Trump's federal prosecution ends as appeals court drops him from classified docs case

A federal appeals court has dropped Donald Trump from the special counsel's appeal of his classified documents case, ending Trump's prosecution on federal charges.

Appeals court agrees to end Trump’s classified documents case

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted a request from special counsel Jack Smith to drop President-elect Trump’s Florida documents case, ending the battle to charge him over retaining ...

Politics - The Hill - 12 hours ago

Court pauses appeal of Trump's classified documents case

A federal appeals court granted Special Counsel Jack Smith’s request to pause his appeal of President-elect Donald Trump’s classified documents case until Dec. 2.

Appeals court agrees to dismiss Trump's classified documents case

An appeals court on Tuesday agreed to dismiss charges related to Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents, effectively ending Special Counsel Jack Smith's prosecution of Trump.

Smith moves to drop Jan. 6, classified documents cases against Trump

Special counsel Jack Smith moved to dismiss both his election interference case and classified documents case against President-elect Trump, citing Department of Justice (DOJ) policy against ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Appeals court agrees to end special counsel's bid to revive documents case against Trump

Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal appeals court to dismiss his appeal in the documents case against President-elect Donald Trump.

Politics - CBS News - 12 hours ago

Judge dismisses special counsel's election case against Trump

The case was dismissed "without prejudice", meaning charges could be refiled when Trump leaves office.

Special counsel asks judge to pause his appeal in Trump's classified documents case

Special counsel Jack Smith has asked a federal appeals court to pause his appeal of the dismissal of President-elect Donald Trump's classified documents case.

Special counsel Jack Smith seeks pause in Trump classified documents case appeal

The election of Donald Trump as president prompted prosecutors to ask for pauses in three criminal cases against the Republican.

Business - CNBC - November 13

Trump election case is tossed after special counsel requests dismissal

A judge has dismissed Donald Trump's election interference case after Jack Smith asked her to toss the case due to a DOJ policy against prosecuting sitting presidents.

China and Canada respond to Trump’s tariff threats and border comments – live

China’s embassy in Washington has responded to Trump’s announcement, saying that no one will win a trade war or tariff war’. Prosecutors drop federal cases against Trump Corey Lewandowski , ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Georgia court cancels hearing in Trump's appeal of Fani Willis disqualification case

Georgia Court of Appeals canceled a hearing that was set to weigh president-elect Donald Trump and his codefendants' appeal of the Fani Willis disqualification issue.

Trump's victory paves way for end of federal criminal cases

The election of Donald Trump to a second term will pave the way for the end of federal cases involving election interference and classified documents. Trump's lawyers will also try to do away with ...

Prosecution ends in case against 2 remaining defendants in Young Thug trial

After almost a year of testimony, prosecutors in Atlanta rested their case against the two remaining defendants in a gang and racketeering trial that had included rapper Young Thug before he ...

Entertainment - ABC News - November 19

Georgia appeals court cancels arguments in Trump election case until further notice

Three other criminal cases against Donald Trump have been put in limbo on the heels of the Republican's election as president.

Business - CNBC - November 18

What could happen in Trump's hush money, election and classified documents cases

When President-elect Donald Trump takes office in 2025, he will be the first convicted felon to serve as president. CBS News contributor Rebecca Roiphe explains what will likely happen in his state ...

Supreme Court drops Facebook’s appeal of investor suit in Cambridge Analytica scandal

The Supreme Court on Friday tossed Facebook’s appeal in a securities lawsuit against the social media giant, indicating the court shouldn’t have taken up the case. The unsigned, one-sentence ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

The Justice Department policy that could end some Trump prosecutions

A longstanding Justice Department policy could be applied to some of former President Donald Trump's legal cases as conversations are underway about winding down the prosecutions before Trump takes ...

Supreme Court rejects Mark Meadows' appeal in Georgia election interference case

The Supreme Court dealt a setback to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in his defense against 2020 election interference charges in Georgia, turning away his attempt to transfer his ...

Romanian appeal court finds flaws in case against Andrew Tate

Judges order prosecutors to withdraw or amend indictment against self-styled ‘misogynist influencer’. A court in Romania has ruled that one of the public prosecutors’ cases against the self-styled ...

World - The Guardian - November 19

Special counsel dropping federal charges against Trump

Special counsel Jack Smith told federal courts he is dropping the federal election interference and classified documents cases against President-elect Donald Trump, citing a Justice Department ...

Politics - NBC News - Yesterday

Could Trump's federal cases be revived in 2029?

A judge dismissed the federal election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump on Monday after special counsel Jack Smith filed a motion to end the proceedings. Smith also filed a ...

A Thai court drops a case over the deaths of Muslim protesters in 2004

A court in southern Thailand has dropped a case against former state security personnel and officials over the deaths of 85 Muslim protesters in 2004, saying none of the suspects had been apprehended

World - ABC News - October 28

Supreme Court rejects Mark Meadows's push to move Georgia election case to federal court

The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to hear former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’s appeal seeking to move to federal court his Georgia criminal charges related to efforts to overturn ...

Politics - The Hill - November 12

Supreme Court rejects Meadows' bid to move Georgia election case to federal court

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows was charged with two counts in the case brought by Fulton County prosecutors over alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in ...

Judge agrees to dismiss Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case

Special counsel Jack Smith filed to drop all charges against Donald Trump over his handling of classified documents and efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.

Trump criminal election case paused as special counsel Jack Smith weighs fate of prosecution

President-elect Donald Trump is charged in the case by special counsel Jack Smith with crimes related to trying to undo his defeat in the 2020 election.

Business - CNBC - November 8

Musk and Ramaswamy call for ending work-from-home for federal employees

Pair suggest Trump could require government workers to be in-office five days a week as part of effort to trim workforce. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy suggested Donald Trump could require ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Rebel Wilson to appeal after US court rejects bid to have defamation case thrown out

The Los Angeles superior court rejected the actor’s claim that she couldn’t be sued by the producers of her film The Deb. Rebel Wilson’s lawyers say they will appeal a California court’s decision ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Georgia appeals court cancels arguments in Trump's bid to disqualify Fani Willis

A Georgia appeals court canceled next month’s oral arguments in President-elect Trump’s bid to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) from criminally prosecuting him. Monday's ...

Politics - The Hill - November 18

2024 election updates: Musk asks to move $1 million lottery case to federal court

The hearing will come a day earlier than scheduled and the judge stipulated that all parties be present.

Elon Musk seeks to move $1M swing state voter giveaway case to federal court

Elon Musk is attempting to move to federal court a lawsuit challenging his $1 million daily giveaways to registered voters in swing and battleground states, throwing into question a scheduled ...

Politics - The Hill - October 31

Elon Musk skips hearing as $1m election giveaway case moves to federal court

Absence would have risked contempt of court had the case continued in Pennsylvania. US elections 2024 – live updates Elon Musk failed to show up to a required hearing in a Philadelphia case ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

SCOTUS rejects Mark Meadows' bid to move Georgia election case into federal court

The Supreme Court has rejected a request from former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows to move his Georgia election interference case from state court into federal court.

Smith weighs how to wind down Trump's federal cases

Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against President-elect Trump following his Election Day victory, a move that would align with Justice Department ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

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