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Should Trump Be Sentenced to Prison? Two Opposing Views.
Now that Donald Trump has been convicted on 34 felony counts, his sentencing hearing looms on July 11. Below are two legal experts weighing in on the critical question of whether Mr. Trump ought to receive a prison sentence. The Case for Prison Time ...
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Michael Cohen Was Paid to Fix Trump’s Problems. Now He’s One of Them.
Mr. Cohen once called himself Donald J. Trump’s “designated thug.” Will he help bring about the ex-president’s downfall?
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The Magic Constitutionalism of Donald Trump
My originalist heart is troubled. In the opening moments of Donald Trump’s argument for presidential immunity, Justice Clarence Thomas pressed Trump’s lawyer, John Sauer, to state the “source” for his sweeping argument that presidents are absolutely ...
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Why Civil Cases Against Donald Trump Can Pack a Punch
For months now, the country has been riveted by the four criminal cases against Donald Trump: the New York state case involving hush-money payments to an adult film star, the federal case involving classified documents, the Georgia election ...
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Trump Seeks to Delay Jan. 6 Civil Cases
The former president’s lawyers told the judge overseeing the proceedings it would be unfair to put on a defense now because it might reveal his strategy for the criminal case on related charges.
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Supreme Court Narrowly Interprets Landmark Reduced Sentencing Law
The justices sided with the government in a case focused on who is eligible for shorter prison sentences under the bipartisan First Step Act passed in 2018.
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In Latin America, Guards Don’t Control Prisons, Gangs Do
Intended to fight crime, Latin American prisons have instead become safe havens and recruitment centers for gangs, fueling a surge in violence.
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Trump’s Fever Dream of Immunity Meets Its Match
On Tuesday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit announced its decision in the case of the United States v. Trump, on the question of the former president’s immunity — or lack thereof — to federal ...
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Wednesday Briefing: A Legal Blow to Trump
Plus, a Korean food renaissance in New York.
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Trump’s Lawyers Say He Should Be Immune From Prosecution in Georgia Case
The motion echoes an argument that former President Donald J. Trump is making in a separate federal criminal case against him.