Prosecutor asks judge to sanction Donald Trump for gag order violation in hush money case: Live updates

[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump arrives at Manhattan criminal court with his legal team ahead of the start of jury selection in New York, NY on Monday, April 15, 2024.  Jabin Botsford | Via Reuters Editor’s note: This is developing news. Check back for updates. Prosecutors on Monday asked a New York judge to sanction Donald Trump for violating a gag order in multiple social media posts commenting on likely witnesses at the former president’s criminal hush money trial. “He is a criminal defendant, and like all criminal defendants he…

Brian Dorsey is slated for execution in Missouri. Dozens of prison guards and a former judge want his life spared.

[ad_1] St. Louis — The fate of a Missouri man convicted of killing his cousin and her husband nearly two decades ago appears to rest with the U.S. Supreme Court, with just hours to go before the scheduled execution. This undated booking photo provided by the Missouri Department of Corrections shows Brian Dorsey. Missouri Department of Corrections via AP, File Brian Dorsey, 52, is scheduled to die by injection Tuesday night at the state prison in Bonne Terre. Gov. Mike Parson on Monday turned down a clemency request. Two appeals…

Steve Cohen says it's early to judge Mets season, sees making team a winner as a 'civic responsibility'

Steve Cohen, owner of the New York Mets, remains unfazed by the team’s early-season struggles, drawing parallels between baseball’s ups and downs and his experience in the financial world. Despite a rocky start, Steve Cohen is focused on long-term success, emphasizing the importance of building a winning team while also viewing ownership as a civic responsibility. [ad_1] The New York Mets and their revamped roster are languishing in this young baseball season, but owner Steve Cohen isn’t panicking, not by a longshot. After all, one of the most prolific hedge…

Chicago Democrats Pick Former Judge to Replace Kim Foxx as Top Prosecutor

[ad_1] Eileen O’Neill Burke, a Democrat and retired appellate judge, defeated a more liberal candidate in last week’s primary election for the job of top prosecutor in Cook County, Ill., according to The Associated Press. The result came after more than a week of counting ballots, including mail-in votes, that were not able to be reported on Election Day. Justice O’Neill Burke is expected to succeed Kim Foxx, the state’s attorney for the county, who arrived in office in 2016 promising to change the criminal justice system with a progressive…

Judge orders Trump company to tell financial watchdog about efforts to get appeal bonds

[ad_1] Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, October 25, 2023. Jeenah Moon | Reuters A judge ordered Donald‘s company Thursday to inform a court-appointed financial watchdog about any future efforts to obtain an appeal bond. Judge Arthur Engoron’s order came three days after Trump’s lawyers said in a court filing it has been “impossible” for the former president to get such a bond for a civil fraud case he lost.…