Brandi Buchman

Writing a book. Proud Boys trial for emptywheel. Former senior staff writer Daily Kos covering Jan. 6. Before: Chief White House & Congressional Correspondent @ Courthouse News. Before that, reporter/feature writer at The Southampton Press/27east.
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2024-07-29 20:55:47

GOOD NEWS for the voters of Mississippi:
Federal judge rejects lawsuit seeking to stop counting of mail-in votes in Mississippi after Election Day
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/federal-judge-rejects-lawsuit-seeking-to-stop-counting-of-mail-in-votes-in-mississippi-after-election-day/

2024-07-25 23:08:47

Woman imprisoned for abortion, wrongfully charged with murder, will be allowed to sue prosecutors, sheriffs for $1M
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/woman-imprisoned-for-abortion-wrongfully-charged-with-murder-will-be-allowed-to-sue-prosecutors-sheriffs-for-1m/?s=09

2024-07-25 18:41:07

'QAnon Shaman’ demands ends to supervised release while fighting to get his helmet and spear back
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/qanon-shaman-demands-ends-to-supervised-release-while-fighting-to-get-his-helmet-and-spear-back/

2024-07-19 23:25:29

Citing Christian web designer win at SCOTUS, appeals court revives lawsuit involving discrimination claim from wedding photographer
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/citing-christian-web-designer-win-at-scotus-appeals-court-revives-lawsuit-involving-discrimination-claim-from-wedding-photographer/

2024-07-19 22:18:36

The Trump Docket: Jack Smith could invoke ‘nearly 140 years’ of history to appeal Cannon Mar-a-Lago dismissal
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-trump-docket-jack-smith-could-invoke-nearly-140-years-of-history-to-appeal-cannon-mar-a-lago-dismissal/

2024-07-18 18:52:57

‘Trumpy bear’ rioter, Proud Boys among flurry of Jan. 6 defendants scoring victories after Supreme Court ruling
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/trumpy-bear-rioter-proud-boys-among-flurry-of-jan-6-defendants-scoring-victories-after-supreme-court-ruling/

2024-07-13 11:00:05

I'm not on the list but know many on it and I know Ivan Raiklin and he is a ghoul.
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/ivan-raiklin/

2024-06-26 00:02:27

https://lawandcrime.com/crime/it-was-immediately-apparent-body-found-wrapped-in-bloody-blanket-after-single-car-crash-did-not-die-from-collision-police-say/

2024-06-21 17:24:44

Update!
Steve Bannon begs Supreme Court to save him now that appeals court has refused prison sentence delay
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/supreme-court-may-be-steve-bannons-only-hope-now-that-appeals-court-has-refused-prison-sentence-delay/

2024-06-19 20:24:39

Church of Scientology ignored woman’s ‘very real psychosis,’ stopped her from receiving mental health care before suicide, lawsuit claims
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/church-of-scientology-ignored-womans-very-real-psychosis-stopped-her-from-receiving-mental-health-care-before-suicide-lawsuit-claims/

2024-06-17 20:48:20

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/bannons-role-in-political-discourse-is-simply-not-a-relevant-factor-feds-urge-court-to-reject-trump-allys-emergency-push-for-freedom-on-contempt-appeal/

2024-06-11 19:52:39

‘This is unsurprising’: DOJ calls out lawmakers’ ‘false’ and ‘irresponsible’ conspiracy theories about politicization of Trump hush-money trial
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/this-is-unsurprising-doj-calls-out-lawmakers-false-and-irresponsible-conspiracy-theories-about-politicization-of-trump-hush-money-trial/

2024-06-04 23:24:36

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/proud-boys-chapter-leader-accused-of-breaking-fence-to-breach-police-lines-on-jan-6/

2024-06-01 00:12:08

My dear friend's husband Jeigh Tea passed away very abruptly yesterday, a vibrant, beautiful, and sharp witted person who made my life better for knowing him. In honor of him and to help his family in a really trying time, if you can help, I offer a way:
gofund.me/06ba9ef6

2024-05-31 20:00:17

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-trump-docket-tyrant-judge-weighing-trump-sentence-likely-to-take-note-of-former-president-calling-him-a-devil-vowing-to-appeal-this-scam/

2024-05-29 16:38:39

Hearing for Bannon set for June 6
Details inside
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/steve-bannon-could-soon-learn-when-he-will-report-to-prison/

2024-05-29 11:39:26

I don't feel like getting yelled at on X but I just want to say: I'm glad the economy seems to be doing well for so many but I am drowning out here and every person I know is holding onto their pennies because everything is so expensive and they are afraid it will get worse. But if you say that, you're against Joe Biden or democracy.
Just quietly suffering fucking sucks.
And I know I'm not alone!!!!

2024-05-28 23:39:42

‘Each of those objections fails’: Unanimous appeals court rejects juror bias claims of ex-NYPD officer convicted of attacking cop on Jan. 6
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/each-of-those-objections-fails-unanimous-appeals-court-rejects-juror-bias-claims-of-ex-nypd-officer-convicted-of-attacking-cop-on-jan-6/

2024-05-24 22:08:56

“There’s going to be violence if he’s convicted but it doesn’t matter because once we start making prosecutorial decisions based on those collateral consequences, we’re done. Then the criminal justice system no longer operates,” Kirschner told me today.
This and much more inside:
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-trump-docket-the-collateral-consequences-of-a-trump-conviction-must-not-supersede-justice-expert-prosecutor-says/

2024-05-08 18:04:47

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/georgia-just-made-it-a-lot-easier-to-challenge-elections-and-a-lot-harder-to-vote-in-them/

2024-05-07 03:08:08

Taking a break from socials for a few weeks to work on my book!
Be well. Please feel free to send pitches to brandi dot buchman at lawandcrime

2024-05-06 17:04:01

‘Massive fraud’: Auditing firm for Trump Media hit with charges, lifetime ban by SEC
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/massive-fraud-auditing-firm-for-trump-media-hit-with-charges-lifetime-ban-by-sec/

2024-05-06 16:41:39

‘This court will have to consider a jail sanction’: Trump hush-money judge threatens incarceration for repeated gag order violations
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/this-court-will-have-to-consider-a-jail-sanction-trump-hush-money-judge-threatens-incarceration-for-repeated-gag-order-violations/

2024-05-05 19:11:39

‘Not a credible witness’: Son of prominent conservative among first to invade Senate floor on Jan. 6 deserves 12 years, feds say
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/not-a-credible-witness-son-of-prominent-conservative-among-first-to-invade-senate-floor-on-jan-6-deserves-12-years-feds-say/

2024-05-05 16:03:33

'Nothing like that happened here’: Jack Smith rakes Trump valet’s claim of unlawful FBI search at Mar-a-Lago
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/nothing-like-that-happened-here-jack-smith-rakes-trump-valets-claim-of-unlawful-fbi-search-at-mar-a-lago/

2024-05-03 21:42:43

The Trump Docket: Trump tells Cannon that Bill Clinton ‘may still possess’ classified info while demanding Mar-a-Lago case dismissal
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-trump-docket-trump-tells-cannon-that-bill-clinton-may-still-possess-classified-info-while-demanding-mar-a-lago-case-dismissal/

2024-05-03 16:39:30

Mark Meadows unmasked in Arizona fake electors indictment, faces 9 felony charges: Report
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/mark-meadows-unmasked-in-arizona-fake-electors-indictment-faces-9-felony-charges-report/

2024-05-02 20:46:27

‘You’re an awfully cute young lady’: Judge who shackled crying daughter of defendant to prove a point reprimanded as council says he had ‘no authority’
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/youre-an-awfully-cute-young-lady-judge-who-shackled-crying-daughter-of-defendant-to-prove-a-point-reprimanded-as-council-says-he-had-no-authority/

2024-05-01 22:23:01

Buckle up.
'Antifa instigated the violence’: Judge grants bail for alleged white supremacist charged in wake of Trump election
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/antifa-instigated-the-violence-judge-grants-bail-for-alleged-white-supremacist-charged-in-wake-of-trump-election/

2024-05-01 16:36:15

Judge Cannon reminds Trump to redact witness names in docs on heels of contempt ruling in NY
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/cannon-reminds-trump-to-redact-witness-names-as-former-president-faces-gag-hearing-in-different-venue/

2024-04-30 22:16:09

‘Jeffrey Clark betrayed his oath’: Trump DOJ lawyer behind fake electors plot should be disbarred, disciplinary panel says
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/jeffrey-clark-betrayed-his-oath-trump-doj-lawyer-behind-fake-electors-plot-should-be-disbarred-disciplinary-panel-says/

2024-04-30 17:06:04

Judge gives Trump, lawmakers and police in Jan. 6 lawsuit months of breathing room for ‘immunity-related discovery’
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/judge-gives-trump-lawmakers-and-police-in-jan-6-lawsuit-months-of-breathing-room-for-immunity-related-discovery/

2024-04-25 19:46:36

NOW: ‘His hatred and disdain on full display’: Trump won’t get new Carroll trial as judge admonishes former president for court demeanor
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/his-hatred-and-disdain-on-full-display-trump-wont-get-new-carroll-trial-as-judge-admonishes-former-president-for-court-demeanor/

2024-04-25 17:24:16

‘That could well be an official act’: Trump attorney tells SCOTUS a president assassinating rival could be immune from prosecution; staging 'coup' could be within official act
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/that-could-well-be-an-official-act-trump-attorney-tells-scotus-a-president-assassinating-rival-could-be-immune-from-prosecution/

2024-04-25 13:18:52

No ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ passes: ‘Citizen Trump’ — who is ‘not a King’ — faces avalanche of opposition in immunity fight
MY REPORT featuring the hits re: this immunity fight today:
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/no-get-out-of-jail-free-passes-citizen-trump-who-is-not-a-king-faces-avalanche-of-opposition-in-immunity-fight/

2024-04-25 10:31:50

When you've been covering Jan. 6 this long, you talk to a lot of people who think they will never be indicted for their alleged role in it. And then oop, they get indicted. And it's always the guys who were so nasty to you for just doing your job and swore up and down they had nothing to do with anything. And maybe they don't. But I guess we just let the old court system figure it out eh boys

2024-04-23 23:22:28

Handwritten notes plotting alleged removal of Black, Jewish jurors unearthed, throwing active death penalty cases spanning 40 years into jeopardy: DA
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/handwritten-notes-plotting-alleged-removal-of-black-jewish-jurors-unearthed-throwing-active-death-penalty-cases-spanning-40-years-into-jeopardy-da/

2024-04-22 21:01:22

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis may have just set himself up for a First Amendment fight from hell.
DeSantis says Satanism is ‘not real’ and ‘not qualifying’ for new Florida school chaplain program
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/desantis-says-satanism-is-not-real-and-not-qualifying-for-new-florida-school-chaplain-program/

2024-04-22 17:17:06

A man convicted of burning a tiki torch while chanting white supremacist slogans at the Unite the Right rally in 2017 has reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors and has admitted to assaulting two police at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/unite-the-right-tiki-torch-man-pleads-guilty-to-assaulting-cops-on-jan-6/

2024-04-19 21:36:09

My weekly report breaking down news and highlights from every venue where Donald Trump is indicted is live:
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-trump-docket-federal-judge-runs-out-of-patience-tells-trump-no-reason-to-wait-on-supreme-court/

2024-04-18 21:37:40

The ruling I've been waiting for since my coverage earlier this month and last:
Judge Mehta has denied Trumps request for an indefinite stay in the civil litigation brought against him by lawmakers re: Jan 6
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24555541-mehta-opinion-lee-v-trump-indefinite-stay-denied

2024-04-18 18:41:54

‘The loan appears to have never existed’: Watchdog sues Trump over mystery $50M ‘hidden debt,’ asks FBI, DOJ to get involved
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-loan-appears-to-have-never-existed-watchdog-sues-trump-over-mystery-50m-hidden-debt-asks-fbi-doj-to-get-involved/

2024-04-18 00:03:52

Hush-money prosecutors offer long list of Trump’s bad acts intended to destroy his credibility with jurors
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/hush-money-prosecutors-offer-long-list-of-trumps-bad-acts-intended-to-destroy-his-credibility-with-jurors/

2024-04-17 22:33:26

Scientology leader has judge removed from case alleging sex abuse, forced marriage after unfavorable ruling: Report
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/scientology-leader-has-judge-removed-from-case-alleging-sex-abuse-forced-marriage-after-unfavorable-ruling-report/

2024-04-17 22:32:43

A forehead scar gave him away: FBI nabs man accused of wailing on police with pole and pipe on Jan. 6
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/a-forehead-scar-gave-him-away-fbi-nabs-man-accused-of-wailing-on-police-with-pole-and-pipe-on-jan-6/

2024-04-17 00:51:15

Marine who firebombed Planned Parenthood and allegedly wanted to start a ‘race war’ gets prison time
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/marine-who-firebombed-planned-parenthood-and-allegedly-wanted-to-start-a-race-war-gets-prison-time/

2024-04-15 22:59:57

‘Fail on the merits’: Judge upholds Giuliani’s $148M defamation judgment for targeted election workers
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/fail-on-the-merits-judge-upholds-giulianis-148m-defamation-judgment-for-targeted-election-workers/

2024-04-15 20:03:02

Letters from the ‘gulag’: Feds say jailed Air Force vet seeking release is urging loyalty to Trump by Jan. 6 ‘political prisoners'
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/letters-from-the-gulag-feds-say-jailed-air-force-vet-seeking-release-is-urging-loyalty-to-trump-by-jan-6-political-prisoners/

2024-04-12 22:43:33

The Trump Docket: The Trump trial train is leaving the station
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-trump-docket-the-trump-trial-train-is-leaving-the-station/

2024-04-08 21:17:34

‘Profoundly ahistorical’: 4-star generals side with Jack Smith, tell Supreme Court Trump’s immunity claims are ‘assault’ on democracy
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/profoundly-ahistorical-4-star-generals-side-with-jack-smith-tell-supreme-court-trumps-immunity-claims-are-assault-on-democracy/

2024-04-08 17:13:02

Republicans voted down an amendment that would have given parents the choice to opt their kids out of watching the video in schools where this or other similar videos will be featured.
(Sounds like lawmakers of TN think they know what's best for children, not parents?)
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/governor-poised-to-sign-law-making-kids-watch-animated-fetal-videos-from-anti-abortion-group/

2024-04-05 21:31:38

Please open the page to read and bookmark, friends!
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-trump-docket-a-window-into-trumps-private-acts-on-jan-6-may-soon-be-opened-by-a-federal-judge/

2024-04-05 21:31:05

Lawmakers suing Trump await a ruling from a federal judge on whether the former president will be able to stay discovery in their case.
The discovery could prove useful to Smith down the line as they are attempting to sort whether Trump was acting privately or publicly on Jan 6.
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-trump-docket-a-window-into-trumps-private-acts-on-jan-6-may-soon-be-opened-by-a-federal-judge/

2024-04-05 21:26:33

NEWS.
Soon, a judge will issue a ruling that could have key implications for Trump, a slew of current and former lawmakers and special counsel Jack Smith.
My weekly Trump Docket is back:
A window into Trump’s ‘private’ acts on Jan. 6 may soon be opened
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-trump-docket-a-window-into-trumps-private-acts-on-jan-6-may-soon-be-opened-by-a-federal-judge/

2024-04-05 20:58:35

‘The very definition of a fishing expedition’: Judge kills Trump’s subpoena for NBC records from Stormy Daniels documentary
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-very-definition-of-a-fishing-expedition-judge-kills-trumps-subpoena-for-nbc-records-from-stormy-daniels-documentary/

2024-04-04 23:04:38

Biden diary thief must serve prison time, not just probation, after ‘misleading’ the court 12 times on sentencing delays: Feds
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/biden-diary-thief-must-serve-prison-time-not-just-probation-after-misleading-the-court-12-times-on-sentencing-delays-feds/

2024-04-04 17:26:47

‘At war with precedent and reason’: Judge Aileen Cannon allows brief from experts who pummel Trump’s ‘convoluted’ bid to toss Mar-a-Lago case based on ‘unlawful appointment’ of Smith
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/at-war-with-precedent-and-reason-cannon-allows-brief-from-experts-who-pummel-trumps-convoluted-bid-to-toss-mar-a-lago-case-based-on-unlawful-appointment-of-smith/

2024-04-03 21:58:40

Rejected and ‘returned for correction’: Docs for Trump’s $175M bond get bounced
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/rejected-and-returned-for-correction-docs-for-trumps-175m-bond-get-bounced/

2024-04-03 20:49:31

Imprisoned Proud Boy Henry Tarrio "makes no attempt to carry his burden" and has no "pressing need" to join Trump's motion to stay Jan. 6 civil claims against him on immunity grounds, a new motion states
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/proud-boy-cant-show-pressing-need-to-join-trumps-push-to-halt-jan-6-lawsuit-from-lawmakers-motion/

2024-04-02 23:22:39

‘Mark my words I will kill you’: Man allegedly threatened judge, attorney general in Trump civil fraud case
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/mark-my-words-i-will-kill-you-man-allegedly-threatened-judge-attorney-general-in-trump-civil-fraud-case/

2024-04-02 23:12:51

‘What’s going on is illegal as hell’: Raided newspaper in small town takes on mayor, police chief, sheriff in sprawling lawsuit alleging revenge and possible wrongful death
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/whats-going-on-is-illegal-as-hell-raided-newspaper-in-small-town-takes-on-mayor-police-chief-sheriff-in-sprawling-lawsuit-alleging-revenge-and-possible-wrongful-death/

2024-04-02 18:42:49

Trump tries to resurrect ‘Hitlerian’ defamation claim against CNN for ‘Big Lie’ reporting
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/trump-tries-to-resurrect-hitlerian-defamation-claim-against-cnn-for-big-lie-reporting/

2024-04-01 22:56:55

Trump, Mar-a-Lago judge may be watching closely as jailed ex-adviser Peter Navarro ordered to turn over documents under Presidential Records Act
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/trump-mar-a-lago-judge-may-be-watching-closely-as-jailed-ex-adviser-peter-navarro-ordered-to-turn-over-documents-under-presidential-records-act/

2024-04-01 19:24:58

Something is rotten in Michigan, young children and families of the incarcerated say.
New class action lawsuits allege prison telecom companies and county officials are getting rich by banning in-person visits in exchange for digital video/calls only
https://lawandcrime.com/civil-rights/i-need-to-see-my-dad-in-person-jails-banned-in-person-visits-so-they-could-turn-profit-on-streaming-services-lawsuits-allege/

2024-03-29 21:14:35

Ghosts from Donald Trump‘s presidential past are coming back to haunt him personally and in just a few short weeks, a case that could soon involve allegations of assault and battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress is poised to rear its ugly head.
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-trump-docket-a-forgotten-legal-battle-is-about-to-rear-its-ugly-head/

2024-03-29 19:56:36

Rudy Giuliani begs bankruptcy court to let him keep his Florida condo so he can keep podcasting to pay creditors
https://lawandcrime.com/uncategorized/rudy-giuliani-begs-bankruptcy-court-to-let-him-keep-his-florida-condo-so-he-can-keep-podcasting-to-pay-creditors/

2024-03-27 22:31:22

LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER A DIFFERENT JUDGE said he could envision Trump issuing another call to violence:
Trump appointed judge agrees to release Jan. 6 rioter on appeal, says similar ‘political maelstrom’ unlikely to occur again
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/judge-agrees-to-release-jan-6-rioter-on-appeal-says-similar-political-maelstrom-unlikely-to-occur-again/

2024-03-27 21:34:10

‘There is nothing to be gained here — other than delay’: Trump can’t dodge Jan. 6 lawsuits as he pursues SCOTUS immunity fight, plaintiffs argue
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/there-is-nothing-to-be-gained-here-other-than-delay-trump-cant-dodge-jan-6-civil-lawsuits-as-he-pursues-scotus-immunity-fight-plaintiffs-argue/

2024-03-27 20:43:22

Disney and DeSantis tourism board settle long-running dispute sparked by ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/disney-and-desantis-tourism-board-settle-long-running-dispute-sparked-by-dont-say-gay-bill/

2024-03-27 18:43:58

‘I generally use Benadryl’: Expectant father and dog show judge plotted to sexually assault his adopted baby once it was born, police say
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/i-generally-use-benadryl-expectant-father-and-dog-show-judge-plotted-to-sexually-assault-his-adopted-baby-once-it-was-born-police-say/

2024-03-26 21:57:47

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/texas-ag-ken-paxton-required-to-take-ethics-classes-as-part-of-securities-fraud-deal-but-federal-corruption-probe-continues/

2024-03-26 20:48:50

‘The court is unpersuaded’: Judge slaps Trump with gag order in hush money criminal case, scoffs at claims he hasn’t attacked witness in this case
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-court-is-unpersuaded-judge-slaps-trump-with-gag-order-in-hush-money-criminal-case-scoffs-at-claims-he-hasnt-attacked-witness-in-this-case/

2024-03-26 17:16:43

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell’s attorneys bail on him as he fights $5M ‘Prove Mike Wrong’ challenge award
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/mypillow-founder-mike-lindells-attorneys-bail-on-him-as-he-fights-5m-prove-mike-wrong-challenge-award/

2024-03-25 20:53:45

Marriage is no longer considered a defense to sexual assault in West Virginia
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/marriage-is-no-longer-considered-a-defense-to-sexual-assault-in-west-virginia/

2024-03-25 17:29:43

Court offers Trump reprieve on $464 million civil fraud fine — but he must secure $175M first
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/court-offers-trump-reprieve-on-464-million-civil-fraud-fine-but-he-must-secure-175m-first/

2024-03-22 17:01:26

Paralyzed stomachs, gallbladder removal and more: Lawsuits pile up against makers of diabetes, weight loss drugs Ozempic, Wegovy
https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/paralyzed-stomachs-gallbladder-removal-and-more-lawsuits-pile-up-against-makers-of-diabetes-weight-loss-drugs-ozempic-wegovy/

2024-03-21 21:49:33

‘A similar call coming out in the coming months’: Federal judge sentencing Jan. 6 rioter says it isn’t a stretch to imagine Trump spurring call for violence — again
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/a-similar-call-coming-out-in-the-coming-months-federal-judge-sentencing-jan-6-rioter-says-it-isnt-a-stretch-to-imagine-trump-spurring-call-for-violence-again/

2024-03-21 18:04:06

File it under, if you break the law to prove a point, it may not end well for you.
‘She is not a whistleblower’: Wisconsin election official who manipulated absentee ballots found guilty
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/she-is-not-a-whistleblower-wisconsin-election-official-who-manipulated-absentee-ballots-found-guilty/

2024-03-21 17:14:57

NEW: Kellye Sorelle, onetime Oath Keeper attorney and girlfriend to convicted leader Stewart Rhodes, is fit for a trial all her own and jury selection starts Nov. 12, per a minute entry from Judge Mehta issued today.
Background:
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/oath-keeper-attorney-and-girlfriend-to-convicted-seditionist-found-competent-to-stand-trial-judge/
https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/112/134/565/998/091/988/original/c08718ec8b272e11.png

2024-03-20 21:33:41

Jan. 6 rioter who beat, dragged police sees sentencing delayed again as footage emerges showing alleged separate attack
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/jan-6-rioter-who-beat-dragged-police-sees-sentencing-delayed-again-as-footage-emerges-showing-alleged-separate-attack/

2024-03-20 17:48:06

‘No documentary evidence’ supports Trump’s claim it is ‘impossible’ to secure bond for $464 million civil fraud penalty: NY Attorney General
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/no-documentary-evidence-supports-trumps-claim-it-is-impossible-to-secure-bond-for-464-million-civil-fraud-penalty-ny-attorney-general/

2024-03-20 16:26:39

Trump begs court to pause Jan. 6 lawsuits, citing threats to his 5th Amendment right and criminal defense strategy
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/trump-begs-court-to-pause-jan-6-lawsuits-citing-threats-to-his-5th-amendment-right-and-criminal-defense-strategy/

2024-03-14 21:01:55

'A function of the defendant’s own delay’: Manhattan DA swipes at Trump for dragging his feet but is willing to delay hush-money trial
Story:
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/a-function-of-the-defendants-own-delay-manhattan-da-swipes-at-trump-for-dragging-his-feet-but-is-willing-to-delay-hush-money-trial/

2024-03-14 19:32:53

Appeals court tells Peter Navarro: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass go.
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/appeals-court-tells-peter-navarro-go-to-jail-go-directly-to-jail-do-not-pass-go/

2024-03-11 09:04:02

It is not a scoop or scooplet if you report it 2 full days after I do, but Mueller She Wrote will 100% claim it is. If I had one eighth of the followership maybe I'd be more conscientious.

2024-03-09 03:22:48

Are you registered to vote? Millions of people in the US are not!
Check out vote.gov and get yourself in order! And then help a friend.
www.vote.gov

2024-03-08 16:34:36

‘A likelihood of bribery, jury tampering, or of physical injury or harassment’: At first criminal trial of a former president, judge keeps juror names protected — and warns Trump about gag order
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/a-likelihood-of-bribery-jury-tampering-or-of-physical-injury-or-harassment-at-first-criminal-trial-of-a-former-president-judge-keeps-juror-names-protected-and-warns-trump-about-gag-o/

2024-03-08 00:12:15

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/a-result-of-his-own-dilatory-actions-judge-denies-trump-demand-for-stay-of-83-3m-carroll-defamation-judgment/

2024-03-07 16:25:15

Claiming threat of ‘irreparable injury,’ Trump defense team begs for more time to stay $83.3 million defamation award to Carroll
(They are running out of time to keep asking for more time)
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/claiming-threat-of-irreparable-injury-trump-defense-team-begs-for-more-time-to-stay-83-3-million-defamation-award-to-carroll/

2024-03-06 23:30:39

Proposed law puts teachers, school counselors on sex offender registry for helping trans students under 18 with ‘social transition’
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/proposed-law-puts-teachers-school-counselors-on-sex-offender-registry-for-helping-trans-students-under-18-with-social-transition/

2024-03-06 22:02:10

Supreme Court waits until the very last day to hear arguments on Trump immunity question
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/supreme-court-waits-until-the-very-last-day-to-hear-arguments-on-trump-immunity-question/

2024-03-05 21:03:30

‘We want a civil war to be clear’: Very first Jan. 6 defendant to breach the Capitol found guilty
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/we-want-a-civil-war-to-be-clear-first-jan-6-defendant-to-breach-the-capitol-found-guilty/

2024-03-05 00:53:34

I asked Metro Police Dept. Officer Daniel Hodges what he thought of the ruling from SCOTUS today:
"Passing the buck to a Congress already half-filled with seditionists doesn't "turn the national temperature down". The national temperature is torrid, getting worse, and most notably not any business of the Supreme Court."
https://lawandcrime.com/supreme-court/supreme-court-unanimously-allows-trump-to-remain-on-2024-ballot-finds-states-have-no-power-to-enforce-insurrection-clause-especially-as-to-the-presidency/

2024-03-04 22:04:35

For third time, Trump tries to delay paying Carroll for defamation, accuses lawyer of ‘contradicting’ her own evidence on his finances
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/for-third-time-trump-tries-to-delay-paying-carroll-for-defamation-accuses-lawyer-of-contradicting-her-own-evidence-on-his-finances/

2024-03-04 21:43:17

Jailed Jan. 6 felon who ‘lit the match’ at Capitol wants out of 7 year sentence as other rioters’ penalties hang in the balance
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/jailed-jan-6-felon-who-lit-the-match-at-capitol-wants-out-of-7-year-sentence-as-other-rioters-penalties-hang-in-the-balance/

2024-03-03 13:31:14

And thank you to everyone who stays engaged on Jan. 6, who cares about the role of reporting on it. You are why I do it.

2024-03-02 18:19:35

SUPER TUESDAY is days away. SCOTUS is still silent on Trump’s qualification for the ballot in Colorado under the insurrection clause.
It's the usual mess, but I try to clean it up in my breakdown of this and other Trump legal dramas of the week for Law&Crime:
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-trump-docket-supreme-court-silent-on-ballot-question-with-super-tuesday-days-away/

2024-02-29 23:12:05

‘The court filing equivalent of a paper napkin’: Carroll lawyers scorch Trump’s request for stay in $83M defamation judgment
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-court-filing-equivalent-of-a-paper-napkin-carroll-lawyers-scorch-trumps-request-for-stay-in-83m-defamation-judgment/

2024-02-29 22:40:16

'Yo what happened to Trump happened to me first’: Stalker ex-husband allegedly threatened to ‘kill some judges and prosecutors in Palm Beach’
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/yo-what-happened-to-trump-happened-to-me-first-stalker-ex-husband-allegedly-threatened-to-kill-some-judges-and-prosecutors-in-palm-beach/

2024-02-29 21:25:47

When a bribe isn't a 'bribe': Ex-politician in jail for $61M dark money scheme appeals, says undisclosed cash is First Amendment right
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/when-a-bribe-isnt-a-bribe-ex-politician-in-jail-for-61m-dark-money-scheme-appeals-says-undisclosed-cash-is-first-amendment-right/