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The execution will be the first attempt to use a new execution method since the 1982 introduction of lethal injection, now the most common execution method in the United States. After he is given a chance to make a final statement, the warden, from another room, will activate the nitrogen gas. Three states — Alabama, Mississippi and Oklahoma — have authorized nitrogen hypoxia as an execution method, but no state has attempted to use the untested method until now. They stabbed her — multiple times.”The state has predicted the nitrogen gas will cause unconsciousness within seconds and death within minutes. Much of what is known about death by nitrogen gas comes from industrial accidents or suicide attempts.

Persons: Kenneth Eugene Smith, Smith, “, ”, Jeff Hood, Elizabeth Sennett, Sennett, gurney, Steve Marshall, Liz Sennett, Smith’s, ” Marshall, Charles Sennett Jr, Smith “, Mama, Robin M, Maher, Philip Nitschke, Nitschke, ” Nitschke, Robert Grass, Charles Sennett, John Forrest Parker Organizations: United States, Supreme, U.S, Prosecutors, WAAY, Circuit, Alabama, Associated Press, Veterinary Medical Association, United Nations Human Rights Locations: MONTGOMERY, Ala, Alabama, United, United States, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Colbert County

☆ Kenneth Eugene Smith execution: Alabama set to carry out first execution by nitrogen gas
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Dakin Andone | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Alabama is poised to carry out the first known execution using nitrogen gas Thursday to put Kenneth Smith to death for his role in a 1988 murder for hire. The state, in court records, indicated the redactions were made to maintain security. Smith’s team again Thursday morning appealed to the US Supreme Court and requested a stay of execution. “But the way that they’re constructing this, the way that they’re doing it, the way that they’re being silent, the way that they’re holding back information, yes, it’s incredibly concerning. Smith was convicted and sentenced to die, but an appeals court overturned the initial outcome and ordered a new trial.

Persons: Kenneth Smith, Smith, Smith’s, Steve Marshall, ”, “, Smith –, Jeff Hood, ” Hood, ” Smith’s, Elizabeth Sennett, Charles, Charles Sennett, Sennett, CNN’s Isabel Rosales, Devan Cole, Chris Youd, Olivia LaBorde Organizations: CNN, US, Supreme, Wednesday, ” Locations: Alabama

“The thing you’ve got to do primarily is set rules and enforce them,” said John S. Martin Jr., a former U.S. District Court judge in Manhattan. In Ms. Carroll’s defamation trial, Mr. Trump seemed almost to be goading Judge Kaplan into throwing him out of the courtroom. After his two recent confrontations with the judges, Mr. Trump held news conferences before cheering supporters in the lobby of his building at 40 Wall Street. Ms. Carroll’s defamation trial is being heard by a nine-person jury in Federal District Court, with Judge Kaplan overseeing the proceedings. During his diatribe, Mr. Trump refrained from attacking any staff members.

Persons: Arthur Engoron, Donald Trump, Donald J, Arthur F, Trump, Mr, ”, Jean Carroll, Judge Lewis A, Kaplan, Ms, you’ve, John S, Martin Jr, “, ” Mr, Carroll’s, Letitia James, Kaplan “, Alexi J . Rosenfeld, Trump’s, Engoron’s, Judge Kaplan, Carroll, Jefferson Siegel, The New York Times Judge Kaplan, Bill Clinton, Sam Bankman, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, Osama, Laden, Katherine B, Forrest, Judge Kaplan’s, Michael B, Mukasey, Justice Engoron, Art Garfunkel, —, James, Christopher M, Kise, Engoron, Kate Christobek, Olivia Bensimon, Kirsten Noyes Organizations: Trump, Getty, Court, The New York Times, Mr, New York Times Locations: New York, York, U.S, Manhattan, New Hampshire, Trump’s Manhattan

During a break after Ms. Carroll had spent the morning testifying about what happened after she accused Mr. Trump of raping her, one of her lawyers complained, out of the jury’s presence, that Mr. Trump had been overheard speaking at the defense table. He said “witch hunt” and “it was a con job,” loudly enough that jurors could hear, said Shawn Crowley, one of Ms. Carroll’s lawyers. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, who had sparred all morning with Mr. Trump’s lawyer, Alina Habba, over her objections to Ms. Carroll’s testimony, appeared to be losing his patience. Trump has a right to be present here,” Judge Kaplan said. “That right can be forfeited and it can be forfeited if he is disruptive, which is what has been reported to me, and if he disregards court orders.”

Persons: Jean Carroll, Donald J, Trump, Carroll, ”, Shawn Crowley, Judge Lewis A, Kaplan, Trump’s, Alina Habba, Carroll’s, “ Mr, ” Judge Kaplan

That jury’s finding stemmed from statements Trump made in 2022, while the current case is dealing with statements Trump made while he was president in 2019. “Donald Trump sexually assaulted E. Jean Carroll. “Now she wants President Trump to pay for the risks she took for the way she did this,” Habba said of Carroll. “She wants President Trump to pay for the mean tweets.”Jurors are familiar with TrumpThe jury selection process provided a window into the jury panel that will decide Trump’s defamation case. None of those prospective jurors were ultimately selected to the trial jury.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jean Carroll, –, Trump, Carroll, Shawn Crowley, “ Donald Trump, ” Crowley, Jean Carroll's, CNN Crowley, “, “ Trump, Carroll “, Alina Habba, Habba, ” Carroll, ” Habba, Joe Biden, they’d, Biden, “ You’re, Lewis Kaplan, What’s, Billy Bush, she’s, Kaplan, ” Kaplan Organizations: New, New York CNN, Trump, CNN, Southern, of, Carroll Locations: New York, Coast, New Hampshire, Manhattan, of New York, Trump

The jury said Carroll hadn't proven that Trump raped her. One issue that wasn’t decided in that first trial was how much Trump owed for comments he made about Carroll while he was still president. He did not attend last year's trial, saying recently that his lawyer advised against it. Trump, with actual malice, lied about sexually assaulting Ms. Carroll.”Those restrictions don’t apply outside of the presence of the jury. Carroll, 80, plans to testify about the damage to her career and reputation that resulted from Trump's public statements.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jean Carroll, Carroll, Trump, Carroll hadn't, wasn’t, Lewis A, Kaplan, Goodman, “, ” Organizations: Trump Locations: Iowa, Manhattan

☆ Off-duty pilot accused of attempting to shut off plane engines mid-flight indicted on 84 counts
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Cheri Mossburg | Jason Kravarik | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Joseph Emerson, the Alaska Airlines pilot who allegedly attempted to shut off the engines of a passenger plane mid-flight in October, was indicted on 84 counts in an Oregon court Tuesday. The grand jury indicted Emerson on one count of endangering aircraft in the first degree and 83 counts of recklessly endangering another person -– one for each person aboard the aircraft at the time of the October 22 incident. Emerson’s attorneys applauded the grand jury’s decision not to charge him with 83 counts of attempted murder. According to an affidavit filed by prosecutors, Emerson told investigators he “had consumed ‘magic mushrooms’ approximately 48 hours prior” to the incident. During the incident, he said he thought he was dreaming while commuting back to California in the cockpit jump seat of a Horizon Air flight.

Persons: CNN — Joseph Emerson, Emerson, “, Captain Emerson, “ Captain Emerson, CNN’s Pete Muntean Organizations: CNN, Alaska Airlines, New York Times, Horizon Locations: Oregon, Washington, California, Portland , Oregon

☆ Intel Wins U.S. Appeal to Overturn $2.2 Billion VLSI Patent Verdict
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Will Feuer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A U.S. appeals court vacated a patent-infringement verdict won by VLSI Technology. Photo: dado ruvic/ReutersA U.S. appeals court has sided with Intel, vacating a roughly $2.2 billion patent-infringement verdict won by VLSI Technology , which argues that some technology in Intel’s microprocessors infringe on VLSI’s patents. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a jury’s verdict that Intel infringed on one of VLSI’s patents and reversed the verdict that Intel infringed on another of the company’s patents. The Federal Circuit sent the case back for further proceedings to determine how much Intel owes in damages.

Persons: dado ruvic Organizations: VLSI Technology, Reuters, U.S, Intel, Appeals, Federal Circuit

The jury ruled last week that the egg producers used various means to limit the domestic supply of eggs to increase the price of products during the 2000s. The damages verdict was reached Friday in the Northern District of Illinois. According to federal antitrust law, the damages are automatically tripled, bringing the total to over $53 million. Court documents on the verdict were not readily available Friday evening, but statements from the manufacturers' attorney and one of the egg producers confirmed a total of about $17.7 million. Email messages sent to the United Egg Producers and United States Egg Marketers representatives were not immediately returned Friday.

Persons: —, ” Brandon Fox, John Rust, Rust, General Mills, “ Rose Acre, ” “, Jim Banks, ”, Banks, ” Rust, Donald Trump, Republican Mike Braun Organizations: INDIANAPOLIS, —, U.S, Northern District of Illinois, U.S . Senate, Kraft Foods Global, Inc, Kellogg Company, General, Nestle USA, Maine Foods, United Egg Producers, United, United States Egg, Rust ., Cal, Company, Rep, “, Hoosiers, Indiana’s, State, Republican, GOP, Indiana Republican Party Locations: Illinois, Northern District, Indiana, Cal, United States, Acre, U.S, ” “ Cal

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Illinois jury ruled this week that several major egg producers conspired to limit the U.S.'s supply of eggs in order to raise prices in a lawsuit first filed 12 years ago. The suppliers include the family company of an Indiana egg farmer running for the U.S. Senate in the state. Attorneys for the four egg suppliers named in the lawsuit did not immediately return phone messages on Wednesday. Other food manufacturers joining as plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the egg producers are General Mills, Inc. and Nestle USA, Inc. The jury found the egg suppliers who participated in the conspiracy were Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., United Egg Producers, Inc., United States Egg Marketers, Inc. and Rose Acre Farms, Inc., a southern Indiana-based company previously chaired by John Rust.

Persons: ” Brandon Fox, Mills, John Rust, Rust, Acre, Jim Banks, Donald Trump, Republican Mike Braun, “, John Rust isn’t, ” Banks Organizations: INDIANAPOLIS, Kraft Foods Global, Inc, Kellogg Company, Northern District of, U.S . Senate, Maine Foods, United Egg Producers, United States, Nestle USA, United, United States Egg, Indiana’s U.S, Senate, Indiana’s, State, Republican, GOP, U.S, Rep, Indiana Republican Party Locations: An Illinois, Northern District, Northern District of Illinois, Indiana, Cal, United States, Acre, U.S, While Indiana

☆ Opinion: Bad behavior test isn’t just about George Santos
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Michael Ryan | Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

What they do results from neurons firing in assorted regions of the brain, the product of an array of causes they can’t control. Every now and then someone bursts out crying — a member of his family has been killed, or his house destroyed. • Join us on Twitter and FacebookThere was no visible sign of progress on the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. Writing before the summit, Frida Ghitis noted, “Biden may want Xi to help bring down the temperature on the world’s ongoing wars and help prevent new ones from igniting. “Today’s miseries of flying derive from this choice to deregulate airlines and unleash them into the Hunger Games of ordinary incentives.

Persons: Robert M, Sapolsky, ”, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Douglas Heye, Tim Burchett, Kevin McCarthy, elbowing, McCarthy, Heye, Burchett, tortuously, Mike Johnson, Johnson, George Santos, “, ” Drew Sheneman, Julian Zelizer, Santos, ” “ Santos, Trump, ” Zelizer, John Avlon, Clay Jones, Nikki Haley’s, Nikki Haley's, Nikki Haley, Haley, she’d, Cupp, Hussein Ibish, ” “, Israel —, Abbas —, Fatma, Khan Younis, there’s, —, Jessica Rosenberg, Joe Biden, ” Biden, Rosenberg, “ Biden, “ Aviva Klompas, speechwriting, Laden, Osama bin Laden, Peter Bergen ,, bin, bin Laden, ’, Walt Handelsman, Joan Steinau Lester, Xi Dana Summers, Biden, Xi Jinping, Frida Ghitis, Xi, ” Peter Bergen, Juvenal, Stephen I, Vladeck, they’ll, Stephen Brobeck, ” Trump’s, Donald Trump, Dean Obeidallah, “ I’m, Barack Obama, Peter Bergen, Megan Fox, Mike Coppola, Megan Fox isn’t, Patricia Grisafi, Tupac Shakur, Billy Corgan, Alicia Keys, Mary Lambert, Florence Welch, Halsey, Lana del Rey, Bob Dylan, Grisafi, Ganesh Sitaraman, Sitaraman, ” Don’t, Fareed Zakaria, Jill Filipovic, Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift Judi Ketteler, Noah Berlatsky, Nicolas, Elizabeth Debicki, Diana, Daniel Escale, Holly Thomas, Princess Diana, irresistibly, ” Thomas, Prince Charles ’, Camilla Parker, Bowles, Mohamed Al, Dodi, Spencer, Diana cavorting Organizations: CNN, Teamsters, House Republican, “ Tennessee Republican, Democrats, George Santos of New, Content Agency Santos, Long Island Republicans, GOP, Guinness, World Records, Democrat, CNN Former UN, New Hampshire, Trump, Fox News, West Bank, Gulf States Institute, Fatah, Palestinian Authority, Palestine Liberation Organization, PLO, “ Aviva, United Nations, Guardian, Agency, Biden, San Francisco Wednesday, China, Twitter, Consumer Federation of America, Democratic, Fox, “, Hunger Games, Liberty ’, Netflix Locations: George Santos of, George Santos of New York, Las Vegas, Atlantic City, New, Israel, Gaza, Washington, Gaza City, Minneapolis, Iran, United States, America, al Qaeda, San, Ukraine, China, Mexico, Kansas City , Missouri, New Hampshire, Nazi Germany, Ohio, Al

☆ David DePape found guilty in Paul Pelosi hammer attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Jeffrey Kopp | Piper Hudspethblackburn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A jury has found David DePape guilty on two counts in the violent attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, last year in the couple’s San Francisco home. Then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ultimately factored the attack into her decision to step down from her leadership post. DePape recalled that he was focused on Nancy Pelosi and that her husband, Paul, was not on his list of targets. He later came to in a pool of blood after being violently struck in the head following a struggle with DePape, Pelosi said. A state case against DePape that includes charges of attempted murder, burglary and assault is expected to go to trial later this month.

Persons: David DePape, Paul Pelosi, Nancy Pelosi, DePape, Pelosi, Nancy Pelosi ”, ”, Jodi, David, Nancy Pelosi’s, “, Paul, I’ll, ” DePape, “ She’s, ” Pelosi, “ I’ve, CNN’s Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Jack Forrest, Paul LeBlanc, Veronica Miracle Organizations: CNN, San, Prosecutors, San Francisco, FBI, United States Capitol Police Locations: San Francisco, Washington

☆ Late Night Recaps the Worst of the G.O.P. Presidential Debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Trish Bendix | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Yeah, when asked how they met, she was like, ‘I was his Uber driver on the way over.’” — JIMMY FALLON“Aw, that’s so sweet! Man, you look for love your whole life, and you finally find it with a respectable-looking woman just two months before the Iowa caucus. I mean, what are the odds?” — SARAH SILVERMAN“He really should have just proposed right there, got down on one knee, like, ‘Mindy, would you make my campaign manager the happiest man alive?’” — SARAH SILVERMAN“It’s just too bad for Tim that he had to get this nonunion actor to play his girlfriend. I mean, if he had waited one more day for the strike to end, he could have gotten a professional actor fake girlfriend.” — SARAH SILVERMAN“It’s a smart move by Tim Scott. He’s never going to be president, but at least people will know that he has a fake girlfriend, so that’s good: ‘She lives in Canada, you guys don’t know her.’” — JIMMY FALLON

Persons: ”, JIMMY FALLON “, Tim Scott’s, jury’s, Tim Scott, ” — SETH MEYERS “, Uber, ’ ”, JIMMY FALLON “ Aw, SARAH SILVERMAN “, ‘ Mindy, SARAH SILVERMAN “ It’s, Tim, ” — SARAH SILVERMAN “, He’s, JIMMY FALLON Organizations: JIMMY FALLON “ Politico Locations: Iowa, Canada

☆ After a $1.8 billion verdict, the clock is ticking on the 6% real estate commission
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Anna Bahney | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

And yet, every day, people across America hire a real estate agent to help them sell a home. While state governments license real estate agents, NAR has an extensive code of ethics it expects members to adhere to. NAR and the brokerages have vowed to appeal the verdict, which means real estate commissions aren’t going anywhere immediately. Last month Redfin, an internet real estate company, left the association. The longer-term impact of the verdict may be that the pairing of buyer’s agent commission and seller’s agent commission will eventually be separated.

Persons: Keller Williams, –, Corcoran —, Kenny Parcell, ”, Mantill Williams, Darryl Frost, homesellers, Stephen Brobeck, ” Brobeck, Jen Davis, ” Davis, “, they’ll Organizations: DC CNN, National Association of Realtors, Homeservices, Keller, Keller Williams Realty, Coldwell Banker, Sotheby’s, Realty, NAR, US Department of Justice, “, Consumer, Consumer Federation of America, Holt Homes Group Locations: Washington, America, Missouri, Keefe, Springfield , Missouri

☆ Jurors in Trump Defamation Trial to Go Unnamed for Their Own Protection
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Benjamin Weiser | More About Benjamin Weiser | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Separately, the jury did not find Mr. Trump had raped Ms. Carroll, but held Mr. Trump liable for sexually abusing her in the department store dressing room, awarding her $2.02 million in damages. Mr. Trump has appealed the jury’s verdict. Mr. Trump, the judge noted at the time, had made sharply critical statements about the forewoman of a special grand jury in Atlanta; Mr. Trump has since been indicted there. Judge Kaplan also cited Mr. Trump’s repeated statements about Ms. Carroll and the court in her case and other cases against him. Mr. Trump has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Persons: Carroll, Trump, ”, Judge Kaplan, Carroll’s, Trump’s Organizations: Mr, Washington , D.C Locations: Atlanta, New York, Georgia, New York State, Washington ,, Florida

Chicago-based Conagra Brands must pay out $3.1 million in compensatory damages and $4 million in punitive damages to Reese, according to the Cook County Circuit Court verdict. Consumers can check if their cooking spray cans are vented by looking at whether the bottom of the can has four small U-shaped slits, Smith said. The cooking spray that exploded near Reese had been stored on a shelf about 18 inches (46 centimeters) above the stove, according to Flowers. “In a commercial kitchen, that’s a sort of normal place where people leave their cooking spray cans when they’re actually using them. The redesign was not related to the lawsuits and was part of an effort to standardize the company’s cans, Conagra said.

Persons: —, Tammy Reese, Pam, Reese, “, Craig Smith, Marie Callender’s, Chef Boyardee, Slim Jim, Smith, ” Peter Flowers, Conagra, ___ Savage Organizations: CHICAGO, Brands, Conagra, Swiss Miss, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: Illinois, Chicago, Pennsylvania, Shippensburg , Pennsylvania, Cook, Swiss

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A series of court challenges are seeking to upend longstanding real estate industry practices that determine the commissions agents receive on the sale of a home — and who foots the bill. But already the NAR and several real estate brokerages are facing another lawsuit over agent commission rules. As home prices have soared in recent years, pushing the national median sales price to $394,300 as of September, so have agents’ commissions. Traditionally, that works out to a 5% to 6% commission split roughly evenly between the buyer’s and seller’s agents. “The real solution is for buyers to be able to finance the buyer-agent commissions as part of their mortgages.

Persons: “, ” Mantill Williams, Williams, Fresh, ’, ” Williams, ”, Stephen Brobeck, Max, Brobeck, Michelle Chapman Organizations: ANGELES, National Association of Realtors, NAR, Western, of, Redfin Corp, Weichert Realtors, Compass Inc, “, Consumer Federation of America, Inc, MLS, Associated Locations: Missouri, U.S, of Missouri, New York

☆ Judge rules Alex Jones can’t use bankruptcy to avoid paying $1.1 billion to Sandy Hook families
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Lauren Del Valle | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A federal bankruptcy judge ruled Thursday that bankruptcy proceedings will not shield Infowars host Alex Jones from more than $1.1 billion in damages he owes the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims who won a civil defamation case against him in Connecticut last year. The families filed a motion in May asking the court to force Jones to pay the trial damages and rule out the possibility of a forced settlement in Chapter 11 proceedings. Jones and other InfoWars personalities called the massacre a hoax and accused the victims’ families of being crisis actors. Infowars filed bankruptcy last July in the middle of their trial. The summary judgments issued Thursday only addressed Alex Jones’ bankruptcy proceedings, not those of his company, which were not filed under traditional Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Persons: Alex Jones, Sandy Hook, Jones, Christopher Lopez, Lopez, Neil Heslin, Scarlett Lewis, Jesse Lewis, Lewis, Heslin, Infowars, Noah Pozner, Judge Lopez, Alex Jones ’, he’s Organizations: CNN Locations: Connecticut, Newtown , Connecticut, Texas

HOUSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a ruling delaying this week's scheduled execution of a Texas inmate for fatally shooting an 80-year-old woman more than two decades ago. The three-judge panel said that another case before the appeals court that was brought by a different Texas death row inmate raises similar issues. Political Cartoons View All 1205 ImagesThe Texas Attorney General’s Office had sought to overturn the stay order. If Murphy’s execution took place Tuesday, it would have occurred on World Day Against the Death Penalty, an annual day of advocacy by death penalty opponents. Last week, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles unanimously declined to commute Murphy’s death sentence to a lesser penalty or grant a six-month reprieve.

Persons: Jedidiah Murphy, Bertie Lee Cunningham, “, Monday’s, Murphy, Robert Pitman, Bertie Cunningham, Texas Attorney General’s, I’ve, ” Murphy, Michael Zoosman, Paroles, Pitman, Juan, Lozano Organizations: HOUSTON, —, U.S, Circuit, Texas Attorney General’s, Texas Attorney, Jewish, Texas Locations: Texas, Huntsville, Dallas, Garland, Austin, U.S

☆ Opinion: Why Lindsey Graham wasn’t indicted
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Dennis Aftergut | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

(It shouldn’t be confused with the regular grand jury, whose duty it was to decide whether to indict those under criminal investigation.) The special grand jury completed its duties in December. Using the extra layer of a special grand jury is often reserved for complex corruption cases. There are multiple explanations for why some people may not have been indicted despite the special grand jury’s recommendations. Willis may simply have not presented to the regular grand jury some individuals she considered less than provably guilty.

Persons: Dennis Aftergut, Fani Willis, Donald Trump, Trump, Trump’s, Sen, Lindsey Graham of, David Perdue, Kelly Loeffler, Michael Flynn, Boris Epshteyn, Cleta Mitchell, Fulton County’s, Perdue, “, indicting, Loeffler, Graham, Willis, Flynn, Epshteyn, Mitchell, Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, ” Organizations: Defending American Democracy, CNN, Fulton County, Trump, Georgia, New York City, Trump White House, Twitter Locations: Fulton, Georgia, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Sens, New York

☆ Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis say they’re ‘aware’ their letters on behalf of Danny Masterson caused pain
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Megan Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have shared a video in which they said they are “aware of the pain” they caused by writing letters on behalf of Danny Masterson ahead of his rape conviction sentencing. Masterson has maintained his innocence and plans to appeal his case. In their letters to court, the couple vouched for Masterson’s character. The two are involved in several philanthropic efforts, including an organization Kutcher cofounded to combat sex trafficking. Kunis concluded their message by saying, “Our heart goes out to every single person who’s ever been a victim of sexual assault, sexual abuse or rape.”

Persons: CNN — Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Danny Masterson, Kunis, Kutcher, Masterson, ”, ” Kunis, “, ” Kutcher Organizations: CNN

☆ Takeaways from the full Georgia special grand jury report on 2020 election subversion
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Jeremy Herb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The Fulton County special purpose grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia recommended charges against 39 people, the unredacted grand jury report made public Friday shows. The lengthy list of recommended charges underscores how widespread the special grand jury’s investigation was into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The indictment also included 30 unindicted co-conspirators alleged to have taken part in the conspiracy, including some people the special grand jury recommended charges against. The special grand jury report was only a recommendation, and the district attorney decided which charges to bring to a grand jury last month before the indictment was returned. The charges against the fake electors were among the most contested in the special grand jury report.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Fani Willis, South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham, David Perdue, Kelly Loeffler, Michael Flynn, Boris Epshteyn, Cleta Mitchell, Trump, ” Willis, Willis ’, Willis, Graham, Loeffler, Perdue, Brad Raffensperger, Raffensperger, Graham “, ” Graham, “, ”, ” Loeffler, Brian Kemp, Burt Jones, Wills, Jones, Pete Skandalakis, – David Shafer, Cathy Latham, Sen, Shawn Still – Organizations: CNN, Trump, South Carolina Republican, Georgia Gov, Gov, of Locations: Fulton, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, South Carolina, of Georgia

☆ Fulton County special grand jury recommended charges against Lindsey Graham, David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Sara Murray Jason Morris Jeremy Herb Marshall Cohen | Sara Murray | Jason Morris | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The special grand jury in Fulton County investigating the 2020 presidential election in Georgia recommended charges against Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and former GOP Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, according to the special counsel grand jury report released Friday. It was up to the district attorney to decide how closely to stick to the special grand jury’s recommendations. Graham, who appeared before the special grand jury last year after a court battle over his testimony, spoke with Georgia election officials after the 2020 election. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney previously released very limited portions of the special grand jury’s final report, holding back the full release until after Willis announced indictments.

Persons: Republican Sen, Lindsey Graham of, David Perdue, Kelly Loeffler, Fani Willis, Donald Trump, Graham, Brad Raffensperger, Raffensperger, “, ” Graham, Graham “, ”, President Trump, Perdue, Trump, Brian Kemp, Loeffler, Kemp, Willis, Trump’s, Robert McBurney Organizations: CNN, Republican, GOP Sens, Georgia, Trump, Democratic, Committee, Georgia Gov, Raffensperger Locations: Fulton County, Georgia, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Atlanta, South Carolina

☆ Peter Navarro: How a former Trump official's conviction could echo in ex-president's cases
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —The swift conviction of Donald Trump’s former trade adviser Peter Navarro for contempt of Congress sent two warnings to the multiple co-defendants in the ex-president’s approaching criminal trials. The second is that loyalty to Trump can be hazardous and often gets those who show it cross-wise with the law. Navarro, for example, who is is unrepentant and a true Trump believer, pledged to appeal based on executive privilege issues. (A CNN poll released Thursday found no clear leader in a hypothetical matchup between Biden and Trump.) Up until now, Trump associates often paid a heavy price for falling afoul of the law while their leader escaped.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Peter Navarro, Trump, Navarro, He’s, ”, –, Steve Bannon, Trump’s, Fani Willis, Willis, Yuscil Taveras, Taveras, Tavares, Jack Smith, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, “, you’ve, …, Walt Nauta, Carlos de Oliveira, Mark Meadows, Meadows, he’ll, Rudolph Giuliani, Giuliani –, Giuliani, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Paula Reid, Bannon, Allen Weisselberg, Michael Cohen, It’s, Paul Manafort, Robert Mueller’s, Michael Flynn Organizations: CNN, White House, Republican House, Trump, GOP, Central ”, White, New York, Giuliani, Trump Organization, Biden Locations: Washington ,, Georgia, Florida, Fulton County, Lago, North Carolina, Meadows, Bedminster , New Jersey, Congress, Russia, Washington

☆ Trump is liable in the second E. Jean Carroll defamation case, judge rules; January trial will determine damages
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Kara Scannell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A federal judge ruled that the jury hearing E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit will only need to decide how much money Donald Trump will have to pay her, after the judge found the former president was liable for making defamatory statements. Judge Lewis Kaplan said that a federal jury’s verdict earlier this year against Trump will carry over to the defamation case set to go to trial in January involving statements Trump made in 2019 about Carroll’s sexual assault allegations. “The truth or falsity of Mr Trump’s 2019 statements therefore depends – like the truth or falsity of his 2022 statement – on whether Ms Carroll lied about Mr Trump sexually assaulting her,” the judge ruled Wednesday. “The jury’s finding that she did not therefore is binding in this case and precludes Mr Trump from contesting the falsity of his 2019 statements.”Kaplan ruled the trial set for January 15 will be limited to damages. Although her initial lawsuit was filed in 2019, the judge previously allowed Carroll to include comments Trump made at a CNN town hall earlier this year.

Persons: Jean Carroll’s, Donald Trump, Trump, Judge Lewis Kaplan, Carroll, Goodman, didn’t, Trump’s, Ms Carroll, ”, Mr Trump, ” Kaplan, Jean Carroll, Kaplan, shouldn’t Organizations: CNN, Trump, Wednesday

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