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May 30, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
It’s Official: Donald Trump Is a Convicted Felon
And so concludes the former president’s first criminal trial.
May 28, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
In Major Defection, Former Trump Ally Predicts Guilty Verdict
Trump’s former attorney Ty Cobb had some choice words.
April 19, 2024
Ben Metzner
If Trump’s Sitting in His Hush-Money Trial, Who the Heck Is Posting?
The former president did not have access to his phone in court.
April 19, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Finally Sees Consequences for his Big Mouth in Hush-Money Trial
Judge Juan Merchan penalized the former president and his legal team.
April 18, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
The Judge in Trump’s Hush-Money Trial Is Already Sick of Him
Judge Juan Merchan had some thoughts about Trump’s social media presence.
April 18, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Savagely Dragged by Another Hush-Money Trial Juror
The potential juror made a hilarious but inaccurate comparison to Trump.
April 18, 2024
Ben Metzner
Trump Hush-Money Trial Juror Shows Peril of Being Identified
Days after being sworn in, a juror has already excused herself.
April 18, 2024
Ben Metzner
Trump Starts Day 3 of Hush-Money Trial in the Trumpiest Way Possible
The former president just can’t resist pushing back against his gag order.
April 17, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Hush-Money Jurors Receive Chilling Warning From Legal Expert
Potential jurors are being kept anonymous for a reason.
April 17, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Alina Habba Has a Mind-Boggling Defense for Trump Napping in Court
The former president is just a busy guy, OK?
April 17, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Alan Dershowitz Invents a Wild New Constitutional Right Just for Trump
Apparently, “witness intimidation” is in the Constitution.
April 16, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Gets Accidentally, Hilariously Roasted During Hush-Money Trial
Juror selection took an unexpected turn for the former president.
April 16, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Trump’s Big Mouth Just Got Him in Trouble in Hush-Money Trial
Judge Juan Merchan admonished the former president for muttering audibly in court.
October 26, 2022
Matt Ford
How Big Should a Jury Be? That’s Suddenly Up to the Supreme Court to Decide.
Not every state in the U.S. requires the fabled “12 angry men.” Some require as few as six jurors. Now the justices are being asked to rule on whether the number should be uniform.
December 15, 2010
Ruth Franklin
Toto, We’re Not in Cannes Anymore

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