NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump could find out Monday how New York state aims to collect over $457 million he owes in his civil business fraud case, even as he appeals the verdict that led to the gargantuan debt. After state Attorney General Letitia James won the judgment, she didn’t seek to […]
I am, generally speaking, very much a civil libertarian. I believe in due process, would be a tough juror in a difficult case, and very leery of government overreach. I strongly support the police–when they are unfairly criticized. But I have no illusions that putting the power of the state into the hands of unaccountable […]
Dorie Ann Ladner, a longtime fighter for freedom and equality in her home state of Mississippi with contributions to the NAACP, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and voter registration drives, has died, her family confirmed. “My beloved sister, Dorie Ladner, died peacefully on Monday, March 11, 2024,” her younger sister, Joyce Ladner, wrote on Facebook. […]
President Biden confusingly declared Wednesday that the U.S. has the lowest inflation rate “in America” and again falsely claimed a role in the civil rights movement — a story he even debunked himself — during a rambling speech in Milwaukee. Mr. Biden traveled to the largest city in the swing state of Wisconsin to announce […]
Federal civil rights investigators are looking into whether protected health information was exposed in the recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare. The Office for Civil Rights said Wednesday that it also will examine whether Change Healthcare followed laws protecting patient privacy. Change Healthcare provides technology used to submit and process insurance claims – and handles about […]
WASHINGTON — A federal judge held veteran investigative reporter Catherine Herridge in civil contempt on Thursday for refusing to divulge her source for a series of stories during her time at Fox News about a Chinese American scientist who was investigated by the FBI but never charged. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper in Washington imposed […]
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump asked a New York appeals court to put a hold on the collection of the more than $450 million fine he was ordered to pay from his New York civil fraud trial while he appeals. In a court filing Wednesday, the lawyers said the president would post a $100 […]
HONG KONG (AP) — As Hong Kong moves toward enacting a new national security law, four years after Beijing imposed a similar law that all but wiped out dissent and vocal pro-democracy media in the semi-autonomous Chinese city, concerns are spreading among the city’s international business and media communities. Critics say the legislation will make […]
Former President Donald Trump formally notified the New York courts on Monday he will appeal a judgment that found his real estate business liable for rampant fraud and ordered him to pay $364 million in fines. Lawyers for Mr. Trump, his two eldest sons and the Trump Organization hope the First Judicial Department Appellate Division […]
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have requested a 30-day delay from Judge Arthur Engoron in enforcing the over $350 million fine from his New York civil fraud case. The attorneys argued in a Wednesday letter that New York Attorney General Letitia James’s “rush to memorialize a ‘judgment’ violates all accepted practice in New York […]
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