Judge dismisses 2 counts against Trump in Georgia election case

New Mexico judge upholds dismissal of involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in a fatal movie set shooting

Entertainment - ABC News - October 25

Judge upholds dismissal of involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in on-set shooting

A New Mexico judge has upheld her own decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie

Entertainment - ABC News - October 25

Judge rules against GOP over weekend absentee ballot returns in Georgia

A federal judge ruled against Republicans in a challenge to Democratic strongholds in Georgia that opened locations over the weekend and Monday for voters to return their absentee ballots in ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Georgia's controversial hand count rule blocked by judge: 'Too much, too late'

Georgia’s controversial hand count rule blocked by a judge, "too much, too late."

Judge rejects handful of controversial rules, including hand-count rule, from Georgia board

A judge in Georgia tossed out a handful of controversial rules passed in recent months by the GOP-majority Georgia State Election Board, arguing that the board didn’t have the authority to put ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

Trump making case to Latinos, Harris dominating fundraising race with 2 weeks until Election Day

Two weeks out from Election Day, Donald Trump is reaching out to Latino voters at a roundtable event in Florida. Meanwhile, Kamala Harris is boasting a fundraising haul that's more than three times ...

Georgia judge rules county election officials must certify election results

A Georgia judge ruled Tuesday that county election officials may not delay or decline to certify election results based on suspicions of fraud. Fulton County Superior Judge Robert McBurney wrote in ...

Politics - The Hill - October 15

Local Officials Cannot Refuse to Certify Election Results, Georgia Judge Rules

The ruling cuts at the heart of a key argument made by right-wing activists since the 2020 election, when Donald Trump sought to disrupt the certification process as part of his bid to subvert the ...

Top stories - The New York Times - October 15

Local election officials in Georgia must certify results, judge rules

County election boards in Georgia are not allowed to refuse to certify election results, a state judge ruled on Tuesday.

Georgia judge invalidates controversial new state election rules

The seven rules thrown out by a Georgia judge include one that required the number of ballots be hand-counted after the close of polls.

Judge orders Giuliani to hand over assets to Georgia election workers

Rudy Giuliani must turn over much of his property — his apartment in New York, the city that made him mayor, and other prized possessions — to two Georgia election workers who have sought for ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

Trump assassination suspect demands Judge Cannon recuse from case

Ryan Routh, the man charged with attempting to assassinate former President Trump at his Florida golf course last month, asked U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday to recuse herself from ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

Judge in Trump's Jan. 6 case rules additional evidence will be unsealed Friday

The judge in Donald Trump's election interference case has ordered that a filing containing additional evidence gathered by the special counsel be released on Friday.

Aileen Cannon, Judge in Trump Assassination Case, Refuses to Recuse Herself

The man accused of plotting to shoot Donald J. Trump at his golf course had asked the judge to step aside, saying she had been praised by the former president and listed as a possible Trump appointee.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 29

Judge grants Jack Smith's request to pause Trump Jan. 6 case

A federal judge granted a request from special counsel Jack Smith on Friday to suspend deadlines in President-elect Trump’s election interference case. The move comes after Smith begun discussions ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Judge pauses Trump proceedings as special counsel seeks to wind up case

Jack Smith is ending his prosecution of Trump over efforts to overturn 2020 election and classified documents retention. US elections 2024 – live updates The federal judge overseeing Donald ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Prosecutors can combine sex crimes cases against Harvey Weinstein, judge rules

Manhattan prosecutors can combine two sexual crimes cases against Harvey Weinstein, a judge ruled Wednesday, delivering a legal victory to the district attorney’s office ahead of the disgraced ...

Georgia prosecutor asks appeals court to reinstate 6 charges in Trump case

Lawyers for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said a judge "erred" when he dismissed the charges in March.

Judges dismiss GOP lawsuits challenging overseas ballots

Judges in both Michigan and North Carolina dismissed lawsuits brought on by the Republican National Committee that would have increased restrictions for overseas ballots. Some Republicans argued ...

Judge dismisses Pennsylvania Republicans' overseas voters lawsuit

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed six Pennsylvania Republican congressmen’s lawsuit that could have thrown thousands of overseas ballots into question in the key swing state. U.S. District ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Trump's victory likely upends all the criminal cases against him

Donald Trump's projected election night win is likely to lead him to a number of other victories in court.

Politics - NBC News - 2 days ago

US prosecutors weigh closing federal criminal cases against Trump

Department of Justice special counsel’s investigations dealt potentially fatal blow due to election outcome

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

US special counsel to wind down criminal cases against Donald Trump

Jack Smith’s case would not be finished before inauguration, after which Trump could prohibit prosecutors from pursuing it. US election 2024 – latest updates Trump’s victory throws uncertainty ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Kemp discusses relationship with Trump as tight Georgia race against Harris remains

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is weighing in on his relationship with Donald Trump as efforts from the former president's campaign and Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign to swing Georgia ramp up. CBS ...

All eyes on Georgia with election day over 2 weeks away

Voters in Georgia came out in droves to cast a record number of early ballots. Georgia’s secretary of state praised the massive turnout and the security of the vote four years after Georgia was at ...

Politics - NBC News - October 20

Trump's lawyers ask for delay in election interference case

The judge in former President Donald Trump's election interference case could unseal more evidence before the 2024 election. Trump's lawyers are requesting U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan delay ...

New details unsealed in Trump election interference case

The judge presiding over Donald Trump's election interference case unsealed some evidence filed by special counsel Jack Smith in his case against the former president. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane ...

Military officials reportedly discuss how to handle illegal orders from Trump – live

Pentagon officials discuss what to do if Trump were to attempt to deploy the military domestically, CNN reports. Nancy Pelosi says Biden’s delay in exiting race blew Democrats’ chances ...

World - The Guardian - 17 hours ago

Texas apologizes to Georgia players, staff, SEC and game officials after fans throw trash on field

Texas has apologized after fans littered the field with water bottles and other trash after an interception for the top-ranked Longhorns against No. 5 Georgia was initially wiped out by a ...

Sports - ABC News - October 20

Trump flips Georgia in 2024 presidential election

Former President Donald Trump won the key battleground state of Georgia in 2024, CBS News projects. President Biden won the state by fewer than 12,000 votes in 2020. CBS News' Dave Malkoff has more ...

Georgia judge rules officials can't delay election certification over fraud concerns

"Election superintendents in Georgia have a mandatory fixed obligation to certify election results," the judge wrote.

Breaking down the Georgia ballot hand counting ruling

With early in-person voting underway in Georgia, a judge there Tuesday night blocked a new rule requiring the hand counting of election ballots. The judge called the rule "too much, too late" and ...

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