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Trump transition lawyer: DOJ employees who won't implement agenda should leave

An attorney helping President-elect Trump plan for the transition at the Justice Department (DOJ) said Monday that career employees opposed to the Republican's vision for the agency should leave. ...

Politics - The Hill - November 11

Theodore B. Olson, Conservative Lawyer Who Took Up Liberal Causes, Dies at 84

A renowned Supreme Court litigator, he argued the Republican side in Bush v. Gore, but later championed gay rights and undocumented children.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 13

Rudy Giuliani lawyers seek to quit defamation claim case over 'fundamental disagreement'

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is continuing to deal with legal fallout from his representation of Donald Trump after the 2020 election.

Business - CNBC - November 14

Trump health secretary choice is ‘courting catastrophe’, says rights group – as it happened

This blog is closed, thanks for following along. You can read more of our coverage below: . Reaction: RFK Jr condemned as ‘clear and present danger’ after Trump nomination Full report: Trump ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

EU judges grill von der Leyen’s lawyers over missing text messages

New York Times has sued European Commission over its refusal to release president’s exchanges with Pfizer chief

World - Financial Times - November 15

Woman told House Ethics panel she witnessed Gaetz having sex with minor, lawyer says

An attorney tells ABC News that one of his clients told the House Ethics Committee that she witnessed then-Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz having sex with a minor.

Woman told House ethics committee she saw Gaetz have sex with minor, her lawyer says

A woman told the House Ethics Committee that she saw Matt Gaetz, who is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for the U.S. attorney general, have sex with a minor, her lawyer said Friday.

Politics - NBC News - November 16

Woman told House Ethics Committee she saw Gaetz 'having sex with a minor' at a party, says her lawyer

A woman told the House Ethics Committee that she saw former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) “having sex with a minor” at a party, Florida attorney Joel Leppard confirmed to The Hill on Saturday. "As the ...

Politics - The Hill - November 16

DOJ and FBI officials reach out to lawyers as potential Trump revenge prosecutions loom

Current and former senior DOJ and FBI officials are reaching out to lawyers in anticipation of being criminally investigated by the Trump administration, people with knowledge of their ...

Politics - NBC News - 6 days ago

Hegseth paid settlement to woman who accused him of sexual assault, lawyer says

A lawyer for Hegseth said in a statement that he settled in December 2020 only because he feared his career would suffer if her allegations were made public.

Lawyer says his 2 clients told House Ethics Committee that Gaetz paid them for sex

An attorney for two women who testified before the House Ethics panel tells ABC News in an interview that former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid both his adult clients for sex.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs lawyers claim seizure of writings from cell is 'outrageous government conduct'

Lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs say prosecutors have engaged in “outrageous government conduct” by using materials seized from his jail cell to try to keep him incarcerated before a May trial

Entertainment - ABC News - 5 days ago

Lawyer discusses clients' testimony to House ethics panel on Matt Gaetz sex allegations

Attorney Joel Leppard, who's representing two women who testified before the House Ethics Committee about Matt Gaetz, said his clients allege the former Florida representative paid them for sex. He ...

Matt Gaetz ‘paid for sex’, says lawyer for two women who testified to House committee – live

Attorney for witnesses who testified in the investigation relating to Matt Gaetz says the former congressman paid the women to have sex with him. Trump pick Matt Gaetz under further scrutiny amid ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Lawyer Says His Client Testified That She Saw Gaetz Having Sex With Underage Girl

The lawyer told multiple news outlets about the testimony, before the House Ethics Committee, in which the client described witnessing Matt Gaetz having sex with the girl at a party in 2017.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Mystery L.A. celebrity says lawyer for accusers of Sean 'Diddy' Combs tried to extort a payout

An L.A. celebrity has sued a Texas lawyer representing Sean 'Diddy' Combs' accusers, alleging extortion. Attorney Tony Buzbee dismissed the suit as intimidation.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 4 days ago

Sean Combs' lawyers claim prosecutors wrongly took notes from his jail cell

Lawyers for music mogul Sean Combs, who is charged with sex trafficking and other charges, claim that federal prosecutors improperly took possession of pages of notes from Combs' jail cell. The ...

Act now for $7,500 EV tax credit: There's 'real risk' Trump will axe funding in 2025, lawyer says

Trump and Republicans on Capitol Hill will likely slash Biden-era tax breaks for electric vehicles in 2025 to raise money for a tax cut package.

Business - CNBC - 3 days ago

Act now for $7,500 EV tax credit: Experts say there's a risk Trump will axe funding in 2025

Prospective car buyers considering an electric vehicle may need to act fast to get a Biden-era EV tax credit worth up to $7,500, due to the likelihood that President-elect Donald Trump and ...

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers say his New York home would be 'more restrictive' than jail

Combs' legal team told the judge that it was proposing conditions "far more restrictive" than Combs faces in jail.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - Yesterday

Lawyer says ex-Temple basketball standout Hysier Miller met with NCAA for hours amid gambling probe

A lawyer for former Temple basketball standout Hysier Miller says the 22-year-old sat for a long interview with the NCAA amid an investigation into unusual gambling activity

Sports - ABC News - Yesterday

Actor Gérard Depardieu will not appear in French court for sexual assault trial

A criminal court in Paris has postponed French actor Gérard Depardieu’s trial on charges of sexually assaulting two women on a film set because of concerns about his health, shifting the start of ...

Entertainment - ABC News - October 28

Gérard Depardieu’s Sexual Assault Trial Is Postponed Until March

The French movie star’s lawyer said poor health kept his client from court on Monday.

World - The New York Times - October 28

Read accused of weaponizing Fifth Amendment to try and delay civil trial

Karen Read's attorneys sought to delay a wrongful death lawsuit filed by John O'Keefe's family.

Over 100 sentenced for drug-related crimes in Belgium’s largest trial

Decryption of Sky ECC messaging system leads to 119 convictions

World - Financial Times - October 29

Man standing trial alongside rapper Young Thug accepts plea deal

One of the five co-defendants standing trial alongside the rapper Young Thug has accepted a plea deal with prosecutors

Entertainment - ABC News - October 29

Paul Pelosi attack: David DePape sentenced to life in prison in state trial

David DePape was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the state trial over the hammer attack against Paul Pelosi.

'I'm a patriot, I love my country', Khalife tells spy trial

The former soldier is giving evidence, accused of spying for Iran and later escaping prison.

Trial begins in the assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco

A trial has opened against two former policemen accused in the 2018 killing of a Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco

World - ABC News - October 30

Vatican tribunal explains conviction of cardinal and others in 'trial of the century'

The Vatican tribunal says it convicted a cardinal of aggravated fraud and other charges because of his “objectively inexplicable behavior” in paying a self-styled intelligence analyst more than a ...

World - ABC News - October 31

Young Thug released from jail after guilty plea in Georgia's longest-running criminal trial

Atlanta rap star Young Thug was released from jail Thursday night after changing his plea to guilty earlier that day in Georgia’s longest-running criminal trial.

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