Why Americans can’t watch or listen to Trump’s N.Y. trial
NEW YORK — It’s a moment in history — the first U.S. president facing criminal charges in an American courtroom. Yet only a handful of observers…
Justice Thomas returns to Supreme Court after one-day absence
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is back on the bench after an unexplained one-day absence. Thomas, 75, was in his usual seat, to the…
Trump’s hush money trial is about more than Stormy Daniels and sex
The adult film star. The betraying bagman. The brash billionaire. The plot reads like a “Sopranos” episode, a shadowy narrative of a nation’s sins and…
Trump’s New York hush money trial faces further political antics
After a pretrial period replete with juvenile tantrums, nonstarter attempts to delay the proceedings, and savage attacks on prosecutors, the presiding judge and New Yorkers…
Could Trump become president after being convicted of a crime?
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump made history last year as the first of the nation’s chief executives to be indicted for a crime. This week, he…
Trump’s history-making hush-money trial begins with jury selection
NEW YORK — Donald Trump arrived Monday at a New York court for the start of jury selection in his hush-money trial, marking a singular moment…
Azerbaijan calls for ICJ to throw out Armenian ethnic cleansing case | Courts News
The case accuses Azerbaijan of glorifying racism and allowing hate speech against Armenians. Azerbaijan has called for the UN’s International Court of Justice to throw…
Public interest in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case has never waned, and there are still questions left unanswered
As the judge put it, having escaped the lions' den Bruce Lehrmann made the mistake of going back for his hat.Today was the full catastrophe.Mr…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and what it takes to build a sex-trafficking case
Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly was once worth hundreds of millions of dollars but is now serving what amounts to a life sentence in federal…
Judge finds Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins, defamation case fails
The Federal Court has found, on the balance of probabilities, Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019.Justice Michael Lee has found the…
Iran warns Israel, US of ‘severe response’ in case of retaliation | Conflict News
Iranian military chief says overnight attack ‘achieved all its goals’, adding that US bases are under threat if it backs Israeli retaliation. Iran has warned…
Judge declines to delay Trump’s hush money trial over publicity
NEW YORK — The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money criminal case on Friday turned down the former president’s request to postpone his trial because of…
Documents to be unsealed in L.A. city attorney and DWP corruption case
More than 1,000 pages of confidential documents from a federal criminal investigation into the Los Angeles city attorney’s office and the Department of Water and…
Too many California parents don’t know who killed their children
Like a lot of parents, I’ve carried a picture of my son everywhere I go for many years. Unlike a lot of them, I have…
How Jack Smith is trying to get Trump’s Jan. 6 trial moving
Special counsel Jack Smith’s latest brief to the Supreme Court on Donald Trump’s immunity claim strives to ensure that the justices’ decision puts the Jan.…
Homeland Security secretary navigates working with Republicans
WASHINGTON — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas was expected to be testifying about his agency’s 2025 budget Wednesday just as House Republicans advanced…
Appeals court rejects Trump’s third request to delay hush money trial
NEW YORK — Donald Trump is now 0 for 3 in last-minute attempts to get a New York appeals court to delay his looming hush money…
What to expect during Trump’s hush-money trial in New York
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is expected to be pulled from the campaign trail for at least two months starting next week…
Former assistant principal charged in case of 6-year-old who shot Virginia teacher
Former assistant principal Ebony J. Parker of Richneck Elementary School in Virginia, where a 6-year-old shot his teacher last year, has been indicted on eight…
A knotty question of parent liability in the Crumbley school shooting case | Gun Violence News
The court cases against Jennifer and James Crumbley have hinged on a thorny question: As school shootings become increasingly common in the United States, can…