A Georgia judge recently threw out the last criminal case against former President Trump related to the 2020 election. This decision means that Trump won't face criminal charges for trying to overturn the election results. Trump has had three criminal cases dropped since he was re-elected last year
Venice recently saw its famous Grand Canal turn green. This happened because of a protest organized by climate activists, including Greta Thunberg. The group used a harmless dye to make a statement about climate change. They also hung banners and walked through crowds to get attention. This wasn't j
In a surprising turn of events, a Georgia prosecutor recently decided to drop a major legal case against former President Donald Trump and his associates. This case was all about claims that Trump tried to change the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. The charges were serious, inc
Nicolas Sarkozy, once the president of France, is facing serious legal consequences. He has been found guilty in two separate cases. The highest court in France has confirmed that he broke the law. He did this by hiding the true cost of his 2012 campaign. He also faces charges for corruption and inf
Nicolas Sarkozy, the former president of France, is back in the news for legal issues. This time, the highest court in France has confirmed his earlier conviction for breaking campaign finance rules during his 2012 re-election campaign. The court's decision means Sarkozy must serve a six-month house
Judges are getting more threats than ever. In 2023, there were 457 threats against federal judges. That's a big jump from 300 in 2022 and 179 in 2019. Every single one of these threats was serious enough to investigate. Judges who have ruled on cases involving the Trump administration and its allie
Senator Jim Justice, a Republican from West Virginia, has found himself in a financial pickle. He's agreed to pay back nearly $5. 2 million in overdue personal taxes. This isn't his first rodeo with money troubles. The senator, who was once worth billions, has seen his fortune shrink dramatically ov
Lindsey Halligan, a 36-year-old lawyer, found herself at the center of a legal storm after a federal judge dismissed cases she oversaw against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. The judge ruled that Halligan's appointment as acting U. S. attorney was unlawfu
In New York, a decades-old mystery is back in the spotlight. Prosecutors are set to retry a man accused of killing 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979. This is the third time this case is going to trial. Pedro Hernandez, now 64, was convicted in 2017, but an appeals court overturned that decision. The cour
Senator Jim Justice and his wife have agreed to pay over $5 million in back taxes from 2009. This deal came right after the IRS sued them, saying they hadn’t paid their full taxes for that year. The lawsuit claimed they owed over $5. 16 million, including interest. The agreement doesn’t set a deadli
