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Prosecutor Links Trump's Post To Gag Order Violation In Trial

Prosecutor argues that Trump's post attacking key figures violates trial gag order, raising concerns about interference.

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Hill gets heated, with a ‘shot to the kidneys’ and ‘stand your butt up’

Tim Burchett accuses former Speaker Kevin McCarthy of elbowing him from behind, while Markwayne Mullin nearly brawls with a union boss.

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Sam Bankman-Fried's special treatment at a notorious Brooklyn jail: Lawyers say it's complicated

The trial of the decade is highlighting the injustices of the penal system.

Fortune

Court upholds Michael Avenatti's conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from Nike

A federal appeals court has upheld disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti’s conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from shoe giant Nike – one of several legal messes that have landed him behind bars

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Stormy Daniels says she's not yet 'vindicated' by Trump's indictment

The adult film star told TalkTV's Piers Morgan she's looking forward to possibly testifying in Trump's trial after the Manhattan district attorney charged him with falsifying business records.

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A 2006 encounter and cash for silence: how the Trump-Stormy Daniels case unfolded

The former president’s meeting with a porn star at a golf event in Utah kicked off a scandal that led to a criminal indictment

The Guardian - US

Who is Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who got Trump indicted?

Daniels has claimed she had sex with ex-president and that she received $130,000 payment in 2016 to hush up about it

The Guardian - US

Donald Trump Jr under fire for ‘hateful’ reaction to Alec Baldwin Rust charges

“Maybe Alec Baldwin will be lucky enough to share a cell with Michael Avenatti,” Don Jr tweeted

The Independent UK

Michael Avenatti sentenced to 14 years in prison for embezzling clients’ money

The disgraced lawyer gained fame for representing adult actress Stormy Daniels in legal battles against Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Michael Avenatti gets 14 years in prison for stealing millions of dollars from clients

LOS ANGELES — Michael Avenatti, the once-swaggering celebrity lawyer who was undone by his proclivity for embezzlement and fraud, was sentenced Monday to 14 years in prison for dodging taxes and stealing millions of dollars from clients.

Los Angeles Times

Avenatti sentenced to 14 years in California fraud case

Incarcerated lawyer Michael Avenatti has been sentenced in Southern California to 14 years in federal prison for cheating his clients out of millions of dollars

The Independent UK

Michael Avenatti facing more prison time for stealing millions of dollars from clients

LOS ANGELES — Michael Avenatti, the once swaggering celebrity lawyer who was undone by his proclivity for embezzlement and fraud, faces a potentially long prison term when he is sentenced Monday for dodging taxes and stealing millions of dollars from clients.

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Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? review – the oddly dull tale of a man who sued a soft drink for a weaponised plane

This David and Goliath story of the man who collected enough Pepsi tokens for a military aircraft – and went to court to get it – is so drawn out it’s as empty and bloating as a fizzy drink

The Independent UK

Celebrity attorney Geragos subject of fraud probe

The State Bar of California said Tuesday that it is investigating one of California’s best known celebrity lawyers in connection with the spending of money in the United States and France from a multimillion-dollar insurance settlement related to the Armenian Genocide

Chicago Sun-Times

R. Kelly defense team faces uphill battle to beat child porn case

R&B star Kelly was acquitted on similar charges in 2008, but much about the case has changed in the intervening years — mostly in favor of the prosecution.

Chicago Tribune

Former R. Kelly girlfriend testifies about encounters with singer’s underage goddaughter

CHICAGO — A former girlfriend of R. Kelly’s took the witness stand at his federal trial Thursday and testified that she had sexual contact with Kelly and his underage goddaughter at the behest of the singer, who also filmed and directed their encounters.

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‘They were thinking about killing me’: Lisa Van Allen takes stand in R. Kelly trial

Featured prominently in the 2019 Lifetime docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly,” Van Allen is now a key witness in an alleged early-2000s conspiracy to recover tapes of Kelly sexually abusing an underage girl and to rig his earlier 2008 child pornography trial in Cook County.

Reason

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

So no one got qualified (or absolute) immunity this week. No kidding.

The Independent UK

Michael Avenatti denied appeal in $250m defamation suit against Fox News

Stormy Daniels’ former lawyer is currently serving five years in prison

The Independent UK

US prosecutors will likely drop other charges for Avenatti

Federal prosecutors say they expect to drop additional charges against incarcerated lawyer Michael Avenatti after he pleaded guilty to multiple counts of wire fraud

The Independent UK

Avenatti pleads guilty to fraud, tax charges in California

Incarcerated lawyer Michael Avenatti has pleaded guilty to four counts of wire fraud and a tax-related charge in a Southern California federal court case accusing him of cheating his clients out of millions of dollars

Los Angeles Times

Twice-convicted attorney Michael Avenatti offers guilty plea to California charges

LOS ANGELES — Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti, who rose to national prominence representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in her legal battles against former President Donald Trump, has offered to plead guilty to "multiple" criminal charges against him in California.

The Independent UK

Avenatti says he wants to plead guilty to California charges

Incarcerated lawyer Michael Avenatti says he plans to plead guilty to charges in a federal court case in Southern California

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