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...
Former President Donald Trump won a "crucial" and "unexpected" victory in Monday's critical bond ruling, which came on a day the court does not generally issue rulings, the establishment media reported.
CNN By Manu Raju, CNN Sen. Lisa Murkowski, aghast at Donald Trump’s candidacy and the direction of her party, won’t rule out bolting from the GOP. The veteran Alaska Republican, one of seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial amid the aftermath of January 6, 2021, is done with the former president
CNN By Manu Raju, CNN Sen. Lisa Murkowski, aghast at Donald Trump’s candidacy and the direction of her party, won’t rule out bolting from the GOP. The veteran Alaska Republican, one of seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial amid the aftermath of January 6, 2021, is done with the former president
In Donald Trump’s classified documents case, Judge Aileen Cannon’s order about jury instructions seems to take precedence over numerous other pretrial issues.
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...
A judge ruled in February that Trump deceived banks and insurers by inflating his wealth on financial statements used to secure loans and make deals for years.
John Eastman, who was indicted alongside former president Donald Trump for his alleged role in a scheme to overturn the results of Georgia's presidential election in 2020, has reportedly been recommended for disbarment by an attorney discipline judge.The court recommended disbarment for Eastman, who has previously seen his Trump-related legal arguments shot down in the public square, on Wednesday, according to POLITICO's Kyle Cheney.ALSO READ: ‘Don't have enough’: Wealthy Trump allies balk at...
The clock is ticking for the former president to post an appeals bond to stop a $454m fraud judgment against him
New York appeals court judge had ruled ex-president must post bond covering full amount to pause enforcement of judgmentLawyers for Donald Trump said on Monday he could not post a bond covering the full amount of the $454m civil fraud judgment against him while he appeals the New York ruling, because to do so was “a practical impossibility” after 30 surety companies turned him down.In a court filing seeking a stay on the payment, which is due on 25 March, lawyers for the former president and...
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett Justice noted that the personal social media accounts of public officials often present an 'ambiguous' status because they mix official announcements with personal content.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court has ruled public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking