1 in 3 adults thinks Trump acted illegally in hush money case
WASHINGTON — The first criminal trial facing former President Trump is also the one in which Americans are least convinced he committed a crime, a new…
AI-generated child pornography is circulating. This California prosecutor wants to make it illegal.
SACRAMENTO — After several reports of artificial intelligence-generated child pornography surfaced in California, Ventura County Dist. Atty. Erik Nasarenko advocated for a change to state law…
Trump’s New York hush money trial faces further political antics
After a pretrial period replete with juvenile tantrums, nonstarter attempts to delay the proceedings, and savage attacks on prosecutors, the presiding judge and New Yorkers…
Trump’s history-making hush-money trial begins with jury selection
NEW YORK — Donald Trump arrived Monday at a New York court for the start of jury selection in his hush-money trial, marking a singular moment…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and what it takes to build a sex-trafficking case
Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly was once worth hundreds of millions of dollars but is now serving what amounts to a life sentence in federal…
Documents to be unsealed in L.A. city attorney and DWP corruption case
More than 1,000 pages of confidential documents from a federal criminal investigation into the Los Angeles city attorney’s office and the Department of Water and…
Former Trump executive sentenced to 5 months in jail for lying
NEW YORK — Allen Weisselberg, a retired executive in Donald Trump’s real estate empire, was sentenced Wednesday to five months in jail for lying under oath…
California Assembly Democrats unveil plan to curb retail theft
SACRAMENTO — Two approaches are gaining traction as California confronts the issue of retail theft, which was propelled to the top of the state’s political agenda…
What to expect during Trump’s hush-money trial in New York
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is expected to be pulled from the campaign trail for at least two months starting next week…
Why death sentences of 15 men might be stopped by Santa Clara D.A. Jeff Rosen
Capital punishment in California exists in law, but in practicality ended in 2019 when Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered death row to be dismantled. Still, 625…
Judge rejects Trump bid to dismiss classified documents prosecution
WASHINGTON — A federal judge has refused to throw out the classified documents prosecution against Donald Trump, turning aside defense arguments that a decades-old law permitted…
Jack Smith just called out Trump records Judge Aileen Cannon
Jack Smith has had enough. Late Monday, the special counsel responded to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s bizarre recent order in the classified records case…
Former L.A. Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan found guilty in corruption case
Former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan was found guilty Wednesday of racketeering, bribery, fraud and giving false statements to investigators in a sprawling corruption…
Judge issues gag order on Trump in hush money case
NEW YORK — A New York judge issued a gag order Tuesday barring Donald Trump from making public statements about witnesses, prosecutors, court staff and jurors…
April 15 trial date set for Trump’s New York hush money case
NEW YORK — A New York judge has scheduled an April 15 trial date in former President Trump’s hush money case. Judge Juan M. Merchan made…
Judge delays Trump’s hush-money criminal trial 30 days
NEW YORK — A judge on Friday delayed former President Trump’s hush-money criminal trial until at least mid-April after his lawyers said they needed more time…
Judge says prosecutor Fani Willis can stay on Trump case, must ditch deputy | Donald Trump News
A judge in Georgia has ruled that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can remain on former President Donald Trump’s election interference case, but only…
Judge rules DA Fani Willis can stay on Donald Trump election case if lead prosecutor goes
1 of 3 | Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis attends a hearing on the Georgia election interference case at the Fulton County Courthouse in…
Judge rejects Trump bid to throw out classified documents case
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A federal judge on Thursday rejected a bid by Donald Trump to throw out his classified documents criminal case and appeared skeptical…
Alec Baldwin asks judge to toss charges in fatal ‘Rust’ shooting
Alec Baldwin has asked a New Mexico judge to dismiss involuntary manslaughter charges against him in the deadly “Rust” movie shooting, alleging misconduct by prosecutors…