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Forbes leading in Ohio Supreme Court; Hanseman, Siebert leading for appeals court spots

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Amanda Smith

Mar. 19—In the Democratic primary for one of the Ohio Supreme Court seats, Judge Lisa Forbes of the 8th District Court of ...

Ohio Supreme Court to debate long criminal sentences

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Amanda Smith

Ohio trial court judges hold the power to give people convicted of multiple crimes sentences that run either concurrently or consecutively − ...

Appeals court weighs Trump’s immunity claim in election interference case

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Tuesday will hear arguments about whether former President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for ...

Appeals court denies Trump request for review of immunity claim in Carroll defamation suit

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Amanda Smith

The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals rejects a request by lawyers for former President Donald Trump for the full court to ...

What to know as appeals court hears Trump’s immunity claim in election interference case

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s latest legal battle will take place in a Washington courtroom on Tuesday as the former president attempts to ...

Supreme Court agrees to quickly decide whether Trump can be kept off ballots

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Amanda Smith

The United States Supreme Court announces that it will decide the question of whether the 14th Amendment to the Constitution could be ...

Trump loses presidential immunity appeal to block Jan. 6 lawsuits from Capitol Police officers

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Amanda Smith

A three-judge panel at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia affirms a lower court’s ruling that former President ...

Michigan Supreme Court allows Trump to remain on primary ballot — but leaves door open for general election challenges

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Amanda Smith

The Michigan Supreme Court rules that state election law does not prohibit former President Donald Trump from being included on primary ballots ...

Giving Trump ‘absolute immunity’ would encourage presidents to do crimes, former Republican officials tell court

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Amanda Smith

Donald Trump is asking a federal appeals court to give him “absolute immunity” from prosecution. It’s a terrible idea, former officials for Republican ...

Trump attorneys call special counsel the Grinch in court filing

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Amanda Smith

Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly called special counsel Jack Smith “deranged” and a “thug.” Now his attorneys are comparing him to ...