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Meet Kenneth Chesebro, ‘the brains’ behind Trump’s fake elector scheme

A lawyer accused of crafting a fake elector strategy on behalf of former President Donald Trump was once a registered Democrat who worked after his graduation from Harvard Law School for his liberal mentor, Laurence Tribe.

Aug 17, 2023 12:59 PM CDT

Judge assigned to Trump’s criminal case in Georgia once worked for DA

The state court judge appointed to preside in the Georgia racketeering case against former President Donald Trump once worked for Fani T. Willis, the current Fulton County, Georgia, district attorney who obtained the indictment.

Aug 16, 2023 2:12 PM CDT

Georgia indictment bolstered by broad state law on racketeering

The Georgia district attorney who obtained an indictment of former President Donald Trump is known for her use of the state’s broad racketeering law.

Aug 15, 2023 12:32 PM CDT

These lawyers are charged along with Trump in Georgia RICO indictment; is ‘partisan shift’ to blame?

The Georgia racketeering indictment against former President Donald Trump on Monday charges 18 other people, including eight lawyers.

Aug 15, 2023 11:12 AM CDT

Constitution bars Trump from presidency, 2 conservative law profs conclude in upcoming article

Former President Donald Trump is barred from office under the 14th Amendment because he “engaged in insurrection,” two conservative law professors have concluded in an upcoming law review article.

Aug 14, 2023 10:45 AM CDT

ABA president tells House of Delegates to ‘keep moving’ and ‘keep climbing’

Deborah Enix-Ross, in her final speech as president of the ABA, encouraged the House of Delegates to “keep climbing.”

Aug 7, 2023 1:34 PM CDT

‘Very, very wise and learned counsel’ defense will be key in Trump’s election trial, his lawyer says

John Lauro, a lawyer for former President Donald Trump, is pointing to an advice-of-counsel defense in the case accusing Trump of trying to subvert the 2020 election results.

Aug 3, 2023 1:42 PM CDT

‘Presidents are not kings’ judge will oversee Trump election-subversion case

A federal judge who has previously ruled against former President Donald Trump will be overseeing the new criminal case accusing him of conspiring to subvert the 2020 election.

Aug 2, 2023 3:20 PM CDT

Trump’s election-subversion co-conspirators included DOJ official, 4 other lawyers, indictment says

A former U.S. Department of Justice official and four other lawyers were co-conspirators in former President Donald Trump’s effort to subvert 2020 election results and hold on to power, according to the federal indictment unsealed Tuesday.

Aug 2, 2023 10:06 AM CDT

As Trump faces new documents charges, prosecutors seek to keep defense discussions at secure place

On the same day that a superseding indictment accused former President Donald Trump of seeking to delete security camera footage at his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida, prosecutors sought a protective order to prevent Trump from discussing classified documents with his lawyers at that location.

Jul 28, 2023 11:35 AM CDT

Service in Texas AG’s office doesn’t protect top assistant from ethics complaint, appeals court says

The Texas Court of Appeals has revived an ethics complaint filed against the top assistant for suspended Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is facing his own ethics troubles.

Jul 18, 2023 3:30 PM CDT

Trump gets bad news on election probes from special counsel Jack Smith and Georgia Supreme Court

Former President Donald Trump may be nearing possible indictments on two fronts in connection with his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Jul 18, 2023 9:47 AM CDT

Could Trump pardon himself? DOJ considered self-pardons in Nixon era

If former President Donald Trump is convicted on federal charges and then wins reelection, would he have the power to pardon himself?

Jun 21, 2023 8:56 AM CDT

In ‘savvy move,’ Trump special counsel avoids charge that bans violators from office

Special counsel Jack Smith is taking a “fist-inside-a-kid-glove approach” in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, according to an article in the New York Times.

Jun 20, 2023 1:01 PM CDT

Supreme Court rules for prosecutors in venue case that might have influenced Trump charging decision

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a criminal defendant can be retried in a new venue if the first trial was held in the wrong place.

Jun 15, 2023 12:36 PM CDT

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