Trump trial jury selection process follows a familiar pattern with an unpredictable outcome
One potential juror was dismissed by the judge after the former president’s lawyers found a 2017 online post about Trump that said “Lock him up!”
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Trump trial: Why can’t Americans see or hear what is going on inside the courtroom?
New York state law regarding media coverage of court proceedings is one of the most restrictive in the country and that is where jury selection for the Trump hush-money trial is underway.
Donald Trump brings his campaign to the courthouse as his criminal hush money trial begins
Trump is accused in the case of falsifying business records to hide alleged hush money payments made to a porn star to keep her from going public during his 2016 campaign with allegations of an affair.
Potential jurors called into courtroom for start of Trump’s historic hush-money trial
Jury selection got underway Monday in the hush-money case against Donald Trump, the start of a historic trial as the former president answers to criminal charges that he falsified business records in order to stifle stories about his sex life.
Judge rejects Donald Trump’s request to delay hush-money trial until ruling on immunity
Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan declared the request untimely, ruling that Trump’s lawyers had “myriad opportunities” to raise the immunity issue before they finally did so last month, well after a deadline for pretrial motions had already passed.
Judge sets May trial date in Delphi murders case
Previously set for October, the jury trial for Richard Allen is now scheduled for May 13 through May 31, according to court records.
Eric Trump returns to the witness stand in the family business’ civil fraud trial
Eric Trump returned to the witness stand Friday to testify at the civil fraud trial accusing his father of exaggerating his wealth and the value of his assets to deceive banks and insurers.
Michael Cohen, Trump’s ex-fixer, takes stand against him at New York civil fraud trial
Five years after publicly turning on Donald Trump, his former fixer Michael Cohen faced off with him Tuesday at the civil fraud trial that threatens to upend the ex-president’s real estate empire.
Past high-profile trials suggest stress and potential pitfalls for Georgia judge handling Trump case
There will be additional scrutiny and strain that await the four judges overseeing the criminal cases against former President Donald Trump.
Trump lawyers seek recusal of judge in DC presiding over federal election subversion case
Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday asked the federal judge presiding over his election subversion case to recuse herself due to her past public statements about the former president and his connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Indiana attorneys allege poor treatment against man accused of killing two girls
Attorneys for an Indiana man accused of killing two teenage girls six years ago argued before a judge Thursday that the man has been mistreated at the prison he is housed in, requesting relocation to a different facility.
Man isn’t entitled to discharge due to continuances, split COA affirms
A split Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed a trial court’s decision to not give a man discharge on three alcohol-related driving offenses after he did not receive the results of his blood test in a timely manner.
Jurors in Delphi murders trial to be picked out of county
Jurors at the trial of an Indiana man accused of killing two teenage girls nearly six years ago will be selected from outside the county where the crime took place, a judge said Friday.
Oath Keepers Jan. 6 sedition case moves to closing arguments
Federal prosecutors are expected to make their final pitch to jurors Friday in the high-stakes seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four associates charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Prosecution rests, Oath Keepers 1/6 case turns to defense
Federal prosecutors rested their case Thursday against Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four associates charged in the U.S. Capitol attack after presenting nearly five weeks of testimony, videos and text messages.
Indy attorney charged in Jan. 6 riot opts for bench trial
The Indianapolis attorney charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol has opted for a bench trial on the four federal misdemeanors filed against him.
‘Fighting fit’: Trial to show Oath Keepers’ road to Jan. 6
Despite nearly 900 arrests and hundreds of convictions following the Jan. 6 riot, Stewart Rhodes and four Oath Keeper associates are the first to stand trial on the rare and difficult-to-prove charge of seditious conspiracy. Jury selection begins Tuesday.
After 2 mistrials, Indy man convicted of killing pastor’s wife
A judge Thursday found a man guilty of murder, robbery and other charges in the 2015 killing of an Indianapolis pastor’s wife during a break-in.
COA reversal: Jury trial was not required in civil forfeiture proceeding
A jury trial was not required for an Allen County man’s civil forfeiture case, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has concluded in a reversal.
Indiana Supreme Court amends class action rule for disbursement of residual funds
The Indiana Supreme Court has announced an amendment to a rule of trial procedure concerning the disposition of residual funds in class action lawsuits.