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☆ Supreme Court rejects Elon Musk over agreement with SEC to vet social media posts
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Lawrence Hurley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

He has long been an impulsive user of Twitter, now renamed X. Musk acquired the social media company in 2022. As part of that agreement, he signed off on the social media provision. His lawyers say in court papers that the SEC has waged an "ongoing campaign" against Musk. The provision "restricts Mr. Musk's speech even when truthful and accurate. The SEC responded in court papers that Musk had waived his right to bringing his argument when he signed off on the settlement.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla, Porte, WASHINGTON —, Elon Musk's, Musk Organizations: Twitter, Viva Technology, Porte de, WASHINGTON, Securities and Exchange Commission, New, Circuit, Appeals, SEC, Tesla Locations: Paris, France, New York

A large suburban Philadelphia county has joined dozens of other local governments around the country in suing the oil industry, asserting that major oil producers systematically deceived the public about their role in accelerating global warming. The county wants oil producers to pay to mitigate the damage caused by climate change. The county's 31 municipalities will spend $955 million through 2040 to address climate change impacts, the group forecast last year. It said climate change policy is the responsibility of Congress, not local governments and courts. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit by New York City against five oil companies to recoup damages caused by global warming.

Persons: Gene DiGirolamo, Theodore J, Boutrous Jr, ” Ryan Meyers Organizations: D.C, Center, Climate Integrity, BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Philips, Shell, American Petroleum Institute, U.S, Circuit, New Locations: Philadelphia, Bucks, California , Colorado, Hawaii , Illinois, Maryland , New Jersey , New York , Oregon, South Carolina, Puerto Rico, Washington, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, New York City

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in Texas has ordered a 55-year-old U.S. agency that caters to minority-owned businesses to serve people regardless of race, siding with white business owners who claimed the program discriminated against them. The agency, which helps minority-owned businesses obtain financing and government contracts, now operates in 33 states and Puerto Rico. Justice Department lawyers representing Minority Business Development Agency declined to comment on the ruling, which can be appealed to the conservative-leaning 5th U.S. John F. Robinson, president of the National Minority Business Council, said the ruling is “a blow against minority owned businesses," and does nothing to help majority-owned businesses because they already enjoy access to federal resources through the Small Business Administration. "It has the potential of damaging the whole minority business sector because there will be less service available to minority-owned businesses,” Robinson said.

Persons: Mark T, Pittman, Donald Trump, Nixon, Biden, ” Pittman, Dan Lennington, ” Lennington, John F, Robinson, ” Robinson, Arian Simone, Alphonso David, David, Stanley Goldfarb, ”, “, —, David Glasgow, Graham Lee Brewer, Haleluya Hadero Organizations: —, U.S, Northern, Northern District of, U.S . Commerce Department, Infrastructure Investment, Jobs, Black, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, Justice Department, Business, Agency, Circuit, National Minority Business Council, Small Business Administration, Economic, Pfizer, The, Appeals, American Alliance for Equal Rights, Meltzer Center for Diversity, New York University’s School of Law, Supreme, AP Locations: Texas, Northern District, Northern District of Texas, Puerto Rico, New Orleans, Tennessee, Atlanta, The New York, Florida, New

☆ Ghislaine Maxwell's Appeal of Sex Trafficking Conviction to Be Heard in March
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court will in March review Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction and 20-year prison sentence for helping the disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan on Wednesday scheduled oral arguments in Maxwell's appeal for March 12 before a three-judge panel. Prosecutors countered that Maxwell's appeal had no merit. Nathan was elevated to the 2nd Circuit from the U.S. District Court in Manhattan after being assigned Maxwell's criminal case. The appeals court may take at least a few months to rule.

Persons: Jonathan Stempel, Ghislaine, Jeffrey Epstein, Maxwell, Epstein, Robert Maxwell, scapegoated, Alison Nathan's, Virginia Giuffre, Britain's Prince Andrew, Jes Staley, Nathan, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S, Circuit, Prosecutors, Barclays Locations: Manhattan, Tallahassee , Florida, British, Florida, New York

☆ New York AG pushing for lifetime Trump ban cites Martin Shkreli ruling
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Martin Shkreli, former chief executive officer of Turing Pharmaceuticals AG, exits court in New York, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. What does former President Donald Trump have in common with "Pharma bro" Martin Shkreli? A penchant for harshly trolling their enemies online and an attorney general who wants both of them banned for life from their preferred business. The ruling stemmed from an antitrust lawsuit James, the Federal Trade Commission, and six other states filed against Shkreli. James, in that case, asked Judge Arthur Engoron to ban Trump for life from the New York real estate industry and to bar his sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, from that sector for five years, along with fining them $360 million.

Persons: Martin Shkreli, Donald Trump, Pharma bro, Letitia James's, James, Judge Arthur Engoron, Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump, Engoron, Colleen Faherty Organizations: Turing Pharmaceuticals AG, Pharma, New York, Shkreli, Trump, U.S, Circuit, New York federal, Federal Trade Commission, New Locations: New York, Manhattan, Fed

☆ Appeals court upholds 'pharma bro' Martin Shkreli lifetime ban from drug industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A federal appeals court Tuesday upheld a lifetime ban on "pharma bro" Martin Shkreli from working in the pharmaceuticals industry as well as an order to pay up to $64.6 million in disgorged profits for blocking competition to the drug Daraprim. His lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, in a statement to CNBC on the appeals court decision, said, "The lifetime ban is too severe." In its eight-page ruling, the appeals court noted that Shkreli argued that Manhattan federal court Judge Denise Cote "abused" her discretion in imposing a lifetime ban on him from the drug business. "The district court found, and Shkreli does not dispute, that Shkreli's illegal scheme was "egregious, deliberate, repetitive, long-running, and ultimately dangerous." "Given his strategic decision in the district court, there is no injustice to Shkreli by us declining to address his new argument."

Persons: Martin Shkreli, pharma bro, Shkreli, Benjamin Brafman, Brafman, Denise Cote, —, Peluso Organizations: Turing Pharmaceuticals AG, pharma, U.S, Circuit, New, Federal Trade Commission, CNBC, FTC, Vyera Pharmaceuticals, Phoenixus, Mr Locations: New York, California, Manhattan

☆ Appeals court rejects Trump's request to pause proceedings in E. Jean Carroll case
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-28 | by ( Summer Concepcion | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A federal appeals court on Thursday denied former President Donald Trump's request to halt proceedings in the upcoming E. Jean Carroll defamation trial. Circuit Court of Appeals to delay the case for 90 days while he considered appealing the court's previous rejection of his efforts to use presidential immunity as a defense. The appeals court denied that request on Thursday, allowing the trial to begin Jan. 16. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in June denied Trump's immunity argument, writing that presidential immunity is "not a 'get out of damages liability free' card." Trump has also raised the presidential immunity argument in the election interference case brought against him by special counsel Jack Smith.

Persons: Jean Carroll, Donald Trump's, Carroll, Trump, couldn't, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Jack Smith ., Tanya Chutkan Organizations: Elle, U.S, Circuit, Trump, District, Jack Smith . U.S, Washington , D.C Locations: New York, Washington ,

At issue is whether U.S. bankruptcy law allows Purdue's restructuring to include legal protections for the members of the Sackler family, who have not filed for personal bankruptcy. Members of the Sackler family have denied wrongdoing but expressed regret that OxyContin "unexpectedly became part of an opioid crisis." They said in May that the bankruptcy settlement would provide "substantial resources for people and communities in need." The administration told the Supreme Court that Purdue's settlement is an abuse of bankruptcy protections meant for debtors in "financial distress," not people like the Sacklers. The administration has also alleged that the Sackler family members withdrew $11 billion from Purdue before agreeing to contribute $6 billion to its opioid settlement.

Persons: painkiller, George Frey, Joe Biden's, Sackler, Biden, OxyContin, John Kruzel, Andrew Chung, Will Dunham Organizations: Purdue Pharma L.D, REUTERS, Rights, Purdue Pharma, WASHINGTON, U.S, Supreme, Purdue, Circuit, Thomson Locations: Provo , Utah, U.S, Stamford , Connecticut, Manhattan

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has given up on his monthslong fight to move his New York hush-money criminal case to federal court, agreeing to proceed in a state court that he contends is “very unfair” to him. Hellerstein ruled that the hush-money case involved a personal matter, not presidential duties. The hush-money case has proceeded in state court while the fight over moving it to federal court played out. In state court, the jury pool is limited to heavily Democratic Manhattan, where Trump is wildly unpopular. In federal court it’s more politically diverse, drawing also from suburban counties north of New York City where Trump has more political support.

Persons: — Donald Trump, Trump's, Alvin K, Hellerstein, Trump, Gedalia Stern, Todd Blanche, reimbursements, Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels, Cohen, Karen McDougal, ” Trump, Democrat Joe Biden, it’s, “ Trump, ”, Juan Manuel Merchan, Washington, Merchan, Michael Organizations: U.S, Circuit, Appeals, Trump, National Enquirer, Democrat Locations: York, Manhattan, The Manhattan, Florida, Washington and Georgia, Democratic Manhattan, New York City, Washington, Michael Sisak, x.com

☆ US Supreme Court seeks Biden administration view on US Soccer antitrust case
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Mike Scarcella | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The justices are considering whether to hear U.S. Soccer's appeal of a lower court's decision to allow the lawsuit by New York-based Relevent Sports to proceed. The lawsuit, filed in 2019 in Manhattan federal court against U.S. Soccer and FIFA, claimed the ban violated American antitrust law and sought to stop the two organizations from implementing it. U.S. Soccer is a member of FIFA, soccer's international governing body. The United States hosts "friendly" games involving foreign professional teams, but the games do not count in league standings. U.S. soccer has argued that it had no role as a FIFA member in forming the international organization's 2018 policy banning foreign clubs from holding competitive matches outside the teams' home countries.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Relevent's, Mike Scarcella, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S, Supreme, U.S . Soccer, FIFA, Soccer, soccer's, United States, Circuit, Appeals, Thomson Locations: United States, New York, Manhattan, U.S, York

☆ US Supreme Court to hear NRA free speech case against New York official
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( John Kruzel | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

It represents the latest case to come before the Supreme Court involving the NRA, a group closely aligned with Republicans that has opposed gun control measures and backed pivotal lawsuits that have widened U.S. gun rights. The NRA was founded in New York in 1871 and was incorporated as a non-profit in the state. At issue was whether Vullo wielded her regulatory power to coerce New York financial institutions into cutting ties with the NRA in violation of its free speech rights under the First Amendment. Circuit Court of Appeals in 2022 said those also should have been dismissed, prompting the NRA's appeal to the Supreme Court. The NRA has been engaged in an extensive legal fight with the state of New York separate from the case involving Vullo.

Persons: Maria Vullo, Vullo, Lloyd's, Andrew Cuomo, Democrat Letitia James, James, John Kruzel, Andrew Chung, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S, Supreme, National Rifle Association, New York's Department of Financial Services, NRA, Republicans, New, Democratic, U.S . Congress, Parkland, Vullo, Circuit, Democrat, Republican, Thomson Locations: New York, Parkland , Florida, London, York, United States, Manhattan, . New York, Texas, Washington

Nov 3 (Reuters) - FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted on Thursday of orchestrating a multibillion dollar fraud on the cryptocurrency exchange's customers. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan set Bankman-Fried's sentencing for March 28, 2024. In denying Bankman-Fried's release from jail to prepare for trial, Kaplan said he could potentially face a "very long sentence." Circuit Court of Appeals to review his conviction, as well as rulings against him before and during the trial. His lawyer Mark Cohen said following Bankman-Fried's conviction that his client would continue to "vigorously fight the charges."

Persons: Sam Bankman, Fried, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Kaplan, Amanda Perobelli, Will, Mark Cohen, Will Bankman, FTX, Jody Godoy, Luc Cohen, Noeleen Walder, Daniel Wallis Organizations: U.S, District, U.S . Former FTX, REUTERS, Circuit, Detention, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York City, U.S, Brooklyn's, FTX, New York

☆ US Court Challenges Trump Appeal in Rape Accuser E. Jean Carroll's Case
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +4 min

Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan challenged Trump's lawyer Michael Madaio during oral arguments in Trump's appeals of pivotal rulings by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan. Carroll's lawyer Joshua Matz rejected any suggestion that Trump could not waive absolute immunity because "broader structural considerations" were at play. "A party who believes that they are holding onto absolute immunity from suit does not behave the way that Mr. Trump behaved it his case." The appeals court did not say when it will rule. The appeals court could order Trump to pay damages and costs if it ends up agreeing with the judge.

Persons: Jonathan Stempel, Donald Trump, E, Jean Carroll, Michael Madaio, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Madaio, Carroll, Trump, Kaplan, Denny Chin, Chin, Judge Kaplan, Joshua Matz, Matz, Joe Biden, Letitia James, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S, Circuit, District, Elle, Trump, CNN, Republican, Democratic, New York Locations: Manhattan, midtown Manhattan, New York

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals panel wants to know why lawyers for former President Donald Trump didn’t try years ago to use a claim of absolute presidential immunity to shield him from a defamation lawsuit by a woman who accused him of sexual assault. He also insisted that absolute presidential immunity was a protection that cannot be surrendered by Trump or any other president. Kahn asked Madaio later in the arguments why absolute presidential immunity was not asserted sooner. In the spring, a Manhattan federal court jury found that Trump sexually abused Carroll, but it rejected her claim that he raped her. Trump is the early front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

Persons: Donald Trump didn’t, Trump, E, Jean Carroll, Carroll, Maria Araujo Kahn, Denny Chin, Michael Madaio, Judge Lewis A, Kaplan, ” Kaplan, Chin, Judge Kaplan, it’s, ” Madaio, Kahn, Madaio Organizations: —, U.S, Circuit, Trump Locations: Manhattan, New York

The two companies had challenged the lower court's decision that they may owe copyright damages that accrued prior to three years before plaintiff Sherman Nealy sued them. Nealy has argued that his Miami record label Music Specialist owns the rights to the 1984 song "Jam the Box" by Tony Butler, also known as Pretty Tony. Nealy said he did not learn of the alleged copyright violations until 2016, and requested damages for copyright infringement that he said started as early as 2008. Circuit Court of Appeals limited copyright damages to the three-year period before a lawsuit is filed. The case has drawn interest from music industry trade groups including the Recording Industry Association of America and National Music Publishers' Association, which also encouraged the court to take up the case.

Persons: Warner Music's, Flo Rida, Sherman Nealy, Nealy, Tony Butler, Tony, Dillard, Flo Rida's, Warner Chappell, Butler, Blake Brittain, Will Dunham Organizations: Warner Music Group Corp, WASHINGTON, U.S, Supreme, Miami, Atlantic Records, Warner, Artist Publishing, Circuit, Appeals, Recording Industry Association of America, National Music Publishers ' Association, Thomson Locations: Ayer, Florida, Atlanta, New York, San Francisco, Washington

Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan. In her writings, she described feeling "unhappy and overwhelmed" with her job and "hurt/rejected" from a breakup with Bankman-Fried. A lawyer for Bankman-Fried told the appeals court on Sept. 19 that Kaplan failed to credit the defendant for exercising his First Amendment constitutional right to speak with the press and try to restore his reputation. The appeals court appeared skeptical. Bankman-Fried faces seven charges of fraud and conspiracy stemming from the collapse of FTX, the now-bankrupt crypto exchange he founded.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Eduardo Munoz, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Caroline Ellison, Ellison, Fried, Kaplan, Danielle Sassoon, William Nardini, Luc Cohen Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, Circuit, District, Alameda Research, New York Times, Bankman, Metropolitan Detention, Prosecutors, Alameda, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, Manhattan . U.S, Alameda, Palo Alto , California, FTX

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried to argue for release from NY jail two weeks before trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Luc Cohen | Thomson Reuters | Reports On The New York Federal Courts. Previously Worked As A Correspondent In Venezuela | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

This included his sharing the personal writings of Caroline Ellison, the former chief executive of his Alameda Research hedge fund, with a New York Times reporter. Ellison has pleaded guilty to fraud and is expected to testify against Bankman-Fried, a former romantic partner. Bankman-Fried faces seven charges of fraud and conspiracy stemming from the November 2022 collapse of his now-bankrupt company. Prosecutors countered in court papers that Bankman-Fried sought to use the Times as a "mouthpiece for discrediting a government witness shortly before trial." They also said Bankman-Fried has had no more difficulty preparing for trial than any other detainee.

Persons: Sam Bankman, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Bankman, Caroline Ellison, Ellison, Fried, jailing, Kaplan, Luc Cohen, Will Dunham Organizations: Manhattan U.S, U.S, Circuit, District, Alameda Research, New York Times, Bankman, Prosecutors, Alameda, Thomson Locations: Brooklyn, Alameda, New York

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court in Manhattan seemed unreceptive Tuesday to arguments that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried should be released on bail before his trial starts in two weeks so he can better prepare for trial. “You can’t prepare for trial this way, your honor, you just can’t,” Cohen said. Circuit Judge Denny Chin asked if there was a First Amendment right “to influence or discredit a witness who may testify against you. The 2nd Circuit did not immediately rule. ___For more AP coverage of Sam Bankman-Fried: https://apnews.com/hub/sam-bankman-fried

Persons: Sam Bankman, Judge Lewis A, Kaplan, FTX, Caroline Ellison, Mark Cohen, ” Cohen, William J, Nardini, ” Nardini, Denny Chin, John M, Walker Jr, Fried, ” Organizations: —, U.S, Circuit, Alameda Research Locations: Manhattan, Palo Alto , California, United States, Bahamas, Washington

☆ Trump can't delay second E. Jean Carroll case, but his appeal is sped up
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

E. Jean Carroll reacts as she exits the Manhattan Federal Court following the verdict in the civil rape accusation case against former U.S. President Donald Trump, in New York City, U.S., May 9, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Sept 13 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump's bid to put the writer E. Jean Carroll's second defamation case on hold, but sped up the former U.S. president's appeal. Trump also cited "immense public interest" in letting the appeals court decide the issue. The appeals court could order Trump to pay damages and costs if it agreed. The case is Carroll v. Trump, 2nd U.S.

Persons: Jean Carroll, Donald Trump, Brendan McDermid, Donald Trump's, Jean Carroll's, Trump, District Judge Lewis Kaplan's, Carroll, Kaplan, Trump's, Jonathan Stempel, Daniel Wallis Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, District, Elle, Circuit, Carroll, Trump, CNN, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York City, U.S, midtown Manhattan, New York

☆ GM employee's racial bias lawsuit is revived over NY plant where nooses were displayed
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said a trial judge erred in dismissing Billie Banks' hostile work environment, disparate treatment and retaliation lawsuit against the automaker. Banks sued over conditions at GM's components plant in Lockport, New York, where she began working in 1996. The appeals court also found sufficient evidence that bias and an intent to retaliate were factors in Banks' demotion. The case is Banks v General Motors LLC et al, 2nd U.S.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Billie Banks, Banks, Denny Chin, Chin, William Skretny, nooses, Jonathan Stempel, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: General Motors, REUTERS, U.S, Circuit, Commission, Exxon Mobil, Banks, 2nd U.S, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S, New York, Manhattan, Lockport , New York, Buffalo , New York, Detroit, Baton Rouge , Louisiana, 2nd

Trump is appealing the May 9 jury verdict, as well as Kaplan's June 29 refusal to dismiss the current lawsuit, to the 2nd U.S. REPUTATIONAL HARMIn his 25-page decision, Kaplan said the May 9 jury verdict eliminated the need to relitigate the alleged attack. Kaplan also said the verdict precluded Trump from arguing that his June 2019 statements, which were similar to his October 2022 statements, were not defamatory. On Aug. 18, Judge Kaplan called Trump's appeal of his decision to let the second case go to trial "frivolous." In his June 2019 statements, Trump also disparaged Carroll by saying "she's not my type" and the alleged rape "never happened."

Persons: Donald Trump, Lindsay DeDario, Jean Carroll, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Trump, Carroll, Kaplan, Goodman, she's, Trump's, Roberta Kaplan, Judge Kaplan, Jonathan Stempel, William Maclean Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, District, Circuit, Elle, Carroll, Trump, Court, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: Erie , Pennsylvania, U.S, Manhattan, Trump, Southern District, Southern District of New York, New York

Former attorney Michael Avenatti exits after the guilty verdict in his criminal trial, at the United States Courthouse in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., February 4, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Nike Inc FollowNEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to overturn Michael Avenatti's conviction for extorting Nike (NKE.N), setting back the disgraced celebrity lawyer's effort to shorten his potential 19-year stay in prison. Avenatti, 52, gained fame in 2018 while representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in litigation against then-U.S. President Donald Trump. A federal public defender representing Avenatti did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Circuit Court of Appeals, No.

Persons: Michael Avenatti, Brendan McDermid, Michael Avenatti's, Avenatti's, Stormy Daniels, Donald Trump, Avenatti, Gary Franklin, Franklin, Reena Raggi, Daniels, Jonathan Stempel Organizations: United, Courthouse, REUTERS, Nike, U.S, Circuit, Prosecutors, Avenatti, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York City, U.S, New York

State law would still apply if the case is moved to federal court. The federal officer removal law protects people from state prosecution for carrying out official federal duties. It says that if a person were carrying out duties placed on them by federal law, they cannot be prosecuted for committing a state crime. Legal experts said Jones could allow the case to proceed in federal court and address immunity at a later hearing. If he determines immunity did not apply to the accused actions, the jury trial would take place in federal court, with the broader jury pool.

Persons: Mark Meadows, Al Drago, Donald Trump, Trump's, Meadows, firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene, Joe Biden, —, Jeffrey Clark, Trump, Eric Segall, Fani Willis, Willis, Georgia's, Alvin Hellerstein, Steve Jones, Josh Blackman, Jones, Tom Hals, Noeleen Walder, Amy Stevens, Stephen Coates Organizations: White, REUTERS, Fulton County Superior Court, Trump, Department of Justice, Republican, Northern District of, Georgia State College of Law, Miami . Fulton, Prosecutors, U.S, U.S . Constitution, Circuit, Appeals, District, South Texas College of Law, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Fulton County, Meadows, Shafer, Northern District, Northern District of Georgia, New York, Washington, Miami ., Miami . Fulton County, Georgia, United States, U.S ., Manhattan's, Atlanta, Wilmington , Delaware

☆ Analysis: Trump allies' push to move Georgia subversion trial could mean delays
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Tom Hals | Thomson Reuters | Tom Hals Is An Award-Winning Reporter With Years Of Experience Working In Asia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

No defendants have entered a plea in the Georgia case. The federal officer removal law protects people from state prosecution for carrying out official federal duties. Legal experts said the accused acts in the Georgia case are more plausibly related to official duties than the hush money payments in the New York case. Legal experts said Jones could allow the case to proceed in federal court and address immunity at a later hearing. If he determines immunity did not apply to the accused actions, the jury trial would take place in federal court, with the broader jury pool.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ray Smith, Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, Sidney Powell, Cathy Latham, Trump's, Mark Meadows, Meadows, firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene, Joe Biden, Jeffrey Clark, David Shafer, Trump, Eric Segall, Fani Willis, Willis, Georgia's, Alvin Hellerstein, Steve Jones, Josh Blackman, Jones, Tom Hals, Noeleen Walder, Amy Stevens, Stephen Coates Organizations: Trump, Georgia Republican, Fulton County Superior Court, of Justice, Republican, Northern District of, Georgia State College of Law, Miami . Fulton, Prosecutors, U.S, U.S . Constitution, Circuit, Appeals, District, South Texas College of Law, Thomson Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Meadows, Shafer, Northern District, Northern District of Georgia, New York, Washington, Miami ., Miami . Fulton County, United States, U.S ., Manhattan's, Atlanta, Wilmington , Delaware

"Mr. Trump has not provided a single reason for the court to find that there is any likelihood that he will succeed on appeal," Kaplan wrote. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan could order Trump to pay damages and costs to Carroll if it found his appeal frivolous. "The only purported harm Mr. Trump reasonably may claim he would suffer in this case would be having to stand trial," the judge wrote. The case is Carroll v. Trump, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Alistair Bell and Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Elle, Jean Carroll, Joe Tacopina, Donald Trump, Carroll, Trump, E, Jean Carroll's, Kaplan, Alina Habba, Roberta Kaplan, Goodman, Jonathan Stempel, Alistair Bell, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: District, U.S, Circuit, Trump, Court, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, Manhattan, Southern District, Southern District of New York

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