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Supreme Court shields Trump’s financial records for now
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is shielding President Donald Trump’s financial records from House Democrats for now. The delay announced late Monday allows the justices to decide how to handle the House subpoena and a similar demand from the Manhattan district attorney at the same time. The House’s quest for the records is not […]
President Trump issues pardons in war-crimes cases, despite Pentagon opposition to the move
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump intervened in three cases involving war-crimes accusations Friday, issuing full pardons to two U.S. soldiers and reversing disciplinary action against a Navy SEAL despite opposition raised by military justice experts and some senior Pentagon officials. The White House said in a statement Friday night that Trump, as commander in chief, […]
Trump lawyer plays the long game on the front lines of legal battles with the House
Most lawyers are intent on winning every argument. But in his defense of President Donald Trump, friends and former colleagues say, William Consovoy is prepared to lose the first round – and even the second. For the unconventional lawyer with an unconventional client, the focus is all about the endgame. The conservative warrior from New […]
How two college students tried to outfox the feds and get Trump’s tax returns
The plot hatched by two college students was simple, and if executed, would achieve where Congress has failed to: obtain President Donald Trump’s tax returns. Trump’s personal finances have been sought by lawmakers and governors alike – documents some Democrats hope will reveal impropriety. In the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, it was a […]
Trump grants pardons or commutations to seven people
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Monday granted full pardons to five people and commuted the prison sentences of another two, bringing to 19 the total number of people to whom he has granted executive clemency since taking office. In general, a pardon is granted after a person has already completed a sentence, while a […]
Trump suit over New York tax returns delayed 24 hours while lawyers confer
A federal judge put on hold President Donald Trump’s request for an emergency order barring House Democrats from getting his New York state tax records and gave the parties 24 hours to defuse the situation. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington said the order was intended to balance three interests: the president’s desire for […]
Trump sues to block House Democrats from getting his New York state tax returns
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump sued House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., and New York State officials Tuesday to block any release of his state tax returns to House Democrats under a state law passed this month. In a 25-page lawsuit filed as a private citizen in federal court in Washington, […]
Records detail frenetic effort to bury stories about Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — Court records released Thursday show that President Donald Trump took part in a flurry of phone calls in the weeks before the 2016 election as his close aides and allies scrambled to pay porn star Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about an alleged affair. The documents detailing calls and text messages […]
Court challenges Trump’s bid to block subpoena
A federal appeals court Friday challenged President Donald Trump’s attempt to block Congress from demanding eight years of records from his accounting firm, warning of the implications if lawmakers could not investigate potential misconduct in a president’s private business dealings while in office. “When it comes to a president’s conflict of interest, there’s nothing Congress […]
Appeals court dismisses ‘emoluments’ lawsuit involving Trump’s D.C. hotel
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court Wednesday sided with President Donald Trump, dismissing a lawsuit claiming the president is illegally profiting from foreign and state government visitors at his luxury hotel in downtown Washington. The unanimous ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit is a victory for the president in a […]
Trump cannot block his critics on Twitter, federal appeals court rules
President Donald Trump cannot block his critics from the Twitter feed he regularly uses to communicate with the public, a federal appeals court said Tuesday, in a case with implications for how elected officials nationwide interact with constituents on social media. The decision from the New York-based appeals court upholds an earlier ruling that Trump […]
Oral arguments to occur in Trump fight over bank subpoenas
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge is poised to hear oral arguments Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s effort to block congressional subpoenas seeking financial records from two banks. The hearing occurs after congressional Democrats sought the information from Deutsche Bank and Capital One. Trump, his family and his company contend in a Manhattan federal court […]
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Negligent performance: Rosenthal v. Syracuse University, et al.
- Second Circuit – Visual Artists Rights Act: Kerson v. Vermont Law School Inc.
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Former foreclosure referee: Opinion 22-157
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – College honorarium: Opinion 22-156
- Second Circuit – Reasonable accommodation: Tafolla v. Heilig
- Fourth Department – Labor Law: Primisch v. Peroxychem LLC
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Judicial candidacy: Opinion 22-155
- Fourth Department – Defamation: Lavine v. Glavin
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Law clerk: Opinion 22-154
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Review of another judge’s actions: Opinion 22-153
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Charitable contributions: Opinion 22-150
- Second Circuit – Class action settlement: Moses v. The New York Times Company
Law News
- Appeals court upholds conviction
- Federal lawsuit reinstated against jail officer over strip search, delayed release
- Hyzon to pay $25M penalty to settle alleged fraud charges by SEC
- NY appeals court reinstates lawsuit over contract to remove snow
- Fourth Department affirms $400K judgment in contract dispute
- Fourth Department affirms decision in NY property dispute
- Greenlight Networks selects Buffalo-based attorney as general counsel
- Barclay Damon hires attorney Matt Smith
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