E. Jean Carroll’s Second Defamation Trial Could Hit Donald Trump’s Wallet Again

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 16, 2024 5:32 pm ET A jury last year ordered Donald Trump to pay $5 million to columnist E. Jean Carroll, finding the former president was liable…

Atlanta DA Defends Hiring of Special Prosecutor in Trump Case

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 14, 2024 3:09 pm ET Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney Fani Willis defended her decision to hire Nathan Wade as a special prosecutor, saying in a speech…

Trump, New York Attorney General Set for Final Face-Off in $370 Million Fraud Trial

[ad_1] As former President Donald Trump ramps up his defenses against a series of criminal charges, a monthslong civil trial that could determine the future of his business empire has…

Donald Trump’s Presidential Immunity Appeal Opens New Campaign Front

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 9, 2024 11:11 am ET WASHINGTON—The legal reckoning for Donald Trump entered a critical stretch Tuesday as a Washington federal appeals court heard arguments on the former…

Colorado GOP Asks Supreme Court to Reverse State’s Trump Ballot Ban

[ad_1] Updated Dec. 28, 2023 2:44 pm ET WASHINGTON—Colorado Republicans have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the surprise decision by the state’s highest court that former President Donald…

Don’t Let Trump ‘Inject Politics’ Into Courtroom, Special Counsel Urges

[ad_1] Updated Dec. 27, 2023 2:44 pm ET WASHINGTON—Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal judge Wednesday to fend off Donald Trump’s attempts to “inject politics” into the criminal case…

Trump Asks Appeals Court to Dismiss Election-Interference Case

[ad_1] WASHINGTON—Lawyers for former President Donald Trump asked a federal appeals court late Saturday to throw out the case that he illegally sought to undo his 2020 election loss, reiterating…

Supreme Court Declines to Fast-Track Trump Immunity Case, as Jan. 6 Looms Over 2024 Election

[ad_1] Updated Dec. 22, 2023 5:52 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court declined Friday to fast-track a decision on whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution…

Whether in 2000 or 2024, There’s No Upside for Supreme Court in Deciding Elections

[ad_1] Listen to article (2 minutes) WASHINGTON—For the second time this century, the U.S. Supreme Court finds itself playing perhaps its least comfortable role: ruling on a presidential election.  Former…

Trump Changes Mind, Won’t Testify Again as New York Fraud Trial Nears End

[ad_1] Donald Trump changed course on Sunday and said he wouldn’t testify again in his civil-fraud trial, an unexpected pivot in his defense against allegations that threaten the Republican presidential…