Deadline: Legal Blog

The GOP presidential nominee argued that yet another Supreme Court ruling — Fischer v. United States — could be used to curb his charges in the federal election interference case.

The Deadline: Legal Newsletter returns to guide readers through another Supreme Court term and Donald Trump’s criminal cases as he runs for office to avoid prison. 

“Deadline: White House” legal reporter and former prosecutor Jordan Rubin answers your questions about the Supreme Court, Trump’s trials and other legal issues.

It's the first such court decision to uphold the right of a sovereign country to sue the gun industry, according to Global Action on Gun Violence. But the case isn't over.

Among the voluminous evidence that survives the Supreme Court’s ruling, the special counsel argues, are allegations related to Trump’s interactions with Mike Pence, his vice president at the time.

In granting the special counsel’s request to file a lengthier-than-usual immunity brief, the judge rejected a slew of Trump’s other claims.

Though the case against Routh is different than the classified documents case, it could be months at least before any Routh trial happens — if one ever does.

Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Kathryn Mizelle cited the justice in blocking a long-standing method of enforcing the False Claims Act.

The filing moves the matter a step closer to a resolution of the former Trump fixer’s civil damages claim for Trump-era retaliation.

The high court’s Republican-appointed majority recently narrowed the use of federal bribery law against state and local officials. That could help the Democratic mayor of New York City.

When he was Trump’s vice president, Mike Pence refused to aid the Trump-backed plot to hold on to power despite losing the election. Vance has aired a different view.