Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Barry Pollack

Why Maduro Says a U.S. Court Can't Try Him — His Sovereign Immunity Motion, Explained, and the Long Odds

Maduro claims sovereign immunity in his U.S. drug case. Here's what his defense argues, why legal experts are skeptical, and what a win wouldn't change.

Latin Times

Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro asserts immunity, urges US judge to dismiss charges

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro seeks dismissal of drug charges. He argues for head-of-state immunity from prosecution in a U.S. court. Maduro's legal team asserts his actions were official duties. This case tests U.S. courts' application of international law. A hearing on the dismissal effort is scheduled for November 17.

The Economic Times

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

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro back in New York court for pretrial hearing in US drug trafficking case

Nicolas Maduro is set to appear before a New York court on Wednesday for a pretrial hearing in the United States drug trafficking case against him. His legal team is expected to renew its challenge to the legality of the US military operation that snatched the Venezuelan president from power…

The Times of India

Maduro Scores Legal Win As U.S. Lets Venezuela Pay Defense For Him And wife Cilia Flores

The United States has agreed to ease sanctions on Venezuela to allow the government to pay the legal fees of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in their high-profile criminal case in New York, according to court filings and multiple reports.

Latin Times

Prosecutors Seek The Protection Of Files Related To Maduro Trial, Say Witnesses And Investigation Face 'Significant Risks'

U.S. prosecutors are seeking the protection of the files related to the trial of Venezuela's former authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, arguing that witnesses and the investigation as a whole face "significant risks" to their security.

International Business Times

Maduro's Lawyer Rejects Reporting About Him Having Anxiety Issues In Prison: 'Wouldn't Give It Much Credibility'

The lawyer of Venezuela's former authoritarian President, Nicolas Maduro, rejected reporting about him having anxiety issues while in prison following his capture at the hands of U.S. forces in January.

Latin Times

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Maduro Reportedly Held in Ultra-Secure 'Jail Inside of a Jail' Brooklyn Facility With No Outside Contact

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is held under extreme isolation at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, facing charges of narco-terrorism and drug trafficking.

International Business Times UK

Trump Says Maduro Faces 'Fair Trial' but Hints at Expanding Case Since Current One Covers 'A Fraction of the Kind of Things That He's Done'

President Donald Trump said the United States may bring additional legal cases against Nicolás Maduro, suggesting the charges he currently faces represent only part of his alleged conduct.

Latin Times

Judge Rejects Tossing Out Maduro's Case In New York Due To Inability To Use State Funds To Pay For His Defense: Report

The judge in charge of the case against Venezuela's former authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro rejected on Thursday tossing out his case, according to a new report.

Latin Times

Venezuela's Maduro Held in 'Jail Inside a Jail' In Brooklyn Detention Center Over Security Concerns

Nicolás Maduro appeared in federal court in Manhattan on Thursday as new details emerged about his detention under strict isolation measures in a high-security unit in Brooklyn nearly three months after U.S. forces brought him to the United States to face drug trafficking charges.

Latin Times

Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asks judge to toss out indictment against him

The lawyer for deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has asked a judge to toss out the indictment against his client on the grounds that the United States has violated his rights to defend himself by blocking funds to pay his legal costs

The Independent UK

Maduro's lawyer says US is blocking Venezuela government from paying deposed leader's drug defense

The lawyer for deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro says the United States is blocking funding for the cost of defending himself against drug trafficking charges

The Independent UK

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

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

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

What’s next in deposed Venezuela leader Nicolás Maduro’s criminal case

Nicolás Maduro’s first court hearing — a heavily secured spectacle where he proclaimed he is still Venezuela’s president and pleaded “soy inocente” — was merely the beginning of a legal odyssey that could keep him locked up and out of power for years, maybe even the rest of his life

The Guardian - US

Maduro’s legal team includes acclaimed lawyer who represented Julian Assange

Barry Pollack, a US trial lawyer, will take on the case as the captured Venezuelan president’s private counsel

International Business Times UK

Barry Pollack Exposed: The Attorney Behind Maduro's Defence and a String of Game-Changing Victories

Barry Pollack, the lawyer who helped free Julian Assange, now defends Nicolás Maduro in a landmark US case testing sovereignty, power, and American legal reach.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

International Business Times

Maduro Snags High-Profile Lawyer Who Negotiated Release of Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will be represented in his trial by defense lawyer Barry Pollack, who previously represented WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Latin Times

Nicolás Maduro Hires Assange's Former Lawyer, Pleads Not Guilty in U.S. Criminal Case

Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, who pleaded not guilty on Monday to federal drug and narco-terrorism charges in Manhattan, has retained prominent U.S. criminal defense lawyer Barry Pollack to lead his defense.

The Guardian - AU

Stella Assange urges journalists to FOI the US government to get case details

Stella Assange says it’s now up to others to dig out information after ban imposed on WikiLeaks founder

France 24

Assange’s return to Australia a ‘huge win for free speech’, says lawyer

The family and lawyer of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange held a press conference on Wednesday after his return to his home country of Australia following a plea deal with the US government. Assange's lawyer Jennifer Robinson described his release as a "huge win for free speech".

The Independent UK

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia after US legal battle ends

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets

AAP

Assange likely to push for press freedom in Australia

Julian Assange has winged his way to Australia and is likely to play a role in pushing for transparency and whistleblower rights after his return.

The Guardian - AU

Julian Assange walks free after pleading guilty to US espionage charge in Saipan court

US plea deal allows WikiLeaks founder to return to Australia after an extraordinary legal fight spanning more than a decade

1 2

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Justice Department

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.