Manhattan prosecutors are asking a judge to clarify a gag order imposed on former President Donald Trump, following social media posts by the former commander-in-chief that criticized the judge’s daughter. In a letter dated Friday to New York Judge Juan Merchan, prosecutors asked the judge to clarify if the order protects family members of the court, district attorney’s office and …
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Mail-in ballots must have dates on envelopes, Pennsylvania appeals court rules
A Pennsylvania federal appeals court has ruled that mail-in ballots received without accurate handwritten dates on the outside of envelopes are not valid, a ruling that will have a significant impact on this year’s elections in the key battleground state. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled 2-1 on Wednesday, overturning a lower court’s November decision. The …
Read More »Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' armorer remains in prison after request for new trial denied
A judge denied Hannah Gutierrez Reed’s request for a new trial Friday. The convicted “Rust” armorer will also stay in prison ahead of her sentencing, despite plans to appeal the March 6 involuntary manslaughter conviction. Gutierrez Reed’s lawyer, Jason Bowles, argued that it is “unfair” to have the armorer possibly serve her whole sentence if it’s going to be reversed. …
Read More »Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' armorer's demand for new trial 'uphill battle' following conviction: expert
Hannah Gutierrez Reed’s demand for a new trial after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter will be an “uphill battle,” an expert told Fox News Digital. The “Rust” armorer will return to court Friday to argue for a new trial and an immediate release from prison. Gutierrez Reed faces up to 18 months in prison, in addition to a $5,000 fine, …
Read More »D.C. judge's comments on Trump in hush money case ‘inappropriate’ and ‘unseemly,’ experts say
A federal judge from Washington, D.C., is facing criticism for what experts are calling “inappropriate” comments about former President Trump in a media interview as Trump faces a federal trial in the judge’s district. Senior U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton for the District of Columbia appeared in an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Thursday after Trump criticized the daughter …
Read More »Trump appeals Georgia court order that keeps Fani Willis on the case: 'Should have been disqualified'
Former President Trump and eight co-defendants have appealed a court order that kept embattled Atlanta prosecutor Fani Willis on a sweeping election interference case, arguing she “should have been disqualified” for having an “improper” affair with a subordinate whom she hired. In a petition to the Georgia Court of Appeals, Trump and co-defendants argued a court order demanding Willis to …
Read More »Hunter Biden's former Chinese 'business colleague' stiffed NYC designer out of millions: court docs
EXCLUSIVE: A Chinese business executive with close ties to Hunter Biden and a top former adviser to Joe Biden when he was vice president is facing legal action after failing to pay a New York designer millions in “contractually-owed payments,” according to court records reviewed by Fox News Digital. The son of “Chinese billionaires” who runs a vast real estate …
Read More »Sean 'Diddy' Combs lawsuit names 50 Cent's ex-girlfriend as one of music mogul's alleged sex workers
A lawsuit filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs by a male music producer alleging sexual assault is shedding more light on the embattled music mogul’s alleged activities and how he’s connected to a fellow rapper’s ex-girlfriend. In documents obtained by Fox News Digital, Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones Jr., a producer on Combs’ latest studio album, “The Love Album: Off the Grid,” …
Read More »Georgia election charges should be tossed, acts are protected by 1st amendment: Trump attorney
In a hearing Thursday in Fulton County Superior Court, lawyers for former President Trump and co-defendants argued that the sweeping election interference case against him should be tossed, citing First Amendment protections for political speech. Judge Scott McAfee presided over the hearing Thursday morning in the first court appearance in the Trump case since ordering District Attorney Fani Willis to …
Read More »Military chaplains appeal to Supreme Court over COVID-19 policies that forced out religious objectors
A group of military chaplains is urging the Supreme Court to stop the Department of Defense from enforcing policies that it says punish those who filed religious objections to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The Supreme Court is currently considering the chaplains’ appeal of a Fourth Circuit decision to dismiss the case. While awaiting the ruling, the chaplains argue that “interim …
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