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It’s a bit arduous to lay out the torturous procedural chronology of the ongoing litigation between E. Jean Carroll and former President Donald Trump. There are two separate lawsuits, one post-trial and one pending. And it all seems to blend together. But to revisit, here’s the Reader’s Digest version of it, as reported previously:Carroll sued Trump for defamation in 2019 over comments he made about her (and her accusations) in 2019.Carroll sued Trump for defamation and rape/sexual abuse in 2022 over comments he made about her (and her accusations) in 2022.The 2022 lawsuit went to trial, and in May 2023,...

<p>Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted last month of killing George Floyd, filed a request Tuesday asking for a new trial.</p><p>Eric Nelson, Chauvin’s attorney, alleged that juror misconduct and pretrial publicity in part led to Chauvin’s conviction for second- and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd's death last year.</p>

The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone protesters' list of 30 demands includes granting retrials to all people of color serving sentences for violent crimes, but experts say the Constitution makes such a do-over a nonstarter. **SNIP** The high rates for people of color come in part because racial bias stacks the judicial system against them, scholars and activists said. And while cases of wrongful prosecution exist, granting retrials to every person of color would violate the Fourteenth Amendment and overwhelm court systems, legal experts said. The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified after the Civil War, grants equal protection to all people regardless of...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The government has told a federal judge in New Jersey it will seek a retrial of Sen. Bob Menendez, whose 11-week corruption trial ended in a hung jury in November. The filing to the judge on Friday seeks a retrial of the Democrat “at the earliest possible date.”

The embarrassment a federal judge dealt to government prosecutors last month in the Cliven Bundy case could be set to resume Monday, at a hearing to determine whether the cattle rancher who became a folk hero long before he beat the feds can be retried. U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro on Dec. 20 declared a mistrial in the high-profile case. It was only the latest, stunning development in the saga of the Nevada rancher, and served as a repudiation of the federal government. Navarro accused prosecutors of willfully withholding evidence from Bundy’s lawyers, in violation of the federal Brady rule,...

Judge Gloria Navarro has made new rules for her courtroom that (I would bet) stun even the prosecution. Last week, Judge Navarro shocked the courtroom with her manipulation of jury selection in the Bunkerville retrial in Las Vegas, Nevada. She refused to allow the defense to have their allotted peremptory challenges and selected the jury for them.She also ruled against the defense on every single pre-trial motion, including shutting down their defense strategy. Things that were allowed in the previous trial will not be allowed in this trial. The defendants will not be allowed to explain why they went to...

Eric Parker, Ricky Lovelien, Steven Stewart and Scott Drexler are back in a Vegas courtroom for a retrial of charges related to the 2014 Bunkerville Standoff.Judge Gloria Navarro declared a mistrial in the case in April when the jury could not reach a consensus for the majority of charges against the defendants.Two of the defendants, Gregory Burlson and Todd Engel, were found guilty on some of the charges and will not be retried on the remaining charges. They are scheduled to be sentenced later this month.Jury Selection in the new trial began this week with Judge Navarro immediately taking over...

Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel was granted a new trial on Wednesday by a Connecticut judge who ruled his attorney failed to adequately represent him when he was convicted in 2002 of killing his neighbor in 1975. The ruling by Judge Thomas Bishop marked a dramatic reversal after years of unsuccessful appeals by Skakel, the 52-year-old nephew of Robert F. Kennedy’s widow, Ethel Kennedy. Skakel is serving 20 years to life. … Skakel argued his trial attorney, Michael Sherman, was negligent in defending him when he was convicted in the golf club bludgeoning of Martha Moxley when they were 15 in...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Casey Anthony was acquitted last week in state court of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. Now, a new website, change.org, is petitioning to have Anthony tried for the same crimes, but this time in federal court. It's called the dual sovereignty rule. "The double jeopardy clause has been interpreted to allow two prosecutions as long as they're by different sovereigns," said B.J. Priester, a professor at Florida Coastal School of Law.

Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich may not have to face a retrial until early next year, but next time around his legal team could be far fewer in number. That was the information passed to lawyers in the case in a conference last week, according to sources familiar with the matter. U.S. District Judge James Zagel told the attorneys he is eyeing January for the second trial, the sources said, and he has suggested Blagojevich can have two court-appointed attorneys who are paid with taxpayers funds. Rest @ link

Rod Blagojevich's retrial may not start until next year, and if he wants the public to pay for his defense, he will get only two lawyers -- down from seven. In a private conference last week, Judge James Zagel told lawyers a quick retrial on the corruption charges wasn't likely because of the logistics of getting a new jury pool. Zagel said he didn't want to put a "Christmas burden" on jurors, pushing a retrial possibly to January at the earliest, according to sources with knowledge of the meeting. The two lawyers are not likely to be Sam Adam Jr....

Aaron Goldstein, Rod Blagojevich's Attorney, has just confirmed to In Session that assuming the government retries his client, the defense will renew their motion for President Obama to be a witness in the United States of America v. Rod and Robert Blagojevich. The defense will also renew their motion for mistrial as well as their motion to dismiss. In Session has also confirmed that no plea deal is in the works at this point. Goldstein says to expect the renewal of those motions in court next week, in addition to the possible scheduling of a retrial. U.S. District Judge James...

CHICAGO – "Blago on Trial, The Sequel" promises to be as circus-like and nearly as expensive as the first trial of the former Illinois governor. And in a state with a huge budget deficit, some people would prefer not to see it at all. But the next round could also look different if prosecutors adjust their strategy after listening to jurors who deadlocked on all but one charge against Rod Blagojevich. And despite their defiance after the verdict, defense attorneys could offer a few surprises too — if they are still on the job. Could prosecutors decide to call witnesses...

President Barack Obama’s senior advisor, Valerie Jarrett, will serve as the Grand Marshal for the 81st Bud Billiken Parade. (Happened today) Video

Jurors on Wednesday recommended death for the man they had earlier convicted of murdering two Riverside police officers in 1982. There was no visible emotion in the courtroom from Jackson Chambers Daniels Jr., now 71. Daniels is confined to a wheelchair, as he was on the day officers Dennis Doty and Phil Trust were shot. ... "Their verdict said that Jackson Daniels -- a career criminal without an ounce of remorse -- that his life is not more valuable than Dennis Doty and Phil Trust's lives," she said outside court. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Roger Luebs set Jan. 28...

Border agents who testified against convicted co-workers will be fired Men who were at scene of shooting terminated for changing their stories by Sara A. Carter Two Border Patrol agents who testified against two co-workers convicted of shooting a drug smuggler will be fired for changing their stories about events surrounding the shooting, according to documents obtained by the Daily Bulletin. Sources inside the Border Patrol also say Oscar Juarez, a third agent who testified against Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean, resigned from the agency last month shortly before he was to be fired. All three...

John "Junior" Gotti, who insists he quit the mob family run by his late father, the "Dapper Don," watched jury selection start yesterday at his racketeering retrial in Manhattan. One prospective juror was quickly disqualified: a former supervisor of the FBI's organized crime squad. The most serious charge facing Gotti is the 1992 kidnapping of radio host Curtis Sliwa, the founder of the Guardian Angels crime-fighting group, who allegedly was targeted by "Junior" Gotti because of his on-air rants against the late John Gotti.

Ruby Washington/The New York Times Martin H. Tankleff, photographed in 2004, was convicted in 1990 of killing his parents. He turned 34 in August 2005 and has expressed hope that he will not spend another birthday in prison. Martin H. Tankleff was supposed to start his senior year of high school on Sept. 7, 1988. But before dawn, his parents were bludgeoned and stabbed during a rampage in their home on a cliff overlooking Long Island Sound. Within hours he was arrested, based on a confession that was handwritten by a detective, which Mr. Tankleff promptly repudiated and never...

The jailed son of late mob boss John Gotti neared freedom on Monday after a judge agreed to release him on $7 million bond, less than a week after declaring a mistrial on the bulk of his racketeering case. Under bail conditions approved by U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin, John A. ``Junior'' Gotti would be released from a federal lockup in lower Manhattan, but remain under house arrest in his home on Long Island until a possible retrial early next year. Gotti, 41, was still in custody Monday as paperwork was finalized. His lawyers said he could be home with...

A former San Angelo doctor who challenged a federal law in Second Amendment case will be retried Aug. 19 in federal court in Lubbock. The date was set Friday for Timothy Emerson, who will stand trial for possessing a firearm while under a restraining order. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in October overturned U.S. District Judge Sam Cummings' ruling that dismissed the charge against Emerson. Emerson was charged in 1998 after buying a pistol while under a restraining order during a divorce proceeding. The case had gun rights implications because Cummings ruled that the federal statute used to charge...