• 'Embarrassing': Trump's White House lawyer puts Judge Cannon on notice for 'absurd' ruling

    The judge overseeing Donald Trump's classified documents case is making decisions that are drawing scathing rebukes. And they may earn her a recusal. U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump before he left office, this week ordered defense lawyers and Special Prosecutor Jack Smith's team to file their own version of submissions breaking down instructions they would offer to instruct a jury around competing interpretations of the Presidential...

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    Judge recommends disbarment of ex-Trump election lawyer

    An attorney discipline judge in California has recommended that ex-Trump election lawyer John Eastman be disbarred, according to an opinion released on Wednesday.

  • Trump Lawyers Raise Alarms for Judge: 'Really Disconcerting'

    Donald Trump's lawyers' lack of a case to cite in order to back up their argument in the former president's hush money hearing on Monday raised alarms for Judge Juan Merchan.Merchan, who is presiding over the case, pressed Trump's lawyer, Todd Blanche, to cite a case to back up his prosecutorial misconduct claims. He noted that Blanche has accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of misconduct, and himself, as being "complicit" in it. When pressured to provide a case, Blanche admitted...

  • John Eastman, Trump's former lawyer, should be disbarred, judge rules

    John Eastman, the former Orange County law school dean who helped forge Donald Trump’s legal strategy for retaining power after the 2020 election, should be disbarred, a State Bar Court judge ruled Wednesday. "It is true that an attorney has a duty to engage in zealous advocacy on behalf of a client," wrote the judge, Yvette Roland. "However, Eastman's inaccurate assertions were lies that cannot be justified as zealous advocacy." Roland's recommendation to yank the 63-year-old Eastman’s license...

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    Judge recommends ex-Trump election lawyer John Eastman be disbarred

    WXIA, CNN By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — An attorney discipline judge in California has recommended that ex-Trump election lawyer John Eastman be disbarred, according to an opinion released on Wednesday. Eastman will lose his ability to practice law within days, because the court’s decision involuntarily revokes his license, according to the opinion. Judge Yvette Roland’s

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    Judge recommends ex-Trump election lawyer John Eastman be disbarred

    WXIA, CNN By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — An attorney discipline judge in California has recommended that ex-Trump election lawyer John Eastman be disbarred, according to an opinion released on Wednesday. Eastman will lose his ability to practice law within days, because the court’s decision involuntarily revokes his license, according to the opinion. Judge Yvette Roland’s

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    Judge recommends ex-Trump election lawyer John Eastman be disbarred

    WXIA, CNN By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — An attorney discipline judge in California has recommended that ex-Trump election lawyer John Eastman be disbarred, according to an opinion released on Wednesday. Eastman will lose his ability to practice law within days, because the court’s decision involuntarily revokes his license, according to the opinion. Judge Yvette Roland’s

  • Ex-Trump lawyer should be disbarred for his role in 2020 election, says judge

    Judge recommends John Eastman, facing 11 disciplinary charges, lose his California law license over efforts to keep Trump in powerA judge has recommended that conservative attorney John Eastman lose his California law license over his efforts to keep Donald Trump in power after the 2020 election.Eastman, a former law school dean, faces 11 disciplinary charges in the state bar court stemming from his development of a legal strategy to have then vice president Mike Pence interfere with the...

  • Judge: Ex-Trump lawyer Eastman should lose CA law license

    State Bar Court of California Judge Yvette Roland's recommendation, issued Wednesday, now goes to the California Supreme Court for a final ruling on whether he should be disbarred. Eastman can appeal the top court's decision.

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    Judge recommends ex-Trump election lawyer John Eastman be disbarred

    An attorney discipline judge in California has recommended that ex-Trump election lawyer John Eastman be disbarred, according to an opinion released on Wednesday. Judge Yvette Roland’s opinion comes after a lengthy trial about Eastman’s actions as he led some of the efforts for Donald Trump to challenge his 2020 election loss. The opinion serves as a recommendation to the California Supreme Court, which will ultimately decide whether to endorse or reject the punishment. Eastman will have the...

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    Judge recommends ex-Trump election lawyer John Eastman be disbarred

    By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — An attorney discipline judge in California has recommended that ex-Trump election lawyer John Eastman be disbarred, according to an opinion released on Wednesday. Eastman will lose his ability to practice law within days, because the court’s decision involuntarily revokes his license, according to the opinion. Judge Yvette Roland’s opinion comes

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    Judge gets frustrated with Trump’s attorneys. Hear what happened in court

    CNN’s Kara Scannell describes the moment Judge Juan Merchan intensely questioned Donald Trump’s lawyers during a hearing about Trump’s upcoming criminal trial.