It looks like former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is going to lose his appeal to have his Georgia RICO case moved to federal court. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on the chief judge’s comments, which did not sound encouraging for Meadows: During the arguments, Pryor pointed to …
Read More »Prince Harry’s Phone Was Hacked by U.K. Tabloid, Judge Rules in Landmark Case
A London court on Friday found in favor of Prince Harry in a lawsuit that he had pursued against a British tabloid publisher, a major victory in the royal’s long-running battle with Britain’s news media over its intrusion into his life. The judge found there was sufficient proof that Mirror …
Read More »Justices to Decide Scope of Obstruction Charge Central to Trump’s Jan. 6 Case
The Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to decide a question at the heart of the federal election-interference case against former President Donald J. Trump and hundreds of prosecutions arising from the assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Can the government charge defendants in those cases under a federal …
Read More »Pakistan court indicts jailed ex-PM Imran Khan in state secrets case
Guilty verdict could bring up to 10 years in prison in a case that reduces Khan’s chances of being released in time to campaign before elections next year. Jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has pleaded not guilty to charges of leaking state secrets under an indictment that deals a …
Read More »Prosecutors Ask Judge to Deny Trump’s Request to Freeze Election Case
Federal prosecutors on Sunday asked the judge handling former President Donald J. Trump’s trial on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election to reject his request to freeze the case in its entirety as Mr. Trump appeals her recent ruling that he is not immune from prosecution. The prosecutors …
Read More »Appeals court partially upholds Trump gag order in Jan. 6 case
A federal appeals court panel has preserved most of a gag order on former US President Donald Trump in his federal election interference case in Washington, D.C. The three-judge panel concluded that some of Trump’s remarks “pose a significant and imminent threat to the orderly adjudication” of justice but …
Read More »Footballer Paul Pogba’s lawyers ‘will try to secure a two-year ban’ in his doping case as Juve plan to terminate his contract
Paul Pogba’s lawyers will reportedly try to get his potential four-year ban reduced to just two years during a hearing that is set to take place in January 2024. On Thursday, Italian prosecutors suggested that former Manchester United midfielder Pogba to be hit with a four-year ban for failing a drugs …
Read More »Police charge Akintayo Akindele with fraud, attempt to withdraw bribery case
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has charged the MD/CEO of Duport Midstream Company Limited, Akintoye Akindele, to court for alleged fraud. However, in a twist of events, the police moved to withdraw the N150million bribery case against the Lagos businessman. The request for withdrawal of the …
Read More »Former 'Empire' actor, Jussie Smollett loses appeal over Hoax case conviction
An Illinois appeals court has upheld the conviction of former “Empire” star Jussie Smollett for orchestrating a hate crime against himself nearly five years ago. Smollett was convicted in December 2021 on five felony charges of disorderly conduct and was later sentenced to 150 days in the Cook County …
Read More »Federal Judge Rejects Trump’s Immunity Claims in Election Case
A federal judge on Friday rejected claims by former President Donald J. Trump that he enjoyed absolute immunity from criminal charges accusing him of seeking to reverse the 2020 election, slapping down his argument that the indictment should be tossed out because it was based on actions he took while …
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