Trump posts $91.6 million bond, appeals E. Jean Carroll verdict

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference after attending the E. Jean Carroll second civil trial in New York City on Jan. 17, 2024. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Former President Donald Trump on Friday appealed a civil defamation verdict in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll, and posted a $91.6 million bond as … Read more

A woman wins $3.8 million verdict after SWAT team searches wrong home based on Find My iPhone app

DENVER (AP) — A 78-year-old woman who sued two police officers after her home was wrongly searched by a SWAT team looking for a stolen truck has won a $3.76 million jury verdict under a new Colorado law that allows people to sue police over violations of their state constitutional rights. A jury in state … Read more

Trump appeals New York civil fraud verdict

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after arriving for his civil business fraud trial in New York State Supreme Court on December 7, 2023 in New York City.  Eduardo Munoz Alvarez | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump on Monday filed a notice of appeal of the New York civil judgment finding him liable for … Read more

Trump’s lawyers seek to suspend $83M defamation verdict, citing ‘strong probability’ it won’t stand

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers asked a New York judge Friday to suspend an $83.3 million defamation verdict against the former president, saying there was a “strong probability” that it would be reduced on appeal, if not eliminated. The lawyers made the request in Manhattan federal court, where a civil jury in late … Read more

Jury returns verdict in Wayne LaPierre, NRA corruption civil case

A Manhattan jury has returned a verdict in a civil case accusing the NRA and its longtime head Wayne LaPierre of corruption. The lawsuit, brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James in 2020, named LaPierre and the gun rights organization, along with other NRA leaders John Frazer and Wilson “Woody” Phillips. Attorneys for the … Read more

Jonathan Majors Relying On Faith After Guilty Verdict, ‘God Is Good’

Play video content TMZ.com Jonathan Majors is speaking out about his life after the guilty verdict, and before sentencing in the domestic violence case — and he says he’s staying positive and doing okay in the aftermath. TMZ got the “Creed III” actor out Monday in West Hollywood, where despite the judgment blindsiding him, he … 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

Donald Trump Breaks Silence On $83 Million E. Jean Carroll Verdict: ‘Absolutely Ridiculous’

Moments after the jury came to a verdict in the Donald Trump vs E. Jean Carroll defamation case, the former President of the United States broke his silence.  As The Blast previously reported, the jury has awarded E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million from Trump for 2019 defamatory statements. Donald Trump was not in the courtroom … Read more

A Chilling New Twist in the Lindbergh Baby Mystery Could Actually Flip the Verdict

“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. On April 3, 1936, Bruno Richard Hauptmann went to the electric chair proclaiming his innocence in the most famous kidnapping case in the history of the United States. Nearly a century later, a … Read more