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Officials brace for a flood of disinformation and legal claims as Election Day finally arrives
Scores of lawsuits—many of them frivolous—have been filed, domestic and foreign actors are spreading false accounts of voter fraud, and former President Donald Trump continues to claim that the ...Politics - NBC News - 3 days ago -
UK Treasury breached legal duty by failing to reveal overspend, says watchdog
OBR chair says relationship with finance ministry moving to ‘system of trust but verify’Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Post Office campaigner Alan Bates threatens further legal action
Former sub-postmaster calls for deadline for victim payouts to be setBusiness - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
How Trump’s Win Helps Him Fight Off His Legal Charges
By triumphing at the ballot box, Donald Trump can dispense with federal charges against him while postponing or derailing other pending cases that have dogged him.Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
What happens to Trump's legal issues after projected election win
President-elect Donald Trump is still awaiting sentencing in his New York "hush money" case and facing federal and state charges over his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 ...Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Trump’s election victory throws uncertainty into legal cases he faces
Federal proceedings against him will likely wither, and his state felony sentencing now faces a doubtful future. US election 2024 – latest updates US election results 2024: live map and ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Abortion rights amendment's passage triggers new legal battle in Missouri
Abortion rights advocates prevailed in ballot measures in seven states, but that doesn't resolve the issueHealth - ABC News - Yesterday -
Will there be any legal challenges before 2024 election certification process?
The 2024 presidential election results will be certified in January and some questions remain about potential legal challenges. Hofstra University law professor James Sample and former Pennsylvania ...Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Pakistan Authorities Tighten Grip on Power With Controversial Legal Changes
Critics of the government have accused it of taking the country in an increasingly authoritarian direction in a bid to fend off any challenge from Imran Khan.World - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday -
Democrats Begin the Blame Game, and What Happens to Trump’s Legal Woes
Plus, pickleball’s Super Bowl.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Trump's call to end birthright citizenship would kick-start a legal fight
When Donald Trump took office in 2017, he immediately issued a provocative executive order banning travel from Muslim-majority countries that led to chaos, confusion and a flurry of lawsuits that ...Politics - NBC News - 11 hours ago -
Trump’s Supreme Court Agenda Is Likely to Include Legal U-Turns
In recent years, new administrations have not been shy about disavowing positions taken by their predecessors.Top stories - The New York Times - 11 hours ago -
OpenAI Scored a Legal Win Over Progressive Publishers—but the Fight’s Not Finished
A judge tossed out a case against OpenAI brought by Alternet and Raw Story, in what could be a significant ruling in the larger battle between AI companies and publishers.Tech - Wired - 5 hours ago -
Trump's legal allies set the stage for DOJ investigations of adversaries
Mark Paoletta, an Attorney General candidate, backed Trump's power to order DOJ prosecutions. Mike Davis called for criminal investigations of Special Counsel Jack Smith and N.Y. Attorney General ...Politics - NBC News - 3 hours ago -
Trump bears responsibility for Jan. 6 attack, Jack Smith argues in new filing
A team of federal prosecutors led by special counsel Jack Smith said in a filing on Wednesday that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump bears responsibility for the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S.Top stories - NBC News - October 16 -
'Shaken baby syndrome' execution on hold after Texas Supreme Court decision
Robert Roberson was sentenced to death based on the largely discredited "shaken baby syndrome" hypothesis.Top stories - ABC News - October 18 -
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.Top stories - ABC News - October 17 -
More Trump sealed files released in Jack Smith Jan. 6 election case
The records were made public after Judge Tanya Chutkan denied a request by Trump's lawyers to keep them sealed until after the Nov. 5 presidential election.Business - CNBC - October 18 -
Unsealing of filing offers limited look at evidence in Jan. 6 case against Trump
The judge overseeing Donald Trump's election interference case has unsealed a highly redacted filing offering a limited look at the evidence amassed by Jack Smith's team.Top stories - ABC News - October 18 -
Russian oligarch still owned Italian resort months after sanctions, filing shows
Disclosure raises questions over why Rome did not move to freeze the assetWorld - Financial Times - October 23 -
Air taxi firm Lilium's shares plunge 61% after company says main subsidiaries will file for insolvency
Shares of Lilium tanked Thursday after the air taxi firm said in a filing that its two main subsidiaries plan on filing for insolvency in the coming days.Business - CNBC - October 24