Special counsel blasts judge’s jury instruction request in Trump documents case

In perhaps prosecutors’ strongest rebuke yet to how Judge Aileen Cannon has handled the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, special counsel Jack Smith said in court filings late Tuesday evening that the judge had ordered briefings based on a “fundamentally flawed” understanding of the case that has “no basis in law or … Read more

Trump must ‘immediately desist’ from targeting judge’s daughter, prosecutors say

Two days after former President Donald Trump targeted the daughter of the judge overseeing his New York hush money case on social media, lawyers for the Manhattan district attorney have asked Judge Juan Merchan to clarify the case’s limited gag order and “direct that defendant immediately desist from attacks on family members,” according to a … Read more

Trump targets New York judge’s daughter after gag order

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at 40 Wall Street on March 25, 2024 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Donald Trump on Wednesday again targeted on social media the daughter of the judge in his upcoming criminal hush money trial — one day after that judge imposed … Read more

‘American Idol’ Judges on ‘Emotional’ Hollywood Week and Being Tougher on Contestants (Exclusive)

Hollywood Week is here on season 22 of American Idol — and the judges couldn’t be more excited! “We’re reluctant to keep saying it gets better and better every year because it sounds like [a cliché] and we’re just trying to falsely pump up the show. But I mean, we’re not. There’s a lot of great talent … Read more

Don’t trust Trump’s ‘impossible’ appeal bond claims, attorney general tells judges

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he arrives at a Manhattan courthouse trial in a civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James against him, his adult sons, the Trump Organization and others in New York City, U.S., October 4, 2023.  Mike Segar | Reuters Donald Trump should have pledged real … Read more

Contestant Emmy Russell Surprises ‘American Idol’ Judges By Revealing Connection to Country Music Legend | American Idol, Emmy Russell, Loretta Lynn | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Emmy Russell faced the American Idol judges on Sunday night’s (February 25) episode! The 24-year-old hopeful sat at the piano and sang an original song for Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan. However, when she brought up that she grew up singing on the road, and that her grandmother was a country singer. When … Read more

‘The Voice’ Spring 2024 – 2 Judges Are Leaving, 3 Are Returning & 2 Coaches Are Joining! | Blake Shelton, Chance the Rapper, dan & shay, EG, evergreen, Extended, Gwen Stefani, John Legend, Kelly Clarkson, NBC, Niall Horan, Reba McEntire, Slideshow, The Voice | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

The Voice is coming back this Monday (February 26) at 8 p.m. ET on NBC! The long-running singing reality TV competition series confirmed that Season 25 will feature a very different lineup of coaches. There are some big changes happening with the panel of coaches, including new faces and the first-ever double chair! Find out … Read more

Trump lawyer says judge’s possible conflict may taint $83 million Carroll verdict

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lawyer for Donald Trump said on Monday a possible conflict of interest involving the judge who oversaw E. Jean Carroll’s recent defamation trial may justify overturning the writer’s $83.3 million award. In a letter filed in federal court in Manhattan, the lawyer Alina Habba cited a Jan. … Read more

Ex-Prosecutor Spots Judge’s ‘Remarkable’ Warning To Donald Trump Jurors

Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann on Sunday highlighted what he described as a “remarkable” moment during the conclusion of writer E. Jean Carroll’s second defamation trial against former President Donald Trump when the judge warned the jurors against revealing they’d been part of the case amid fears of retribution from Trump and/or his supporters. Weissmann … Read more

New Details on the Defendant Who ‘Supermanned’ Over the Judge’s Bench

Welp…the court is trying once again to sentence Deobra Redden, a Nevada defendant who hurled himself over the judge’s bench after being denied probation last week. Redden, 30, was facing sentencing for attempted battery with substantial bodily harm last week, per court records. In video footage of the hearing, he begged Clark County District Court … Read more