Law

Update: Investigation into Trump's efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election result

5:27pm July 19, 2023

by Sam Gringlas

The grand jurors who may be asked to indict former President Donald Trump in Georgia have officially been seated. We check in on the status of the investigation in Fulton County.

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Public defenders' low income clients will suffer the most from funding crisis

5:12pm July 19, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

Federal public defenders warn they face severe budget cuts that could require them to trim more than 10% of their current staff. That will hurt many of their low income clients.

About nine in 10 people accused of crimes in federal courts are represented by a public defender or court-appointed attorney. If Congress proceeds with its current budget plans, the defenders may need to lose nearly 500 full-time staff members.

Politics & Government

Federal public defenders warn budget cuts may threaten ability to represent clients

3:29pm July 19, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

Federal public defenders face a looming budget crisis that threatens their ability to represent indigent people accused of crimes.

E. Jean Carroll walks out of federal court in Manhattan, May 9, 2023, in New York. A federal judge has denied former President Donald Trump's request for a new trial in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case.

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A federal judge denies Trump's request for new trial in E. Jean Carroll legal saga

10:40am July 19, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Judge Lewis A. Kaplan wrote that the jury in the Carroll case did not reach "a seriously erroneous result," as former President Donald Trump said.

Politics & Government

Attorneys for Trump attend first pretrial hearing in classified documents case

9:56am July 19, 2023

Attorneys for former President Trump, his aide Walt Nauta and the federal government were in court in Florida on Tuesday for the first pretrial hearing in the classified documents case.

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Liseth traveled alone from Venezuela to try to reach the U.S. Now she waits across the border in Nogales, Mexico, to get an asylum appointment through the CBP One app.

Illegal border crossings are down. One big reason why is now part of a court fight

5:19am July 19, 2023

by Joel Rose

Biden administration rules have one main legal pathway to seek asylum for migrants already at the border: a mobile app called CBP One. Immigrant advocates and immigration hardliners have objections.

FTC Chair Lina Khan prepares to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on July 13.

FTC and Justice Department double down on strategy to go after corporate monopolies

5:01am July 19, 2023

New guidelines from the FTC and Justice Department are part of a broader push to promote competition and limit what the White House sees as excessive consolidation.

Former President Donald Trump waves before boarding his personal plane at Miami International Airport on June 13, in Miami after his first court appearance in the classified documents case.

Judge hears arguments for the timing of the Trump classified documents trial

7:58pm July 18, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Federal prosecutors want to proceed with a speedy trial to begin in December. But Trump's lawyers are seeking a delay until after the 2024 presidential election

Judge heard arguments about when Trump's classified documents trial should begin

5:55pm July 18, 2023

by Greg Allen

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump and his aide Walt Nauta were in a Florida courtroom Tuesday. It's the first pre-trial hearing on classified documents ahead of their federal trial.

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel walks to her seat before the State of the State address on Jan. 25 at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich.

Politics & Government

Michigan's attorney general charges 16 people in fake elector scheme

5:31pm July 18, 2023

by NPR's Washington Desk

The so-called fake electors signed documents falsely attesting that Donald Trump won the state in the 2020 election.