Category: Legal
Jeffries Urges Biden to Extend Compassionate Pardons to Nonviolent Offenders
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol, Nov. 19, 2024. | Francis Chung/POLITICO
House [...]
Speaker Mike Johnson Condemns Hunter Biden Pardon, Calls for Justice System Reform
Speaker Mike Johnson said "trust in our justice system has been almost irreparably damaged by the Bidens" on Monday regarding President Joe Biden's p [...]
Hunter Biden Pardon Sparks Debate Over Presidential Clemency Powers
Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter for any federal crimes he "may have committed" over a nearly 11-year span. | Susan Walsh/AP
President Joe Biden’ [...]
Trump may seek dismissal of hush money case, sentencing delayed
President-elect Donald Trump attends a campaign event, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 29, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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What’s next in Trump’s hush money criminal case
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York [...]
Trump Appoints Defense Lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove to Key DOJ Positions
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, two lawyers who defended him in his recent legal battles, for high-ranking role [...]
Judges Postpone Jan. 6 Trials Amid Anticipation of Trump Pardons
Two federal judges have granted delays to several Jan. 6 criminal trials, citing the potential for presidential pardons under President-elect Donald [...]
Trump’s plans for Day One: Deportations, border wall, scrapping Biden humanitarian programs
A sign attached to the Border Wall reads, "No Trespassing," in Ruby, Arizona, U.S., June 26, 2024. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo
Trump's Exp [...]
US Senate Democrats rush to confirm judges before Trump takes office
A view of the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 21, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
With the Democratic majority in [...]
DOJ Rejects January 6 Defendants’ Requests to Delay Trials Citing Trump Case Pause
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has denied requests to delay trials for January 6 defendants, despite Special Counsel Jack Smith’s temporary pause in [...]
