Finally, a Judge Steps Up and Denies a Trump Trial Delay Bid

GOP front-runner Donald Trump is officially headed to court next month—the first of his four upcoming criminal trials expected sometime this year. On Thursday, Trump headed to New York for a court hearing on his hush-money case. Judge Juan Manuel Continue reading Finally, a Judge Steps Up and Denies a Trump Trial Delay Bid

Jack Smith Hits Back at Judge Cannon’s Dangerous Order on Trump Case

Special Counsel Jack Smith on Thursday night warned that the judge in Donald Trump’s classified documents case has made a “clear error” that could put witnesses at risk. Earlier this week, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, ruled Continue reading Jack Smith Hits Back at Judge Cannon’s Dangerous Order on Trump Case

Judge Aileen Cannon Just Handed Donald Trump a Massive Favor

The ruling was “masterful because it combined so many elements” like “constitutional text, judicial precedent, history, and just sheer logic and the party’s own concessions—Trump’s own concessions—just to make an absolutely cohesive whole opinion that just inexorably leads you to Continue reading Judge Aileen Cannon Just Handed Donald Trump a Massive Favor

Judge Projects Trump’s January 6 Trial Could Start Even Later in 2024

Three days after taking the case off the docket due to months of grandstanding by Trump’s legal team, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan is musing over the possibility that Donald Trump’s January 6 criminal trial could be postponed until August. Continue reading Judge Projects Trump’s January 6 Trial Could Start Even Later in 2024

Here’s Why Judge Engoron Likely Slammed Brakes on Trump Fraud Trial Verdict

While the world awaits for New York Justice Arthur Engoron to issue a verdict in Donald Trump’s $370 million bank fraud trial, legal experts believe Engoron is awaiting juicy new details from an emerging plea deal from one of the Continue reading Here’s Why Judge Engoron Likely Slammed Brakes on Trump Fraud Trial Verdict

Judge Tosses Disney Lawsuit, Greenlights Ron DeSantis Retaliation

A Trump-appointed judge effectively handed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis the keys to Disney World on Wednesday, ruling that the governor’s choice to dissolve the company’s special tax district and personally appoint every member of its new local governing body was Continue reading Judge Tosses Disney Lawsuit, Greenlights Ron DeSantis Retaliation

Judge in E. Jean Carroll Trial Gives Jury Ominous Warning After Damning Trump Verdict

Judge Lewis Kaplan had just a few short words to share with the jury moments after they issued a whopping $83.3 million verdict against Donald Trump in the defamation case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. “My advice to you Continue reading Judge in E. Jean Carroll Trial Gives Jury Ominous Warning After Damning Trump Verdict

Judge Absolutely Kneecaps Trump’s Testimony in E. Jean Carroll Trial

New York Attorney General Letitia James accused Trump, his sons Don Jr. and Eric, the Trump Organization, and other company executives of fraudulently inflating the value of various real estate assets to get more favorable terms on bank loans. The Continue reading Judge Absolutely Kneecaps Trump’s Testimony in E. Jean Carroll Trial

“Evidence 101”: Judge Schools Trump’s Idiot Lawyer on How Evidence Works

Donald Trump’s defense lawyer Alina Habba isn’t impressing anyone during the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial—least of all Judge Lewis Kaplan, who has become increasingly fed up with the showy attorney and the rest of Trump’s team, regularly glowering and Continue reading “Evidence 101”: Judge Schools Trump’s Idiot Lawyer on How Evidence Works