Who is Arthur Engoron? Judge weighing future of Donald Trump empire is Ivy League-educated ex-cabbie

NEW YORK (AP) — He’s driven a taxi cab, played in a band and protested the Vietnam War. As a New York City judge, Arthur Engoron has resolved hundreds of disputes, deciding everything from zoning and free speech issues to a custody fight over a dog named “Stevie.” Now, in the twilight of a distinguished … Read more

Judge sets hearing on gag order request in Trump election case in DC

WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge said Friday that she would hear arguments next month on federal prosecutors’ request for a limited gag order in the case charging former President Donald Trump with scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The October 16 hearing before U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan will center on … Read more

Judge upholds $18 minimum pay for NYC delivery workers

In a blow to Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub, a New York judge on Thursday ruled to allow the implementation of the minimum pay rate of $18 per hour for New York City’s food delivery workers. The delivery apps sued the city in July, when the city’s 65,000 delivery workers would have begun seeing hourly payments, … Read more

Judge Chutkan denies Trump’s request to recuse herself in federal election subversion case

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said Wednesday she won’t recuse herself from Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case in Washington, rejecting the former president’s claims that her past comments raise doubts about whether she can be fair. Chutkan, who was nominated to the bench by President Barack Obama and was randomly assigned … Read more

Joe Jonas’ Lawyer Says Sophie Turner Wants UK Judge to Handle Divorce

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner’s divorce case was front and center in a Miami courtroom Wednesday, and Joe’s lawyer made it clear … there’s gonna be a dogfight over who hears the case — an American judge or a UK judge. The stakes are extremely high … if an American judge hears the case it … Read more

Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers while building real estate empire

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House. Judge Arthur Engoron, ruling in a civil lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general, found that the former president and his company deceived banks, insurers … Read more

Federal judge again strikes down California law banning high capacity gun magazines

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California cannot ban gun owners from having detachable magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, a federal judge ruled Friday. The decision from U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez won’t take effect immediately. Democratic U.S. Attorney General Rob Bonta has already promised to appeal the ruling. The ban is likely to remain … Read more

Choose peppers legal professionals in prelude to trial of New York’s enterprise fraud lawsuit towards Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York choose peppered Donald Trump’s legal professionals with questions Friday as they tried to influence the courtroom to throw out a civil lawsuit introduced by New York’s legal professional common accusing the previous president and his firm of deceiving banks, insurers and others by exaggerating his wealth. At occasions, … Read more

U.S. decide orders Argentina to pay $16 billion for expropriation of YPF oil firm

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A U.S. decide dominated that Argentina should pay $16.1 billion to minority shareholders of state-controlled oil firm YPF because of the authorities’s 2012 nationalization of a majority stake within the agency. U.S. District Decide Loretta Preska in New York issued last judgment Friday detailing the greenback quantity that the South American … Read more