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By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press | December 15, 2023
Mark Meadows, who is charged alongside former President Donald Trump and 17 others, is accused of scheming to keep the Republican in power after Democrat Joe Biden won Georgia in 2020. Meadows testified at a hearing in August that the actions detailed in the sweeping indictment were taken as part of his job.
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By Jonah Rosenbaum | December 15, 2023
Though the barriers to overturning a wrongful conviction remain staggering—particularly here in Pennsylvania, where jurisdictional bars to reviewing a conviction hold firm even in the face of compelling evidence of actual innocence—this awareness has led directly to innocent Pennsylvanians coming home.
8 minute read
By Paul Shechtman | December 15, 2023
In September, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in 'Smith v. Arizona,' which requires the court to reconsider its precedents on the admissibility of forensic evidence under the Confrontation Clause. As numerous courts and commentators have observed, the court's decisions, especially its 4-1-4 decision in Williams v. Illinois, have left the law muddled. Will 'Smith' provide clarity?
9 minute read
By Jimmy Hoover | December 14, 2023
The case sets up an unprecedented legal showdown over Trump's primary defense to a four-count indictment in D.C. federal court brought by Smith's office, which represents a dramatic new chapter in the relationship between the former president and the judicial body that he transformed.
10 minute read
By Jane Wester | December 14, 2023
Charles McGonigal pleaded guilty in August to participating in a scheme to assist sanctioned Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska.
4 minute read
By Emily Saul | December 14, 2023
Lawyer Salvatore Strazzullo allegedly pocketed client funds from at least three separate cases, prosecutors said.
2 minute read
By Emily Saul | December 14, 2023
It was not immediately clear why Paul Nesbitt set the fire, but he then discharged at least one fire extinguisher—tripping the building's fire alarm and leading to the evacuation of employees.
3 minute read
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press | December 14, 2023
The Fulton County DA is seeking an August trial date for Trump and his co-defendants, a time frame that would put the current front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination in court defending himself in the months, weeks and even days leading up to the November general election.
6 minute read
By Brian Lee | December 13, 2023
One measure would end the century-old requirement that attorneys either live in or have an office in New York to practice in the state, while another calls on the new court administration to require that criminal court judges receive annual training on ever-changing bail laws.
5 minute read
By Jimmy Hoover | December 13, 2023
The Supreme Court is set to consider whether a former police officer who participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot can be charged for obstructing an official proceeding in a case with implications for other rioters—and potentially former President Donald Trump.
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