The House Judiciary Committee will prepare subpoenas this week seeking special counsel Robert Mueller’s full Russia report as the Justice Department appears likely to miss an April 2 deadline set by Democrats for the report’s release. The Judiciary panel plans ...
Read More »R. Kelly lawyer says Avenatti has ‘polluted’ sex-abuse case
R. Kelly’s attorney accused the state’s attorney Monday of succumbing to pressure from attorney Michael Avenatti in bringing sex-abuse charges against the R& B singer in Illinois, saying his involvement has irreparably tainted the case. Steve Greenberg made the accusations ...
Read More »Backlash, questions follow dismissal of Jussie Smollett case
Prosecutors still insist Jussie Smollett faked a racist, anti-gay attack on himself in the hopes that the attention would advance his acting career. The “Empire” star still says he was assaulted by two men late at night in downtown Chicago. ...
Read More »Jury: Roundup weed killer is major factor in man’s cancer
Roundup weed killer was a substantial factor in a California man’s cancer, a jury determined in the first phase of a trial that attorneys said could help determine the fate of hundreds of similar lawsuits. The unanimous verdict by the ...
Read More »Missouri considers trimming impeachment after Greitens’ case
The Missouri Senate is backing an effort that could make it harder to impeach and oust top officials, less than a year after the state’s governor resigned while facing potential impeachment. Senators behind the proposal say it isn’t motivated by ...
Read More »‘Apprentice’ contestant’s Trump defamation suit can proceed
A New York appeals court ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump isn’t immune from a defamation lawsuit filed by a former “Apprentice” contestant who accused him of unwanted kissing and groping. A panel of judges on the Supreme Court Appellate ...
Read More »St. Louis prosecutor says warrant seeks to intimidate her
The St. Louis prosecutor’s ongoing feud with others in the city’s legal establishment escalated Wednesday when her attorney accused a judge, the police and a special prosecutor of trying to “intimidate and humiliate” her. The latest dust-up between Circuit Attorney ...
Read More »Cohen’s lawyer says Trump advisers were ‘dangling’ pardons
President Donald Trump’s advisers dangled the possibility of a pardon for his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen last year, Cohen’s attorney said Thursday, as congressional investigators zero in on the president’s pardon power. The issue of pardons has emerged as ...
Read More »Venue bill approved in Senate, heads to House
The Missouri Senate has passed a bill that overhauls Missouri’s joinder and venue laws. The 24-7 vote on March 4 came after the Senate held an overnight debate on the bill the prior week before giving it preliminary approval on ...
Read More »R. Kelly insiders may have helped R&B star with sexual abuse
After R. Kelly met a girl celebrating her 16th birthday at a restaurant, it was his manager who handed her Kelly’s business card with the R&B star’s personal phone number on it, telling the teen that Kelly wanted her to ...
Read More »Cohen says Trump knew about WikiLeaks email dump beforehand
In a damning depiction of Donald Trump, the president’s former lawyer on Wednesday cast him as a racist and conman who used his inner circle to cover up politically damaging allegations about sex and lied about his business interests in ...
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