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    Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch attends a formal investiture ceremony for a local judge at the Washington County Courthouse, March 11, 2022, in Hagerstown, Maryland. (Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

    Gorsuch has stern message when asked about Biden Supreme Court proposals: 'Be careful'

    Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch touted the importance of an independent judiciary

     

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    Judge dismisses classified documents case against Trump

    Aileen Cannon, the federal judge overseeing the classified documents charges against former president Donald Trump, has dismissed the indictment on the grounds that special counsel Jack Smith was improperly appointed.

    Former President Donald Trump (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

    ‘Panic’: 911 call heard in Baldwin’s trial

    Opening statements have been heard in court, where the actor’s facing up to 18 months’ jail if convicted of involuntary manslaughter.

    Baldwin during his hearing. Picture: Ross D. Franklin/Pool/AFP

    Trump’s sentencing in N.Y. hush money case postponed until September

    Donald Trump’s lawyers are seeking to vacate his New York hush money conviction based on Monday’s Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.

    Donald Trump speaks at a community roundtable in Detroit on June 15. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

    Biden attacks Supreme Court ruling as emboldening a lawless president

    Among other things, the Court's Netchoice decision means that social media companies may ban Donald Trump. Anna Barclay/Getty Image

    ‘ALL BUT IMPOSSIBLE’: Experts fear fallout from detail in Trump ruling

    There is one important part of the US Supreme Court’s momentous Donald Trump immunity ruling that has legal experts fearing for the future.

    US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Chief Justice John Roberts. Picture: Mandel Ngan / AFP

    ‘OFFICIAL ACTS’: Shock ruling in Donald Trump immunity case

    The Supreme Court has delivered a shock ruling about Donald Trump’s immunity from prosecution.

    Another good day for Donald Trump. He’s had a few of those lately. Picture: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

    Assange steps foot on Australian soil

     

    Julian Assange has stepped foot on Australian soil for the first time in 15 years, following a lengthy legal battle.

    Julian Assange celebrated his freedom upon landing in Australia by raising his fist in the air and kissing his wife, Stella.

    WikiLeaks founder Assange leaves UK after plea deal

    Agreement set to end long-running legal saga over one of biggest releases of classified materials in US history

    © WikiLeaks

    The Trials of Hunter Biden

    The portrait that has cohered at his Wilmington trial is of a precious commodity, a man whom others conspire lovingly to shield.

    Waldman Biden Trial

    Hunter Biden found guilty

    The US president’s son has been convicted in a high-profile federal gun case

    Hunter Biden arrives to federal court with his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Wilmington, Del. © AP Photo/Matt Rourke

    Yes, Donald Trump can still be president as a convicted felon

    He’s not the first convicted criminal to run for office.

    Illustration by Claudine Hellmuth/POLITICO (source images via AP, Getty and iStock)

    Just before news of a verdict dropped, Trump was smiling. Then the whiplash hit.

    Illustration by Zé Otavio for POLITICO

    Trump to be sentenced for felonies before Republican national convention

    Former president Donald Trump a convicted felon. Now what?

    Trump leaves the courthouse after a jury found him guilty of all 34 felony counts in his criminal trial. Photograph: Getty Images

    Donald Trump found guilty in New York hush money trial

    A Manhattan jury found him guilty on all 34 charges of falsifying business records to cover up a payoff to a porn star.

    Former President Donald Trump attends his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court, in New York on May 30, 2024. | Pool photo by Seth Wenig

    US court convicts Trump

    The guilty verdict is the first in American history for a former president

    Former US President Donald Trump arrives to Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. © Justin Lane / Getty Images

    Trump’s wild ‘Mother Teresa’ outburst

     

    As the jury in his trial goes into deliberations, Donald Trump has angrily hit out at the the judge and evoked the memory of an Calcutta nun.

    (Photo by Curtis Means / POOL / AFP)
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