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Trump loses last-ditch appeals court bid to delay E. Jean Carroll rape defamation civil trial

Update: Jury rules Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in damages for defamation A New York federal appeals…

Names in Jeffrey Epstein court documents unsealed

New York federal court documents containing previously hidden names of people associated in some way with the late notorious sex…

Maine state official who removed Trump from ballot was targeted in swatting call at her home

A fake emergency call to police resulted in officers responding Friday night to the home of Maine Secretary of State…

Prosecutors urge appeals court to reject Trump’s immunity claims in election subversion case

Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal appeals court Saturday to reject former President Donald Trump’s claims that he is…

With the Supreme Court on the sideline for now, Trump’s lawyers press immunity claims before lower court in late-night filing

Donald Trump was acting within his role as president when he pressed claims about “alleged fraud and irregularity” in the…

Israel and Hamas measures get a look as most U.S. state legislatures meet for the first time since Oct. 7

Most U.S. state legislatures will reconvene in January for the first time since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel sparked…

Former Swiss finance executive pleads guilty to tax evasion scheme that hid $60 million

WASHINGTON — A former Swiss finance executive pled guilty in New York federal court on Thursday to conspiring to defraud…

Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy protection, lists more than $100 million in debts

Rudy Giuliani filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York on Thursday, citing debts that include a nearly $150…

Trump immunity claim: DOJ special counsel pushes Supreme Court for quick action on appeal

The federal special counsel prosecuting Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to quickly hear an appeal on whether…

Man pleads guilty in stock fraud case involving $100 million New Jersey deli

A North Carolina ex-convict pleaded guilty to securities fraud in connection with conspiring to manipulate the stock of a company…