Highlights from Supreme Court term: Rulings on Trump, regulation, abortion, guns and homelessness
The Supreme Court ended its term by ruling for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, a decision that almost certainly means Donald Trump wonโt stand trial before the November election.
What to know about the Supreme Court immunity ruling in Trump's 2020 election interference case
The Supreme Courtโs ruling in former President Donald Trumpโs 2020 election interference case makes it all but certain that the Republican will not face trial in Washington ahead of the November election.
Judge in Trump's election interference case rejects 'hostages' label for jailed Jan. 6 defendants
The judge overseeing former President Donald Trumpโs election interference case rejects the notion that jailed defendants charged with some of the most violent crimes of the U_S_ Capitol riot are worthy of being called โhostages.โ.
Judge denies Trump's request to hold Jack Smith in contempt in federal 2020 election case
The federal judge overseeing the 2020 election interference against Donald Trump has rejected his lawyersโ bid to hold special counsel Jack Smithโs team in contempt for actions prosecutors took after the judge put the case on hold.
Judge in Trump's DC election case is targeted by fake emergency call in latest high-profile swatting
A home owned by the judge overseeing the federal election subversion case against former president Donald Trump was targeted by a fake emergency call Sunday night, the latest in a spate of similar false swatting reports at the homes of public officials.
Judges overseeing Trump cases in New York and DC are latest targets as bogus 'swatting' calls surge
Bomb threats and false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials, state capitols and courthouses have surged in recent weeks, including some connected to court cases against former president Donald Trump.
Trump asks appeals court to lift gag order imposed on him in 2020 election interference case
Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal appeals court to lift a gag order restricting his speech about potential witnesses, prosecutors and court staff in the case that accuses him of scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss.
What Trump can say and can't say under a gag order in his federal 2020 election interference case
The gag order in Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case in Washington bars him and anyone else involved in the case from making public statements targeting prosecutors, court staff or โany reasonably foreseeable witness.โ.
A federal judge reimposes a limited gag order in Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case
The federal judge who reimposed a narrow gag order on Donald Trump in his 2020 election interference case in Washington says one of his social media posts about ex-chief of staff Mark Meadows constituted an โattack.โ.
Trump is 'not above the law,' prosecutors say in urging judge to let federal election case proceed
Federal prosecutors say Donald Trump is โnot above the lawโ as they are urging a judge to reject the former presidentโs efforts to dismiss the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Trump's comments risk tainting jury pool in federal election subversion case, special counsel says
Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith is warning that former President Donald Trumpโs โdailyโ statements risk tainting a jury pool in Washington in the criminal case charging him with scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Judge warns of restraints to what evidence Trump can talk about, agrees to limited protective order
The federal judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against Donald Trump is warning that there are limits on what the former president can publicly say about evidence in the investigation as he campaigns for a second term in the White House.
Prosecutors ask judge to issue protective order after Trump post appearing to promise revenge
The Justice Department has asked a federal judge overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump in Washington to step in after he released a post online that appeared to promise revenge on anyone who goes after him.
In Jan. 6 cases, 1 judge stands out as the toughest punisher
As the number of people sentenced for crimes in the U.S. Capitol insurrection nears 200, an Associated Press analysis of sentencing data shows that some judges are divided over how to punish the rioters, particularly for the low-level misdemeanors arising from the attack.
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US government executes man convicted of killing Texas teen
Late Thursday, Hall was put to death for abducting and killing the teenager, Lisa Rene. His was the eighth federal execution this year since the Trump administration revived a process that had been used just three times in the past 56 years. A judgeโs stay over concerns about the execution drug gave Hall a reprieve, but for less than six hours. Hall was among five men convicted in the abduction and death of Lisa Rene in 1994. Lisa Rene was home, alone.
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Court panel allows federal execution of Kansas girl's killer
A No Trespassing sign stands in front the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind., Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)WASHINGTON A panel of federal appeals court judges is letting the U.S. government proceed with the planned execution of a man who kidnapped, raped and killed a 10-year-old Kansas girl. Chutkan's 13-page opinion putting Nelson's execution on hold came hours after the government carried out the execution of Lezmond Mitchell, the only Native American on federal death row, despite objections from many Navajo leaders. With Mitchell's execution, the federal government has now carried out more executions in 2020 than it had in the previous 56 years combined. For three federal executions in the early 2000s, the government used different drugs, but pharmaceutical companies later refused to allow those drugs to be used in executions, forcing the federal and many state governments to seek an alternative.
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Supreme Court clears way for execution of federal prisoner
The Supreme Court early Tuesday cleared the way for the resumption of executions of federal prison inmates, removing a hold placed hours earlier by a trial judge. The justices voted to allow the first executions on the federal level since 2003 to proceed at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana. A federal appeals court in Washington refused the Trump administrations plea to step in, before the Supreme Court acted. (AP) A U.S. district judge on Monday ordered a new delay in federal executions, hours before the first lethal injection was scheduled to be carried out at a federal prison in Indiana. The federal prison system has struggled in recent months to contain the exploding number of coronavirus cases behind bars.