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Religious References in Lindsay Clancy Trial Anger Judge and Defense

24 août 2026 à 19:28
The religious reference by a prosecution witness on Monday incensed the presiding judge, who sternly instructed jurors to disregard it. Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asked for a mistrial.

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Lindsay Clancy and her defense lawyer, Kevin Reddington, listen to testimony by Dr. Kirk Heilbrun, a forensic psychologist, on Monday.

Japan’s U.S. Ties Could Not Save a Top Judge From Trump’s I.C.C. Sanctions

20 août 2026 à 17:22
Japan had tried to dissuade the U.S. from imposing sanctions on Tomoko Akane, president of the International Criminal Court, but the White House pressed ahead.

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Tomoko Akane, president of the International Criminal Court, in The Hague in 2024.

Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Strategy of Picking U.S. Attorneys

17 août 2026 à 18:37
It was the second federal appellate decision to take issue with the administration’s custom of leaving interim prosecutors in place to lead U.S. attorney’s offices to circumvent congressional approval.

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The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington.

Trump Names Will Scharf as White House Counsel

9 août 2026 à 21:44
The president said Mr. Scharf, a deeply conservative lawyer and the current staff secretary, would replace David Warrington in early September.

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As White House staff secretary, Will Scharf has embraced some of the most extreme elements of President Trump’s agenda, but also pushed back against suspending due process rights for undocumented immigrants.
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