Trump Tells Appeals Panel He Should Have ‘Absolute Immunity’

(Bloomberg) — Former President Donald Trump told a federal appeals panel on Saturday that he should be granted immunity from prosecution with regard to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election because he was acting within the bounds of his official duties when he took the actions. Most Read from Bloomberg Trump made his argument … Read more

Vatican prosecutor appeals verdict that largely dismantled his fraud case but convicted cardinal

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s chief prosecutor has appealed a court verdict that largely dismantled his theory of a grand conspiracy to defraud the Holy See of millions of euros but found a cardinal guilty of embezzlement. Prosecutor Alessandro Diddi filed his appeal this week of the three-judge tribunal’s decision in a complicated financial trial … Read more

Nevermind Baby’s Lawsuit Against Nirvana Revived by Appeals Court

A federal appeals court has reversed the dismissal of Spencer Elden’s lawsuit against Nirvana over the use of his image on the cover of the band’s album Nevermind. To create the 1991 album’s artwork, photographer Kirk Weddle Elden’s father, a friend, $200 to photograph a nude four-month old Elden in a California pool. Elden, now … Read more

Appeals court rejects Meadows’s bid to move Georgia case to federal court

An appeals court on Monday rejects a bid by former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to have his Georgia election interference case moved to federal court. Lawyers for former President Donald Trump go on the offensive Monday, issuing a filing with Georgia Judge Scott McAfee asking that the charges against the former president … Read more

Appeals court upholds gag order on Trump in Washington case but narrows restrictions on his speech

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday largely upheld a gag order on former President Donald Trump in his 2020 election interference case but narrowed the restrictions on his speech The three-judge panel’s ruling modifies the gag order to allow the Republican 2024 presidential front-runner to make disparaging comments about special … Read more

Trump appeals judge’s ruling rejecting his claim of immunity in federal election subversion case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is appealing a ruling that found he is not immune from criminal prosecution over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to court papers filed Thursday. Lawyers for the 2024 Republican presidential primary frontrunner filed a notice of appeal indicating that they will challenge U.S. District Judge … Read more

Jussie Smollett’s Felony Disorderly Conduct Conviction Upheld by Appeals Court

Jussie Smollett, the former Empire actor who was convicted of staging and reporting a hate crime on himself in 2019, may have to finish a 150-day jail sentence that was cut short last year, The Associated Press reports. Smollett had appealed his conviction, but an Illinois court has now upheld it. The AP reports that, … Read more

US appeals court says Trump must face lawsuits over US Capitol attack

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled that Donald Trump must face civil lawsuits over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol by his supporters, rejecting the former president’s claim that he is immune. The a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit … Read more

Trump gag order in fraud case reinstated by New York appeals court

Former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on, as the trial of himself, his adult sons, the Trump Organization and others in a civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James continues, in New York City, U.S., October 3, 2023.  Eduardo Munoz | Reuters A New York appeals court Thursday reinstated a gag order … Read more