Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll case

Two weeks after losing a bid to avoid paying the writer E. Jean Carroll $5 million in damages for sexual abuse and defamation, President Trump has asked the Supreme Court to throw out a separate $83.3 million defamation judgment she won against him. The two judgments against Mr. Trump came in civil federal trials in … Read more

Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn $83.3 million award in E. Jean Carroll defamation case

President Donald Trump is again asking the Supreme Court to intervene in his yearslong legal battle with writer E. Jean Carroll, this time arguing that he should not have to pay an $83.3 million jury award on the grounds of presidential immunity. Lawyers for Trump urged the high court to review the case and consider … Read more

Alexander Kolodin, who tried to overturn Arizona election results, wins GOP nod for secretary of state

Republican state Rep. Alexander Kolodin will face Arizona’s Democratic secretary of state, Adrian Fontes, in November’s general election, NBC News projects, after he won the GOP primary. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Kolodin won the Republican nomination over former state GOP chair Gina Swoboda. Kolodin, … Read more

Supreme Court rejects Trump effort to overturn E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse and defamation verdict

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday handed a loss to President Donald Trump by refusing to hear his attempt to overturn a jury’s finding that he sexually abused and later defamed writer E. Jean Carroll. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. The justices turned … Read more

Trump lawyer from effort to overturn 2020 election to oversee probe of ex-CIA director, DOJ official says

Joseph DiGenova, a conservative attorney who previously represented President Trump’s campaign when it challenged the results of the 2020 election, is being tapped by the U.S. Justice Department to lead an ongoing criminal investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan, a Justice Department official said on Saturday. DiGenova, who will oversee the probe from the … Read more

Utah’s Supreme Court rejects appeal to overturn congressional map with Democratic-leaning district

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s Supreme Court rejected on Friday an appeal by Republican lawmakers and left in place a congressional map that gives Democrats a high chance of picking up one of the state’s four Republican-held U.S. House seats in the fall. In the order signed by Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant, the court … Read more