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The United States Supreme Court building is seen as in Washington, U.S., October 4, 2023. The injunction directed the legislature to create two House districts, rather than just one, where Black voters would represent the majority of voters. Black voters tend to favor Democratic candidates. The Louisiana legislature passed the map in February 2022. The Supreme Court in June ruled in a similar case against a Republican-drawn map in Alabama that a lower court had concluded unlawfully curbed Black voters from electing a candidate of their choice.

Persons: Evelyn Hockstein, Shelly Dick, Dick, Kyle Ardoin, Jon Bel Edwards, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Stuart Naifeh, Abha Khanna, Ardoin, Jeff Landry, Dick's, Andrew Chung, Will Dunham Organizations: United States Supreme, REUTERS, U.S, Supreme, Republican, voters, Black, House, Republicans, New, Circuit, Appeals, Democratic, Liberal, NAACP Legal Defense, Educational Fund, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, New Orleans, Louisiana, Alabama

Infowars founder Alex Jones arrives to speak to the media after appearing at his Sandy Hook defamation trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S., October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones cannot use his personal bankruptcy to escape paying at least $1.1 billion in defamation damages stemming from his repeated lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school massacre, a U.S. bankruptcy judge ruled Thursday. Courts in Connecticut and Texas have already ruled that Jones intentionally defamed relatives of school children killed in the mass shooting, and they have ordered Jones to pay $1.5 billion in damages. Lopez ruled that more than $1.1 billion of those verdicts, awarded for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress, cannot be wiped away in bankruptcy. Attorneys for Jones and the Sandy Hook families did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Persons: Alex Jones, Sandy Hook, Mike Segar, Christopher Lopez, Jones, Lopez, defaming Leonard Pozner, Veronique De La Rosa, Noah, Dietrich Knauth, Diane Craft, David Gregorio, Alexia Garamfalvi, Rod Nickel Organizations: Connecticut Superior, REUTERS, U.S, Sandy Hook Elementary, Free Speech Systems, CNN, Thomson Locations: Waterbury , Connecticut, U.S, Houston , Texas, Connecticut, Texas, Newtown , Connecticut

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried sought 'justifications' for missing funds, lawyer testifies
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | 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: +3 min

REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency exchange FTX's former top lawyer testified on Thursday that its founder Sam Bankman-Fried asked him to come up with "legal justifications" for why it was missing $7 billion in customer funds four days before the company declared bankruptcy. Sun said he told Bankman-Fried later that day that he could not identify any legal justifications. Sun's testimony could complicate Bankman-Fried's defense that he had a good-faith belief that Alameda's use of FTX customer funds was appropriate. They have said Bankman-Fried is considering testifying in his own defense after the prosecution rests its case on Oct. 26. Sun testified earlier on Thursday that Bankman-Fried told him that the company had kept its customer funds safe and separate from its own assets, and that he never approved the lending of FTX customer funds to Alameda Research.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Andrew Kelly, Fried, Apollo, Sun, FTX, Bankman, Danielle Sassoon, Luc Cohen, Will Dunham Organizations: FTX, Manhattan, REUTERS, Alameda Research, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Bankman, Alameda, Manhattan, Bahamas, New York

☆ U.S. officials say the death toll from the Gaza hospital blast is between 100-300, according to early assessments.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Julian E. Barnes | More About Julian E. Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

American intelligence agencies estimate that a deadly blast at a Gaza hospital on Tuesday killed between 100 and 300 people, but cautioned that their assessments could change, according to U.S. officials and an unclassified intelligence assessment. The unclassified estimate was made Wednesday evening as U.S. officials worked to determine the cause and casualty toll from the blast. But intelligence officials cautioned that they do not fully understand what happened at the hospital and are continuing to collect information. “Israel Probably Did Not Bomb Gaza Strip Hospital,” said the unclassified intelligence assessment drafted on Wednesday. That technology has proved critical to the American assessment that Israel was not responsible for the blast at the hospital.

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☆ Sam Bankman-Fried trial jury sees his profane message about regulators
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | 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

It was one of several private messages that Bankman-Fried sent to a reporter for the news website Vox on Twitter, the social media platform now called X, that the defense sought to keep away from the jury during the trial in Manhattan federal court. In the trial, which began on Oct. 3, Bankman-Fried stands accused of looting billions of dollars in FTX customer funds to make investments, donate to U.S. political campaigns and prop up his hedge fund, Alameda Research. In one of the messages, Bankman-Fried told the reporter, "fuck regulators" and quickly added in another message, "they make everything worse." Bankman-Fried wrote that his prior statements in favor of regulating cryptocurrency were "just PR," meaning public relations. Reporting by Luc Cohen in New York; Editing by Will DunhamOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Andrew Kelly, Fried, Vox, Danielle Sassoon, Christian Everdell, Luc Cohen, Will Dunham Organizations: FTX, Manhattan, REUTERS, Twitter, Alameda Research, Prosecutors, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Manhattan, New York

Van der Sloot, 36, was extradited to Alabama in June from a prison in Peru, where he has been serving a 28-year sentence for murdering another woman in Lima. Eyewitnesses said she was last seen leaving a bar in a car with van der Sloot on the night of her disappearance. Van der Sloot has reached a plea deal with U.S. prosecutors that require him to also truthfully disclose what happened to Natalee Holloway, according to John Q. Kelly, a lawyer for the Holloway family. A public defender representing van der Sloot and a spokesperson for the U.S. attorney's office did not respond to questions about a plea deal. In 2012, van der Sloot was convicted in Peru after he confessed to beating, strangling and suffocating Stephany Flores, a 21-year-old Peruvian business student, in May 2010.

Persons: Joran van der Sloot, Natalee Holloway, van der Sloot, Holloway, Van der Sloot, Beth Holloway, John Q, Kelly, van der, Stephany Flores, Jonathan Allen, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S, FBI, Thomson Locations: Peru, U.S, Alabama, Lima, Birmingham, Aruba, Caribbean, New York

Oct 18 (Reuters) - An Alaska state agency on Wednesday sued the Biden administration over its decision to cancel oil and gas leases in the state’s North Slope, one of the country's largest reserves of pristine federal land. Interior Department’s Sept. 6 decision to scrap seven oil and gas leases in Alaska’s 19 million-acre (7.7 million-hectare) Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, an area that is acutely vulnerable to climate change and home to grizzly and polar bears, herds of moose and snowy owls. The canceled leases were sold during the waning days of the Trump administration following a decades-long effort by Alaska officials to open up drilling in the refuge and bolster the state's petroleum-reliant economy. The state agency emerged as the sole bidder for most of the acreage after major oil and gas companies chose to skip the sale in 2020, which generated around $14.4 million. The two other entities that won leases at the 2020 sale withdrew from their holdings in 2022.

Persons: ”, Mike Dunleavy, Trump, Clark Mindock, Alexia Garamfalvi, Jamie Freed Organizations: Wednesday, Biden, Washington , D.C, U.S . Interior, Wildlife Refuge, Alaska Industrial Development, Export Authority, U.S, District of Columbia, Republican, U.S . Interior Department, Department, Thomson Locations: Alaska, Washington ,, U.S, Alaska’s, Republican Alaska, North

American officials say they have multiple strands of intelligence — including infrared satellite data — indicating that the deadly blast at a Gaza hospital on Tuesday was caused by Palestinian fighters. The intelligence includes satellite and other infrared data showing a launch of a rocket or missile from Palestinian fighter positions within Gaza. American intelligence agencies have also analyzed open-source video of the launch showing that it did not come from the direction of Israeli military positions, the officials said. Israeli officials have also provided the United States with intercepts of Hamas officials saying the strike came from forces aligned with Palestinian militant groups. Multiple officials said the evidence gathered so far refutes claims that Israeli forces were responsible for the blast and was strong enough for President Biden to make comments supporting Israel’s account of events.

Persons: ”, Adrienne Watson, Biden Organizations: Palestinian, National Security Council, U.S Locations: Gaza, American, United States, Israel

[1/3] Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower after giving a deposition to New York Attorney General Letitia James who sued him and his Trump Organization, in New York City, U.S., April 13, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 17 (Reuters) - Donald Trump made a voluntary appearance at his New York civil fraud trial and used it to complain that it is distracting from his campaign to reclaim the White House in 2024. Trump appeared in a New York court on Tuesday for the third week of a civil fraud trial which is centered on allegations that he inflated his net worth to secure more favorable loan terms. Trump, however, chose to be at the trial which he is not required to attend. Trump has denied wrongdoing and defended the valuations of his properties, saying the case is a "fraud" and attacking both James and the judge overseeing the case.

Persons: Donald Trump, Letitia James, Bing Guan, Trump, Joe Biden, I'm, Arthur Engoron, Donna Kidder, Kidder, Doug Larson, James, James ’, Michael Cohen, Engoron, Donald Jr, Eric, Jack Queen, Noeleen Walder, David Gregorio, Alistair Bell Organizations: U.S, Trump, New York, Trump Organization, REUTERS, House, Republican, Biden, Democratic, Democratic New York, Thomson Locations: New, New York City, U.S, York, Washington, New York, Iowa, New Hampshire, Lago, Palm Beach , Florida, Manhattan

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer says FTX investments were not 'reckless'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | 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: +3 min

REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz//File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Oct 17 (Reuters) - FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer on Tuesday said the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange's investments were not "reckless and frivolous," pushing back against testimony by a former executive who called its spending on marketing and celebrity endorsements excessive. This is the third week of Bankman-Fried's trial in Manhattan federal court on charges related to the looting billions of dollars in customer funds to make investments, donate to U.S. political campaigns and prop up his hedge fund, Alameda Research. Bankman-Fried, who has pleaded not guilty, has argued that while he made mistakes running FTX, he never intended to steal funds. Jurors have already heard from Gary Wang, FTX's former chief technology officer, and Caroline Ellison, Alameda's onetime chief executive officer and Bankman-Fried's former girlfriend. Reporting by Luc Cohen in New York; Editing by Will DunhamOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Eduardo Munoz, Nishad Singh, Tom Brady, Mark Cohen, Singh, Fried, K5, Cohen, Kendall Jenner's, Gary Wang, FTX's, Caroline Ellison, Alameda's, Luc Cohen, Will Dunham Organizations: REUTERS, Miami Heat, NFL, Defense, Tuesday, K5, Alameda Research, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, Bankman, Manhattan

[1/3] Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower after giving a deposition to New York Attorney General Letitia James who sued him and his Trump Organization, in New York City, U.S., April 13, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 17 (Reuters) - Donald Trump is set to appear in New York court on Tuesday for the third week of a civil fraud trial that could dismantle pillars of the former U.S. president’s business empire. The judge, Justice Arthur Engoron, found in September that Trump had engaged in fraud and ordered the dissolution of companies controlling crown jewels of his real estate portfolio, including Trump Tower in Manhattan. James is seeking at least $250 million in fines, a permanent ban against Trump and his sons Donald Jr and Eric from running businesses in New York and a five-year commercial real estate ban against Trump and the Trump Organization. Reporting by Jack Queen in New York; Editing by Noeleen Walder and David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Donald Trump, Letitia James, Bing Guan, Trump, Michael Cohen, Jack Weisselberg, Allen Weisselberg, James, Arthur Engoron, Donald Jr, Eric, Engoron, Jack Queen, Noeleen Walder, David Gregorio Our Organizations: U.S, Trump, New York, Trump Organization, REUTERS, Democratic New York, White, Thomson Locations: New, New York City, U.S, New York, Iowa, Manhattan

☆ Judge bars Trump from 'smear campaign' against prosecutors, witnesses
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Andrew Goudsward | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Speaking at a campaign rally in Iowa on Monday, Trump called the judge's order "unconstitutional" and vowed to appeal it. "I'll be the only politician in history that runs with a gag order where I'm not allowed to criticize people," Trump told supporters. The order bars Trump, frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, and attorneys in the case from personally targeting Special Counsel Jack Smith, prosecutors working with him and court staff. Prosecutors sought a limited gag order that would bar certain statements from Trump during the case. The judge said she would allow Trump to make critical statements about the U.S. Justice Department and that denounce the prosecution as politically motivated.

Persons: Donald Trump, Tanya Chutkan, I’m, Chutkan, Trump, Jack Smith, Democrat Joe Biden, Shannon Stapleton, Smith, ”, Mark Milley, ” Chutkan, “, ” Trump, John Lauro, Prosecutors, Lauro, Molly Gaston, Andrew Goudsward, Nathan Layne, Scott Malone, Howard Goller Organizations: U.S, Trump, Democrat, Former U.S, Republican, REUTERS, U.S . Justice Department, Justice Department, Thomson Locations: Washington, Iowa, West Palm Beach , Florida, U.S

Facebook's new rebrand logo Meta is seen on smartphone in front of displayed logo of Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Whatsapp and Oculus in this illustration picture taken October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Meta Platforms Inc FollowWASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Lawyers for Meta (META.O), which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, and the U.S. government tangled on Tuesday over the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's plan to toughen a 2019 privacy order. Speaking for Meta on Tuesday, James Rouhandeh argued that Judge Timothy Kelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia had jurisdiction to take the case and should scrap the FTC's proposal because Meta had not agreed to it. Arguing for the FTC, Zachary Cowan of the Justice Department said that it was the agency's decision on whether its settlements should be changed and the district court had no jurisdiction. Essentially, the fight is whether Meta and the FTC, if they fail to settle, will go to district court or an FTC judge to decide if the 2019 agreement will be modified.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, James Rouhandeh, Timothy Kelly, Meta, Zachary Cowan, Kelly, Diane Bartz, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Facebook, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, Meta, U.S, U.S . Federal, District of Columbia, Justice Department, FTC, Thomson Locations: toughen

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried directed political donations despite $13 bln 'hole', ex-colleague testified
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | 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: +5 min

Singh said another FTX executive had told him the deals were meant to help spur user growth. 'I WAS A STRAW DONOR'Bankman-Fried's trial, which started on Oct. 3, has so far focused largely on how prosecutors say Bankman-Fried allowed Alameda to plunder FTX customer funds. Singh gave jurors a window into Bankman-Fried's political operation. He said another FTX executive, Ryan Salame, had access to his bank account to make donations via wire transfers. "I knew that the money for those donations was coming from customer funds."

Persons: Sam Bankman, Andrew Kelly, Fried, Nishad Singh, Bankman, Singh, Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen, Steph Curry, Larry David, Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, Michael Kives, Hillary Clinton, FTX, Gary Wang, Caroline Ellison, Alameda's, Gabriel, Gabriel Bankman, Ryan Salame, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Luc Cohen, Matthew Lewis, Stephen Coates Organizations: FTX, Manhattan, REUTERS, Alameda Research, U.S, Democratic, Prosecutors, Alameda, Miami Heat's, District, Monday, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Alameda, Fried, . U.S, New York

☆ US Senator Menendez's arraignment on new charges moved to Oct. 23 -judge
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | October | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Senator Robert Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, and his wife Nadine Menendez arrive at Federal Court for a hearing on bribery charges in connection with an alleged corrupt relationship with three New Jersey businessmen, in New York City, U.S., September 27, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreWASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez's arraignment on new charges that he conspired to act as a foreign agent for Egypt has been rescheduled for Oct. 23, a federal judge in New York said on Monday. Menendez was charged with Foreign Agents Registration Act violations, along with his wife and other codefendants, in federal court in New York on Oct. 12. Reporting by Jasper Ward in Washington Editing by Doina Chiacu and Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Robert Menendez, Nadine Menendez, Brendan, Bob Menendez's, Menendez, Sidney Stein, Jasper Ward, Doina Chiacu, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Democrat, Federal Court, REUTERS, New, New Jersey Democrat, Thomson Locations: New Jersey, Jersey, New York City, U.S, WASHINGTON, Egypt, New York, Washington

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried jury sees photo of FTX founder with Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | 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: +4 min

REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Champion Trust Llc FollowNEW York, Oct 16 - The jury at Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial on Monday saw a photograph of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder with singer Katy Perry and actor Orlando Bloom at the 2022 NFL Super Bowl. Singh is the third former member of Bankman-Fried's inner circle to testify at the trial, which started on Oct. 3. Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty to two counts of fraud and five counts of conspiracy tied to FTX's November 2022 collapse. Singh said another FTX executive had told him the deals were meant to help spur user growth. Since his trial, Bankman-Fried has been seen during testimony typing on a laptop and whispering to his lawyers.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Andrew Kelly, Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, Prosecutors, Nishad Singh, FTX's, Singh, Gary Wang, Caroline Ellison, Alameda's, Fried, Perry, Michael Kives, Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen, Steph Curry, Larry David, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Kaplan, Luc Cohen, Nick Zieminski Organizations: FTX, Manhattan, REUTERS, Bowl, Alameda, Miami Heat's, District, Bankman, Prosecutors, New York Times, Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Los Angeles, Brooklyn's, New York

[1/2] Parts of a ghost gun kit are on display at an event held by U.S. President Joe Biden to announce measures to fight ghost gun crime, at the White House in Washington U.S., April 11, 2022. The administration had said O'Connor's decision to grant an injunction favoring ghost gun kit makers despite the prior intervention by the justices "openly flouted" the Supreme Court's authority. The administration has said that ghost guns are attractive to criminals and others prohibited from lawfully buying firearms, including minors. There were about 20,000 suspected ghost guns reported in 2021 to the ATF as having been recovered by law enforcement in criminal investigations - a tenfold increase from 2016, according to White House statistics. Plaintiffs including the parts manufacturers, various gun owners and two gun rights groups - the Firearms Policy Coalition and Second Amendment Foundation - filed suit to block the ghost guns rule in federal court in Texas.

Persons: Joe Biden, Kevin Lamarque, Joe Biden's, Judge Reed O'Connor's, O'Connor, Sellers, Andrew Chung, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S, White, REUTERS, Supreme, Blackhawk Manufacturing, Defense, Bureau, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, White House statistics, Firearms Policy Coalition, Gun Control, Circuit, Appeals, Thomson Locations: Washington U.S, Texas, Fort Worth, United States, New Orleans, New York

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers remarks to supporters at the Club 47 USA event in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday barred Donald Trump from targeting U.S. prosecutors, court staff and potential witnesses involved in a criminal case accusing him of him trying to overturn his 2020 election loss. U.S. District Tanya Chutkan in Washington said she would not allow Trump, who has pleaded not guilty, to "launch a pretrial smear campaign" against people involved in the case. The order bars Trump and attorneys in the case from personally targeting Special Counsel Jack Smith, prosecutors working with him and court staff. It also prevents Trump from discussing potential witnesses as it relates to their testimony at trial.

Persons: Donald Trump, Shannon Stapleton, Tanya Chutkan, Trump, Chutkan, Jack Smith, Andrew Goudsward, Scott Malone, Will Dunham, Nick Zieminski, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Rights, Trump, Thomson Locations: West Palm Beach , Florida, U.S, Washington

Migrants seeking asylum in the United States walk on the banks of the Rio Bravo river, the border between the U.S. and Mexico, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico September 11, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. will offer migrant families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border under then-President Donald Trump temporary legal status and other benefits while barring similar separations in the future, according to a summary of a settlement agreement filed on Monday. Reporting by Ted Hesson; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jose Luis Gonzalez, Donald Trump, Ted Hesson, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: United States, Rio Bravo, Mexico, Ciudad Juarez, U.S

Trump, as a criminal defendant, "does not have the right to say and do exactly as he pleases," Chutkan said. The exchanges came as U.S. prosecutors sought a court order to limit Trump's public statements about people involved in the case. Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden in the 2024 U.S. election. Molly Gaston, a prosecutor working with Special Counsel Jack Smith, said the order was necessary to prevent Trump from trying the case "in the court of public opinion." "These prosecutors want to prevent President Trump from speaking out on the issues of the day," Lauro told the judge, adding that the case is "inextricably intertwined with campaign issues."

Persons: Donald Trump, Shannon Stapleton, Tanya Chutkan, Trump, John Lauro, Jack Smith, Chutkan, Lauro, Smith, Joe Biden, Molly Gaston, Gaston, Mike Pence, Mark Milley, Andrew Goudsward, Scott Malone, Will Dunham, Nick Zieminski, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Rights, U.S . Justice Department, Trump, Democratic, Biden, Thomson Locations: West Palm Beach , Florida, U.S, Washington, York, China

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers remarks to supporters at the Club 47 USA event in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. October 11, 2023. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan plans a hearing in Washington on the bid by Special Counsel Jack Smith to bar Trump from discussing possible witnesses and disparaging prosecutors, court staff and potential jurors. Smith has cited “inflammatory public statements”, including a stream of social media attacks by Trump, that prosecutors argue are undermining public confidence in the legal system and may influence potential jurors. Trump has pleaded not guilty and accused prosecutors of attempting to interfere with his campaign. The case is one of four criminal cases federal and state prosecutors have brought against the former president this year.

Persons: Donald Trump, Shannon Stapleton, Donald Trump’s, Tanya Chutkan, Jack Smith, Smith, Trump, Democrat Joe Biden, Mike Pence, Mark Milley, Prosecutors, Trump’s, “, Andrew Goudsward, Scott Malone, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Rights, Trump, Democrat, Biden Administration, U.S . Justice Department, Prosecutors, Thomson Locations: West Palm Beach , Florida, U.S, Washington, York, China

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers remarks to supporters at the Club 47 USA event in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday imposed some limits on Donald Trump's public statements about people involved in the federal case accusing him of attempting to overturn his 2020 presidential election defeat, partially granting a request from prosecutors. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan prohibited Trump from targeting U.S. special counsel Jack Smith, federal prosecutors and court staff, and barred him from discussing the testimony of potential witnesses. Reporting by Andrew Goudsward; writing by Susan Heavey; Editing by Scott MaloneOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Donald Trump, Shannon Stapleton, Donald Trump's, Tanya Chutkan, Jack Smith, Andrew Goudsward, Susan Heavey, Scott Malone Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Rights, Trump, Thomson Locations: West Palm Beach , Florida, U.S

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones, who oversees more major Chapter 11 cases than any other U.S. judge, is seen in a screenshot from video shot during a virtual interview with Reuters done from Houston, Texas, U.S. December 11, 2020. Jones had already stepped back from overseeing large bankruptcy cases and began reassigning them to two other judges on the court. Until December 2022, Freeman had been a partner at Jackson Walker, a local law firm that filed many cases in Jones' Houston courthouse. Ethics experts have said the undisclosed relationship casts doubt on the integrity of Jones' court. "From the time we first learned of this allegation Ms. Freeman was instructed not to work or bill on any cases before Judge Jones.

Persons: David Jones, Randy Crane, Jones, Elizabeth Freeman, Freeman, Jackson Walker, Judge Jones, Shubhendu Deshmukh, Bill Berkrot, Alexia Garamfalvi Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS, Staff, U.S . Chief U.S, District, Southern, Southern District of Texas, Circuit, McDermott International, Tehum Care Services, U.S . Trustee, Department of, Thomson Locations: Houston , Texas, U.S, Houston, Southern District, New Orleans, Jones ' Houston, Debtwire, Bengaluru

It is a problem that five U.S. state and federal judges are wrestling with as Trump faces four upcoming criminal trials and a civil fraud case. New York state Justice Arthur Engoron already has faced off with Trump on the issue. Trump has cast doubt on Chutkan's ability to give him a fair trial and called her "highly partisan." Ahead of his civil fraud trial, Trump, without providing evidence, accused the U.S. Justice Department of coordinating with New York state Attorney General Letitia James to damage his presidential campaign. One notable exception to Trump's criticism is the judge presiding over the classified documents criminal case in Florida.

Persons: Donald Trump, Letitia James, Mike Segar, Donald Trump's, Jack Smith, Tanya Chutkan, Trump, Joe Biden, Arthur Engoron, Engoron, We've, Michael Frisch, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Smith, James, Smith's, Lawrence Stengel, Stengel, I'm, Aileen Cannon, Cannon, Chutkan, Rebecca Roiphe, Andrew Goudsward, Jack Queen, Will Dunham, Scott Malone Organizations: U.S, Trump Organization, REUTERS, Rights, Trump, Republican, Democratic, Georgetown University, U.S . Justice Department, New, Manhattan, Attorney, Capitol, Fox News, New York University, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York City, U.S, New York, Pennsylvania, Florida . U.S

The company wants Kathaleen McCormick, chief judge on the court, to approve a fee of no more than $64 million. The attorneys represented a Detroit police union pension plan that sued Tesla's directors for excessive compensation during 2017 to 2020. Nearly all of the directors' compensation comprised stock options and they only got paid if the stock rose. The 2020 lawsuit settled in July with the directors agreeing to return to Tesla $735 million as part of a $919 million agreement. The difference in the two values boils down to the stock options.

Persons: Thomas Peter, Kathaleen McCormick, Elon Musk's, James Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch, Larry Ellison, Tesla, Tom Hals, Noeleen Walder, David Gregorio Our Organizations: REUTERS, Oracle Corp, Tesla, Detroit, Oracle, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, WILMINGTON , Delaware, Delaware, Delaware's Court, Wilmington , Delaware

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