• Judges, lawyers flummoxed by Judge Cannon: 'Very, very troubling'

    Judges, lawyers flummoxed by Judge Cannon: 'Very, very troubling' (Second column, 9th story, link) Related stories:Longtime Trump employee: Mar-a-Lago culture would have led many to commit crimes

  • Leslie Stahl hailed for calling out Jim Jordan’s ‘lies’ about 2020 election: ‘Liars don't want their lies removed’

    Social media users have hailed Leslie Stahl for calling out Jim Jordan’s “lies” about the 2020 election during a ‘60 Minutes’ episode. X users have pointed out how Jordan looked “speechless” upon being fact-checked by Stahl.The Congressman suggested that tech companies should not remove most of what they think is misinformation. “I think you let the American people respect the American people, their common sense, to figure out what’s accurate, what isn’t,” Jordan said.“What about this idea that...

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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...

  • Lawyers call on judges in Garrick Club to give up membership

    Exclusive: Letter with more than 60 signatories says membership ‘perpetuates systemic discrimination against women’A group of more than 60 lawyers in England and Wales have called on all judges who are members of the men-only Garrick Club to resign from it immediately, claiming membership is “incompatible with the core principles of justice, equality and fairness”.In an open letter, the barristers, solicitors and legal professionals say they have been concerned by recent reports in the Guardian...

  • Climate protesters under fire in Europe: U.N. expert

    Environmental activists are increasingly facing hostility across Europe, a U.N. expert said, warning that the very right to protest was "at risk" in countries usually considered beacons of democracy. Michel Forst, the U.N. special rapporteur on environmental defenders, told AFP in an interview this week that he was deeply troubled

  • Judge recommends conservative lawyer John Eastman be disbarred in California

    A California judge recommended that conservative attorney John Eastman be disbarred in the state over his role in developing a legal strategy to help President Donald Trump stay in power after his 2020 election loss.

  • 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...

  • Jen Psaki Lies About Lying

    When it comes to lies, Ronna McDaniel is a piker compared to the former White House Press Secretary.

  • NBC won't pay election liar Ronna McDaniel to lie on air after all

    Well, she's out. Just a day after NBC and MSNBC hosts publicly blasted the company's hiring of Donald Trump-allied former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel, the network's executives reversed course.  NBCUniversal News Group Chairman Cesar Conde on Tuesday sent company employees a memo confirming the decision: There is no doubt that the last several days have been difficult for the News Group. After listening to the legitimate concerns of many of you, I have decided that Ronna...

  • Girl Found Lying On Sidewalk After Possible Jump From Overpass In Westchester

    Authorities are investigating after a teenage girl was found lying on a sidewalk after possibly jumping from an overpass in Westchester.  The investigation was prompted by an incident on Thursday, March 21 around 10 p.m., when a 15-year-old girl was found on a sidewalk near the pedestrian overpass in Yonkers in the area of 329 Central Park Ave., according to Yonkers Police Detective Sergeant Frank DiDomizio.  Arriving officers found the girl uninjured and could not confirm if she had actually...

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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