New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Joel Cohen and Laura A. Brevetti | April 23, 2024
Weighing in on Donald Trump's criminal trial in Manhattan, two veteran criminal defense attorneys say that the defense will have to deal with the prosecution's theory of why the payments were made—and create its own countertheory.
By Emily Saul | April 23, 2024
"Michael Cohen would call me and say, 'We would like for you to run a negative article on a certain—let's say it's on Ted Cruz,'" Pecker testified, recalling part of how the arrangement worked. "And then he, Michael Cohen, would send me negative information on Cruz, or Ben Carson, or Marco Rubio." Pecker added his staff would then "embellish" the fictional accounts from there.
By Emily Saul | April 23, 2024
The scathing comments from Justice Merchan came after the defense attorney represented that his client "is being very careful" to comply with the judge's gag order.
By Emily Saul | April 22, 2024
"This was a planned, coordinated, long-running conspiracy to help Donald Trump get elected through illegal expenditures using doctored corporate records," ADA Matthew Colangelo told the packed courtroom during opening statements. "It was election fraud, pure and simple."
By Emily Saul | April 19, 2024
Should the former president take the stand, his lawyers want the judge to block questions about lawsuits Trump has lost. what they said is prejudicial evidence abo
By Jane Wester | April 19, 2024
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York consented to the one-week adjournment.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Roger Bennet Adler | April 18, 2024
As we move toward counsel's opening statements, and the presentation of evidence, it is clear that this initial criminal trial of former President Donald Trump poses a myriad of both legal and factual challenges for both sides, a Law Journal columnist writes.
By Jane Wester | April 18, 2024
One co-defendant's waiver of their right to call another co-defendant's lawyer means that the embattled New Jersey Democrat still has a May 6 trial date.
By Emily Saul | April 18, 2024
Manhattan Assistant DA Christopher Conroy said Donald Trump—who is barred from publicly speaking about witnesses in the case—has violated the judge's gag order seven times since Tuesday.
By Jane Wester | April 17, 2024
U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein of the Southern District of New York summoned all the parties' lawyers to a conference this week after the attorneys indicated they were struggling to reach agreement on a stipulation to be signed by Hana's lead attorney Lawrence Lustberg of Gibbons PC.
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