Legal
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US
Trump Wants Prosecutors Held in Contempt in Federal Election Case
The former president’s lawyers sought to have Jack Smith and two deputies explain why they should not be held in…
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US
Judge Pauses Trump Election Case Amid Appeal of Immunity Issue
The decision by the judge to freeze the case came as the former president’s lawyers asked an appeals court to…
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Opinion
America Needs a Pro-Democracy Conservative Legal Establishment
American democracy, the Constitution and the rule of law are the righteous causes of our times, and the nation’s legal…
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World
Transgender Ruling Is Step Forward for L.G.B.T.Q. Rights in Japan
The Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a legal clause requiring transgender people to undergo sterilization to legally change their gender identity.
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Opinion
Trump’s Lawyers Are Going Down. Is He?
On Tuesday morning, Jenna Ellis became the third Donald Trump-allied lawyer to plead guilty in Fulton County, Ga., to state…
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US
Trump Lawyer Acknowledged Political Agenda in Election Suit, Emails Show
Kenneth Chesebro said that even long-shot litigation would hold political advantages, undercutting assertions that Donald J. Trump’s lawyers were simply…
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World
India’s Top Court Rejects Gay Marriage, While Voicing Sympathy
Though it expanded the definition of discrimination, the ruling was a sharp setback for petitioners seeking a landmark victory on…
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US
Facing Big Legal Bills, Defendants in Georgia Trump Case Seek Donations
Fund-raising campaigns — including one selling “MAGA honey” — are underway for many of the 18 defendants in a case…
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US
Giuliani Repeatedly Sought Financial Lifeline From Trump
As Rudolph Giuliani has neared a financial breaking point with a pile of legal bills, the former president has largely…
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US
How Trump Uses Supporters’ Donations to Pay His Legal Bills
Facing a wide array of criminal charges, the former president is using money from small donors to defend himself legally…