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A New York appeals panel on Thursday appeared wary of the state’s civil fraud case against former President Trump that ended in a $464 million judgment against him and his business. During arguments lasting more than an hour, the five-judge panel on the Appellate Division — New York’s midlevel appeals court — questioned whether any constraints apply to the law New York Attorney General Letitia James used against Trump. The law gives the state sweeping power to bring actions against businesses that engage in “repeated fraudulent or illegal acts or otherwise demonstrate persistent fraud or illegality in the carrying on,...

Lawyers for E. Jean Carroll have asked a federal appeals court to expedite Donald Trump’s appeal of the verdict in their first trial in which a jury awarded Carroll $5 million in damages after finding Trump liable for defamation and battery in May 2023. Carroll wants to see the oral arguments for the appeal scheduled to take place by July, arguing that the former president will try to further delay the proceedings, using his ongoing criminal trial or busy campaign schedule as an excuse. The motion with the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals filed Tuesday cites Trump’s numerous attempts...

VIDEODearest Goddess Gaia! Why has thou forsaken us by NOT fast tracking the Trump appeal as our beloved Jack Smith so desperately desired? As a result of FRUSTRATING delay delay DELAY it now appears as if there will be no J6 trial on March 4 as was originally scheduled. In fact there might not even be a J6 trial BEFORE the 2024 election due to Orange Man Bad pulling out yet more delays out of his bag of tricks. Oh woe is us! We were guaranteed a Trump trial and conviction before the election by the gods of Lawfare! What...