The US Supreme Court is poised to reckon with what constitutes an official presidential act in weighing former President Donald Trump’s claim that he’s immune from being criminally prosecuted for trying to overturn the 2020 election.
Columnist David Lat explains the controversy behind universal injunctions and their impact on public policy and judicial power.
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Ten individuals have been charged with scheming to avoid US sanctions imposed on state-owned oil company Petróleos de Venezuela SA.
A West Palm Beach, Fla., woman convicted of wire fraud for charging thousands of dollars in personal expenses to a nonprofit’s credit card lost her appeal, as the Eleventh Circuit rejected claims about insufficient evidence and an inconsistent verdict.
The former head of the company that owned the National Enquirer told a New York jury about how he killed stories about Donald Trump’s extramarital affairs to boost his 2016 presidential campaign.
A Chicago woman has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison in connection to a $1.3 million tax return scheme, according to the Justice Department Tuesday.
A Fairfax County, Va. businessman has pleaded guilty to paying former Culpeper County sheriff Scott Jenkins thousands of dollars to make him an auxiliary deputy sheriff.
Some restaurants and bars are skimming $30 billion dollars in sales tax annually through software called a tax zapper. We explain what zappers are, how they work, and how to put an end to them.
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