for now —the mess that Cannon had made for herselfin herhalting, hesitant and ultimately horrific handlingof the case. But in issuing this ruling, Cannon has created an even larger problem for Smith and the judges who will have to
“The ruling by Judge Cannon ... flew in the face of previous court decisions reaching back to the Watergate era that upheld the legality of the ways in which independent prosecutors have been named.”
“There shall be no separate requirement on Plaintiff at this stage, prior to the review of any of the Seized Materials, to lodge ex ante final objections to the accuracy of Defendant’s Inventory, its descriptions, or its contents,” Cannon wrote in her ruling, adding that her earlier orde...
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“So for the first time, having a trial court having to apply this brand new ruling, I think legally it’s really important to have a hearing.” Doing so, he said, also strengthens any ruling from Chutkan, whose work will undoubtedly be reviewed by higher courts as Trump appeals her det...
the records taken during the Aug. 8 search and to weed out from the rest of the investigation any that might be protected by claims of attorney-client privilege or executive privilege. Some of those records may ultimately be returned to Trump, but the judge put off a ruling on that ...
The ruling is the latest and most consequential in a series of decisions from Cannon favoring Trump’s defense and expressing skepticism about the conduct of prosecutors. The judge previously delayed a trial indefinitely while considering a flurry of Trump’s legal challenges. ...
Cannonheld a hearingon Trump's push for a delay last week, and she expressed skepticism about how the schedule in her case would work alongside the other criminal proceedings Trump is facing. In addition to the federal charges in Washington and state charges in New York, Trump is alsofacing...
A judge ruled Thursday that top county officials in Oklahoma and Tulsa counties do not have to take a pay cut until 1989, two years after the Legislature intended it to go into effect.Oklahoma County District Judge Joe Cannon held that a state Supreme Court ruling that inequable salary ...
The ruling from Cannon could jeopardise both federal criminal cases. Meanwhile, two other criminal cases pending against Trump in state courts are also hitting hurdles. Trump was convicted earlier this year in connection with what New York prosecutors alleged was a “hush money” scheme to silence...