The Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider its third major abortion case in two years—and the third brought with the help of a legal nonprofit attempting to infuse American life with its far-right brand of Christianity. Not only is the group, Alliance Defending Freedom, behind legislation to ban abortion, it is also increasingly representing state […]
Defendant Donald Trump's trial demeanor has him being sketched or photographed looking cross, sleeping, slouching, and bored, and this is likely vexing his trial attorney Todd Blanche. Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara made note of the four days of trial wearing down former President Donald Trump's pristine veneer, resulting in him scowling at the judge and craning his head to make eyes with some jurors. Already, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan...
To the editor: Arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court on Idaho's abortion ban imply that it is clear when a mother's life is threatened by a pregnancy. As a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, I can tell you that is not always the case. I recall two patients of mine with nonviable fetuses, a rupture of the amniotic membranes and infection of the fluid. Although the patients looked well, I recommended delivery of the fetus to clear the infection. The mothers chose to go home. They developed sepsis...
A key member of Donald Trump's legal defense team has reportedly dropped one of the former president's associates, Boris Epshteyn, as a client as it became clear that the two were considered adversarial to each other due to a recent Arizona criminal indictment.Hugo Lowell, political investigations reporter for The Guardian, reported after Epshteyn was indicted in Arizona that "Trump lawyer Todd Blanche may soon have to choose whether loyalty is [with] Trump or Boris Epshteyn — clients who are...
Former President Donald Trump's legal team made a massive admission to the Supreme Court during oral argument about presidential immunity — acknowledging to Justice Amy Coney Barrett that at least some of the acts committed by the former president in the plot to overturn the election, like speaking to private attorneys about how to block elector certification, were not official acts.That could play a massive role in the justices' decision, former Supreme Court law clerk Joshua Matz told CNN's...
The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's New York criminal case, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, is a Biden donor, Trump lawyer Jesse Binnall said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily.
A defence lawyer for one accused in a Sarnia murder trial floated theories of how her client’s DNA ended up on a bloodied knife and other key evidence past an expert biologist and the jury Thursday.
Judge Juan Merchan said he would make a decision on potential gag order violations at a later date
A lawyer defending the state of New Hampshire against abuse allegations at its youth detention center has attacked the plaintiff’s credibility
Analiza Kjaer, 50, also settled other debts and transferred cash to her daughter. Kjaer's victim said her life 'fell apart' after being defrauded, the Old Bailey heard
Former President Donald Trump's biggest risk in the Manhattan hush money trial could be what he himself says if he takes the witness stand, former Trump administration White House lawyer Jim Schultz argued on CNN Monday.This came as the trial's first day opened with the jury selection process, with Trump sitting at the defense table and some experts remarking that he appeared diminished."Does today matter?" asked anchor Phil Mattingly. "Does what they see from these potential jurors matter in...
THOUSANDS of British holiday flights have been hit by suspected Russian jamming — with aviation sources branding the tactic “extremely dangerous” and a major threat to air safety. The electronic at