3 d. ago Trump pressure tactics in Comey case ‘chilling’ – but they could backfire, experts say

Former prosecutors condemn ‘takeover of the DoJ’ but say chance of success could be tainted by president’s commentsDonald Trump’s public and private push to have ex-FBI director James Comey indicted on criminal charges is a strong sign of the US slipping into authoritarianism, but it could also taint the case’s chances of success because it is evidence of a selective and biased political prosecution, ex-prosecutors and scholars say.Trump’s retribution drive against an old foe he blames for legal and political problems notched a big win when Comey was indicted last week on two criminal counts in Virginia. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago David Beckham shares emotional singalong with daughter Harper at Oasis Wembley gig as he meets legend

The football legend got to head backstage to meet an Oasis member

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6 d. ago From suicides to an assassination and drug overdoses... Why the true story of the Guinness clan makes the hit new Netflix drama look tame, writes RICHARD KAY

Meet the Guinnesses, whose head-turning presence (pictured) this week overshadowed the launch of the Netflix period piece about the brewing clan.

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7 d. ago ‘Dangerous abuse of power’: lawmakers sound alarm over Comey indictment

Democrats and legal experts say indictment is latest sign Trump is turning justice system into weapon to silence criticsFor Donald Trump, the indictment of former FBI director and longtime foe James Comey was,“justice in America”. Legal observers and lawmakers see something far more troubling.A former Republican appointed to lead the bureau by Barack Obama and kept on by Trump until he fired him in 2017, Comey was indicted Thursday on charges related to allegedly lying to Congress five years ago during a hearing on the FBI’s investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Who is Lindsey Halligan? Trump’s inexperienced new legal attack dog, who will prosecute James Comey

Former Miss Colorado contestant and Florida home insurance litigator has now indicted the ex-director of the FBI

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9 d. ago Donald Trump meltdown in full as he threatens legal action over Jimmy Kimmel's TV return

Donald Trump has threatened to sue ABC after the network reinstated Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show following the comedian's suspension for comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

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1 week ago Legal groups resist Trump authoritarian moves with pro bono work

Groups of lawyers battling to get clients’ jobs back, avoid prosecutions or recoup money that has been illegally blockedAs the Trump administration has fired federal employees and top officials for political reasons, blocked millions of dollars Congress appropriated and flouted legal norms, several legal outfits are providing crucial pro bono and other help to many individuals hurt by Donald Trump’s authoritarian actions, say lawyers involved and ex-prosecutors.Lowell & Associates, Democracy Defenders Fund and the Washington Litigation Group, are among the leading legal groups with clients battling to get their jobs back, avoid prosecutions, or recoup millions of dollars that have been illegally blocked, say attorneys with the trio and experts. Continue reading...

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1 week ago I sought to protect an immigrant legal client. Instead, I’m facing Trump’s new sanctions

I appear to be the first attorney targeted in a scheme that calls on federal agencies to accuse lawyers of unethical conductOn Memorial Day weekend 2025, a woman frantically called to tell me her husband was being removed to Laos late that night, with only hours of notice. Though I’m a solo practitioner with limited resources, I took the case pro bono because my values drive me to help indigent clients. I was aware of the government’s catch-me-if-you-can scheme to move detainees around without notice to escape court oversight, but I felt prepared for the challenge because I’m also an independent legal scholar who published a practice guide to help lawyers navigate habeas corpus actions for immigrant clients.Though I secured an order from the northern district of Texas explicitly preventing my client’s removal from the United States, he was nevertheless put on an international flight around 1am on Memorial Day. After a restless night making calls and sending emails, I went on a hike ...

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1 week ago Trump administration asks Supreme Court to strip legal protections from Venezuelan migrants

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court for an emergency order allowing it to strip legal protections from more than 300,000 Venezuelan migrants

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2 w. ago How Trump has turned the legal system ‘on its head’ to meet deportation goals

Cuban asylum seeker EC and others saw hard-won victories vanish as new rules upended immigration courtsThe Cuban asylum seeker referred to in court papers as EC could not believe his luck, and neither could his lawyers.They’d come to immigration court in Miami in late spring expecting only incremental progress in a case that had been grinding away for more than three years. Yet here was the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) lawyer telling the judge the government was dropping its deportation demands. It seemed EC had won, eligible at last for a green card and permanent residency in the United States. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Andrew Cavenagh pictured as Rangers chairman arrives in Glasgow to meet crisis head on

The US-based businessman will be in the Ibrox stands on Saturday as fans ramp up protests against Russell Martin

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3 w. ago Nico Raskin 'out of Rangers squad' AGAIN as Russell Martin to meet star's future head on

The Belgian international was banished for the clash with Celtic

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3 w. ago Appeals court allows Trump's administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood

A U.S. appeals court panel has allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to block Medicaid fund to Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continue

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3 w. ago Donald Trump served legal papers in Scotland in battle with former British spy

Donald Trump has been served with legal papers at his Scottish businesses in an extraordinary battle with a former British spy.

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3 w. ago MPs and military figures urge Trump to intervene and block Starmer’s Chagos deal

Labour MPs vote to push through Chagos Islands deal but questions raised over legal case as defence secretary John Healey finally reveals details

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3 w. ago Trump's upcoming State visit to the UK set to reignite legal battle with former British spy who claimed Russia possessed compromising material on US President

Ex-MI6 agent Christopher Steele was awarded more than £600,000 in costs against Mr Trump after the President's unsuccessful attempt to sue him over 'shocking and scandalous' false claims.

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3 w. ago Trump's upcoming State visit to the UK set to reignite legal battle with former British spy who claimed Russia possessed compromising material on US President

Ex-MI6 agent Christopher Steele was awarded more than £600,000 in costs against Mr Trump after the President's unsuccessful attempt to sue him over 'shocking and scandalous' false claims.

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3 w. ago Judge blocks administration's ending of legal protections for 1.1 million Venezuelans and Haitians

A federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration from ending temporary legal protections that have granted more than 1 million people from Haiti and Venezuela the right to live and work in the United States

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4 w. ago Trump’s radical agenda will ultimately reach a supreme court stacked in favor of conservatives

Court has already dramatically limited ability of lower courts to issue injunctions to pause administration policies across the USUS politics live – latest updatesThis week’s dramatic court ruling that Donald Trump’s sweeping trade tariffs, which he has used to upend global trade, were in fact illegal is the latest in a series of losses for the president’s radical agenda that are ultimately heading for a final showdown in the US supreme court.Trump has already asked the supreme court to overturn the lower court ruling in the tariffs case. Almost certain to follow are Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans, his hostile conflict with Harvard University and his deployment of the national guard and marines to Los Angeles. All have been deemed unlawful in lower courts. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Transgender federal employees say they face fear and discrimination under Trump

The Trump administration since January has moved to reverse years of legal and policy gains for transgender Americans, from stripping government websites of “gender ideology” to reinstituting a ban on transgender service members in the military

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