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Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump stands on the field during halftime in an NCAA college football game between the University of South Carolina and Clemson Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in Columbia, S.C.

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Federal judge rejects Trump's immunity claims in 2020 election interference case

9:11pm December 01, 2023

by The Associated Press

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan's decision amounts to a sharp rejection to challenges the Trump defense team had raised to the four-count indictment in advance of the trial.

Former President Donald Trump, shown here at a mixed martial arts event on Nov. 11, is asking to be freed from a gag order in an election interference case.

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An appeals court hears arguments about Trump's gag order in Jan. 6 case

2:35pm November 20, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

Lawyers for the former president and the special counsel team argued before a federal appeals court about the scope of a gag order lodged against him. The court gave no timetable for a ruling.

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The judge presiding over Donald Trump's federal election interference case has reinstated a gag order on the former president.

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Judge reimposes gag order on Trump in federal election interference case

11:02am October 30, 2023

by Ryan Lucas

The ruling puts back in place the restrictions that bar Trump from making public statements targeting prosecutors, court staff and likely witnesses.

Prosecutors are seeking a partial gag order against former President Donald Trump.

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Judge imposes partial gag order against Trump in election-interference case

3:18pm October 16, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

The limited gag order bars the former president from making statements targeting prosecutors and court personnel as well as inflammatory statements about likely witnesses.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan. Chutkan has been assigned to the election fraud case against former President Donald Trump.

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Judge in Trump trial has a tough sentencing record in Jan. 6 cases

4:58pm August 25, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

Judge Tanya Chutkan knows her way around a courtroom after years as a public defender. Now her rulings will be on international display in the Jan. 6 case against the former president.

Lawyers say they expect former President Donald Trump to wade into commentary, and personal attacks, on people involved in bringing him to justice across four separate criminal indictments in four different jurisdictions.

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Trump tests the tolerance of judges and even his own lawyers

12:40pm August 18, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

Former President Donald Trump's rhetoric could be setting him up for an ugly clash with judges overseeing the criminal cases against him.

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Judge delivers mixed ruling on protective order in Trump's Jan. 6 case

7:28pm August 11, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

A protective order would bar Trump and his attorneys from improperly using any evidence that prosecutors share with the defense team.