Tag: Judiciary

Doctors Appeal Ruling in Favor of FDA Over Ivermectin Posts, Urge Court to Intervene

A group of doctors is urging a U.S. court to block the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from issuing guidance on using ivermectin, in an appeal lodged after a district court judge rejected their bid. The FDA “cannot advise whether or for what purpose a doctor should prescribe, or a patient should take, an approved…


Trump Attorney Announces Plans to File Motions to Dismiss, Alleging Prosecutorial Misconduct

Joseph Tacopina, a lawyer defending former president Donald Trump in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s hush money case, announced late Monday his plans to file “a host of” motions to dismiss, including one based on prosecutorial misconduct and selective prosecution.” “There will be a host of motions we’re going to make, including … a motion…


Trump Accuses Manhattan DA of Illegally Leaking Indictment Ahead of Arraignment

President Donald Trump late Tuesday accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of having illegally leaked the contents of the indictment ahead of his arraignment. Trump was indicted by a grand jury in New York City, becoming the first-ever U.S. president to be criminally charged. The indictment against Trump, confirmed on March 30, remains under seal. “Wow! District Attorney…


Supreme Court Declines to Hear Death Sentence Appeal Where Prosecution Allegedly Withheld Evidence

The Supreme Court refused—over the dissent of three liberal justices—on April 3 to take up an appeal by a death row prisoner in Louisiana who was seeking a new sentencing hearing. The inmate, David Brown, argued the prosecution improperly withheld a confession from a co-defendant that could have affected the sentence Brown was given. The…


Supreme Court Allows Disabled Student to Pursue Discrimination Suit Against Los Angeles Schools

The Supreme Court gave an elementary school student with disability-related behavioral issues permission to move forward with a discrimination lawsuit against a California school district under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Supreme Court ruled April 3 that a young student identified as D.D. may move forward with his lawsuit against the Los Angeles Unified…


Stormy Daniels Eager to Testify in Trump Trial

Adult film actress and stripper Stormy Daniels, whose alleged hush money payments are likely at epicenter of Donald J. Trump’s indictment, has publicly volunteered to “take the stand” in the prosecution of the former president. “Fingers crossed that I do,” she said in an interview on Times Radio. “I have nothing to hide. I look…


Trump Indictment Unifies GOP, Undermines American’s Trust in Justice System: Pundits

The indictment of Donald Trump has not only brought unity to a fractured Republican party, political pundits and legal analysis also say it may very well dampen any trust Americans have in the justice system. “I think this is going to backfire. I think this is going to leave a bad taste in people’s mouths,”…


Trump Indictment Unifies GOP, Undermines Americans’ Trust in Justice System: Experts

The indictment of Donald Trump, which appears to have intensified the former president’s base within the Republican Party, may very well dampen any trust Americans have in the justice system, political and legal experts say. “I think this is going to backfire. I think this is going to leave a bad taste in people’s mouths,” Gavin…


Johnson & Johnson Unit Loses Bid to Stay in Bankruptcy During Supreme Court Appeal

A Johnson & Johnson company cannot delay a court order dismissing its bankruptcy, a U.S. court said on Friday, despite the company’s planned Supreme Court appeal to use bankruptcy to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits over its talc products. J&J sought to use the bankruptcy of its subsidiary company, LTL Management, to halt more…


DOJ Won’t Retry Oath Keepers’ Operations Director on Felony Obstruction Count

The man who served as operations director for the Oath Keepers on Jan. 6 in Washington D.C. will not be retried on the one felony count on which the jury in his criminal case could not reach a verdict, his attorney said on March 31. On March 20, Michael Greene, 39, of Indianapolis, was found…