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Federal Judge Rules That 'Paying Hush Money to an Adult Film Star' Is Not Protected by Immunity

A New York federal judge rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to dismiss his state hush money conviction on presidential immunity grounds, ruling private cover-ups are not official acts.

International Business Times UK · Aug 29

President Donald Trump loses again in bid to erase his hush money conviction

A federal judge again rejected Donald Trump's attempt to dismiss his conviction. He cited presidential immunity grounds for moving the state case to federal court. This marks the third time Judge Alvin Hellerstein blocked Trump's federal court intervention. The conviction made Trump the first former and current US president convicted…

The Economic Times · Aug 28

Ousted Venezuelan president Maduro to face US drug trafficking trial in June 2027

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife will face trial in the United States. They are charged with drug trafficking and could receive life imprisonment if convicted. Their defense will challenge the indictment and the legality of their capture. US prosecutors allege Maduro facilitated cocaine shipments into the United…

The Times of India · Jul 22

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Maduro's Defense Suffers New Setback as Judge Bars Sharing Evidence With Co-Defendants Still Free in Venezuela

A federal judge in New York has denied a request by attorneys for Nicolás Maduro Moros and Cilia Flores de Maduro to share discovery material with other co-defendants who have not yet been arrested, handing U.S. prosecutors a procedural win in one of the most closely watched criminal cases involving…

Latin Times · Apr 7

Federal judge appears unswayed by Trump’s attempt to void his hush money conviction

Trump was convicted in state court in May 2024 on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. This was in connection with concealing a hush money payment to adult film actor Stormy Daniels

The Independent UK · Feb 4

Judge rejects lawyer's disputed bid to join ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s defense team

A federal judge has rejected attorney Bruce Fein's bid to join the legal team representing former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro against charges in a long running drug conspiracy

The Independent UK · Jan 12

Dispute erupts over who will represent former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in court

A lawyer squabble over who gets to represent former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in his New York drug case has erupted, with an ex-Justice Department official asking a judge to let Maduro settle the dispute

The Independent UK · Jan 9

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Charlie Javice sentenced to 7 years in prison for fraudulent $175M sale of financial aid startup

The 33-year-old founder of the startup student financial aid company Frank has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2025

Judges to bar US from using Alien Enemies Act to deport some Venezuelans held in Texas and New York

Judges in Texas and New York said they would temporarily bar the U.S. government from deporting Venezuelans jailed in parts of those two states while their lawyers challenge the Trump administration’s use of a rarely-invoked law letting presidents imprison and deport noncitizens in times of war

The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025

Archegos hedge fund founder Bill Hwang gets 18 years in prison for massive fraud

The founder of Archegos Capital Management, a hedge fund, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his conviction in a securities and market manipulation fraud that prosecutors say cost global investment banks billions of dollars

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2024

Trump again tries to delay sentencing

The former president's lawyers are again asking a federal court to take over his New York hush money case

Salon · Aug 30, 2024

Trump tries to move hush-money case to federal court to avoid sentencing

Ambitious request filed ahead of former president’s 18 September sentencing date in New York case

The Guardian - US · Aug 30, 2024

Donald Trump appeals judge's decision to keep hush-money case in New York state court

Donald Trump has asked a federal appeals court to reverse a federal judge’s decision to keep his hush-money criminal case in a New York state court that the former president claims is “very unfair” to him

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2023

Judge rejects Trump attempt to move Manhattan hush money case to federal court

‘Hush money paid to an adult film star is not related to a president’s official acts’

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

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The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023

Judge orders ex-jail union boss to be freed in bribery case

A powerful New York jail union boss-turned-prison inmate is poised to go free less than halfway through his sentence in a corruption case

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

Judge tosses Girl Scouts' recruitment suit vs. Boy Scouts

A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit in which the Girl Scouts claim that the Boy Scouts are creating marketplace confusion and damaging their recruitment efforts through their use of words such as “scouts” and “scouting.”

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