly reprimanded high-profile attorney Mark Geragos for inflammatory podcast comments that the judge called “outrageous.” In a closed-door meeting Tuesday morning, Judge Subramanian criticized Geragos, who is linked to Combs’ defense team, for remarks he made on…

  • Letitia James Faces Ethics Complaint Over Alleged Mortgage Fraud Tied to Federal Housing Probe

    New York Attorney General Letitia James is under scrutiny after a formal ethics complaint was filed with the New York State Unified Court System’s Committee on Professional Standards, following a criminal referral issued by Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William Pulte. The complaint, submitted by conservative legal advocacy group America First Legal (AFL), accuses…