Starmer Offers Trump a Plea and a Promise Over Ukraine
President Trump said Thursday that he trusted President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia not to violate the terms of a potential peace deal with Ukraine, even as he refused to…
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Who Is Mariann Edgar Budde, the Bishop Who Made a Plea to Trump?
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, whose direct appeal to President Trump for mercy on behalf of immigrants and the L.G.B.T.Q. community made headlines on Tuesday, was also publicly critical of Mr….
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Supreme Court denies oil industry plea to block California climate suit
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court dealt a major setback to the oil industry on Monday, refusing to block lawsuits from California and other blue states that seek billions of dollars in…
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Supreme Court turns down Trump plea to block New York sentencing
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday turned down President-elect Donald Trump’s plea to block a New York judge from sentencing him Friday on his felony conviction in a hush-money case….
Read More »Pentagon Appeals Court Upholds Plea Deals in Sept. 11 Case
The three-judge decision appeared, at least for now, to put plea proceedings for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and two others back on track to take place in early January at Guantánamo…
Read More »Military Judge Postpones Guilty Plea Proceedings in Sept. 11 Case
The judge asked defense and prosecution lawyers to settle on a date for the accused mastermind of the terrorist attacks to plead guilty. Source link
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Council of Europe designates Julian Assange as ‘political prisoner’ following plea deal release – JURIST
The Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) voted on Wednesday to formally recognize WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as a political prisoner based on his time spent in UK custody while fighting…
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9th Circuit rejects family plea for Nazi looted painting
A decades-long court battle over a famous painting that was looted from a Jewish family by the Nazis at the dawn of World War II took a devastating turn for…
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Amid criticism, Biden administration makes plea for Gaza civilians
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is facing mounting criticism that its support of Israel is ignoring massive civilian casualties, a potential war crime, while it also confronts ripples of dissent within…
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If Trump Trial Isn’t Broadcast Live, a Plea to Record It for Posterity
In a pair of filings this month, news organizations asked a federal judge in Washington to allow live television coverage of the trial of President Donald J. Trump on charges…
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Judge rejects no-jail plea deal for L.A. deputy charged in death of suicidal man
A Los Angeles County judge made the rare decision to reject a negotiated plea agreement Friday that would have allowed a sheriff’s deputy to avoid jail time on assault charges…
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Trump Camp Reportedly Blindsided By Sidney Powell Plea Deal
A lot of people were shocked by former Donald Trump attorney Sidney Powell’s guilty plea to misdemeanor charges linked to election interference in Georgia in 2020 ― but not as…
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How Can We Better Understand Federal Sentencing Through Plea Agreements?
A person arrested for a crime becomes an “accused.” Once a person is formally charged with a crime, either by grand jury indictment or bill of information, they become a…
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Inside the Collapse of Hunter Biden’s Plea Deal
There were signs, subtle but unmistakable, that Hunter Biden’s high-stakes plea agreement with federal prosecutors might be on shaky ground hours before it went public in June, according to emails…
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