Category: Attorney

Why you should consider a prenuptial agreement

VOL. 48 | NO. 36 | Friday, September 6, 2024 By Adriana Morga | The Associated Press Longtime celebrity watchers may not have been shocked when Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, but what was surprising was that Lopez’s divorce petition did not include any mention of a prenuptial agreement. A prenup is… Continue reading Why you should consider a prenuptial agreement

GOP lawsuits set the stage for state challenges if Trump loses the election

VOL. 48 | NO. 36 | Friday, September 6, 2024 Before voters even begin casting ballots, Democrats and Republicans are engaged in a sprawling legal fight over how the 2024 election will be run, a series of court disputes that could even run past Election Day if the outcome is close. Both parties have bulked… Continue reading GOP lawsuits set the stage for state challenges if Trump loses the election

North Carolina judge rejects RFK Jr.’s request to remove his name from state ballots

Home > Article VOL. 48 | NO. 36 | Friday, September 6, 2024 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge refused to take Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name off presidential ballots in the battleground state on Thursday, a day before the first batches of November absentee ballots are slated to be sent to registered… Continue reading North Carolina judge rejects RFK Jr.’s request to remove his name from state ballots

Trump’s lawyer and judge in federal election case clash in the first hearing since immunity ruling

VOL. 48 | NO. 36 | Friday, September 6, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — In the first court hearing in nearly a year, a lawyer for Donald Trump clashed on Thursday with the judge in the federal election interference prosecution of the former president after suggesting the government was rushing forward with an “illegitimate” indictment at… Continue reading Trump’s lawyer and judge in federal election case clash in the first hearing since immunity ruling

Before Hunter Biden’s guilty plea, he wanted to enter an Alford plea. What is it?

Home > Article VOL. 48 | NO. 36 | Friday, September 6, 2024 Hunter Biden’s sudden guilty plea Thursday to tax charges was preceded by vigorous objections from prosecutors when his lawyer said he was willing to give up a trial and enter what’s known as an Alford plea. The surprise took place in federal… Continue reading Before Hunter Biden’s guilty plea, he wanted to enter an Alford plea. What is it?

Former 2016 Trump campaign adviser is charged over his work for sanctioned Russian TV

Home > Article VOL. 48 | NO. 36 | Friday, September 6, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has charged a Russian-born U.S. citizen and former adviser to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign with working for a sanctioned Russian state television network and laundering the proceeds. Indictments announced Thursday allege that Dimitri Simes and… Continue reading Former 2016 Trump campaign adviser is charged over his work for sanctioned Russian TV

New Mexico attorney general sues company behind Snapchat alleging child sexual extortion on the site

Home > Article VOL. 48 | NO. 36 | Friday, September 6, 2024 New Mexico’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the company behind Snapchat, alleging that site’s design and policies foster the sharing of child sexual abuse material and facilitate child sexual exploitation. Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed the lawsuit against Snap Inc.… Continue reading New Mexico attorney general sues company behind Snapchat alleging child sexual extortion on the site

A Capitol rioter hawked Jan. 6 merchandise from jail. The judge who sentenced him was disturbed

Home > Article VOL. 48 | NO. 36 | Friday, September 6, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — From jail, Shane Jenkins helped sell T-shirts, tote bags and other merchandise promoting the notion that he and other rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol are political prisoners unjustly held in pretrial detention. That disturbed the judge who sentenced… Continue reading A Capitol rioter hawked Jan. 6 merchandise from jail. The judge who sentenced him was disturbed