Category: Case Lawyer

Fani Willis Hangs Onto Trump Case, but More Turbulence Lies Ahead

  • ericas
  • August 5, 2024
  • 6 min read

After revelations of Fani T. Willis's romance with a subordinate sent the Georgia criminal case against Donald J. Trump down a two-month tour worthy of a soap opera, a judge's ruling on Friday resolved a major cliffhanger. Ms. Willis could continue prosecuting the case, so long as her ex-boyfriend withdrew from it.But the resignation hours later of the former boyfriend, Nathan J. Wade, whom Ms. Willis hired as a special prosector, only settled so much. A fresh and complicated array of problems lies ahead for Ms. Willis, and for one of the most significant state criminal cases in American history.“Her…

Trump can’t post $454M bond covering fraud judgment: lawyers

  • ericas
  • August 4, 2024
  • 6 min read

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's lawyers told a New York appellate court Monday that it's impossible for him to post a bond covering the full amount of a $454 million civil fraud judgment while he appeals, suggesting the former president's legal losses have put him in a serious cash crunch.Trump's lawyers wrote in a court filing that “obtaining an appeal bond in the full amount” of the judgment “is not possible under the circumstances presented.” Trump claimed last year that he had “fairly substantially over $400 million in cash,” but back-to-back court defeats have pushed his legal debt north…

Trump Fails To Secure Bond In Civil Fraud Case, Lawyers Cite Insurmountable Hurdles

  • ericas
  • August 3, 2024
  • 3 min read

Former President Donald Trump faces mounting challenges in his legal battles as his lawyers inform a New York appeals court that they have been unable to secure a $464 million bond to cover the judgment against him in the civil fraud case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James .According to Trump's legal team, the ex-president has close to 30 insurance underwriters in an attempt to secure the bond, which is required by the end of the month. However, they have encountered significant difficulties, with very few companies willing to consider a bond of such magnitude.The judgment, including interest,…

MONA defends ladies-only lounge against anti-discrimination case brought by male visitors

  • ericas
  • August 2, 2024
  • 5 min read

In short: The 'ladies-only' lounge in Hobart's Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) is a place of quiet contemplation for people who identify as women, set among fine art and velvet furniture.But it's become the subject of an anti-discrimination case, brought by a male visitor – resulting in a tribunal hearing that became a scene of performance art.What's next? The one-day hearing in the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has concluded, with the decision reserved to a later date.A man denied entry to a ladies-only lounge at the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Hobart has complained…

Judge in classified documents case grapples with how Trump’s personal records claim could be explained to a jury

  • ericas
  • August 1, 2024
  • 3 min read

CNN — Federal Judge Aileen Cannon issued an order Monday for lawyers to submit instructions for a trial jury in former President Donald Trump's classified documents case – signaling that the debate over whether Trump has the authority to keep documents from his White House could remain a central issue of the case, which could help him at trial. But – to the surprise and confusion of several legal experts on Monday – Cannon asked the attorneys in the case to consider how to incorporate into the trial the Presidential Records Act. The request is an unusual one that leads…

Trump lawyers: Securing full $454 million bond ‘practical impossibility’ in NY fraud case

  • ericas
  • July 31, 2024
  • 4 min read

Former President Trump's lawyers indicated in a court filing Monday that he was unable to secure the full $464 million bond due in his New York fraud case, an endeavor one insurance broker called “a practical impossibility.” Attorneys for Trump and his co-defendants in the case said in a filing with the state's intermediate appeals court it was “impossible” for them to secure the full amount for an appeals bond. “Defendants' ongoing diligent efforts have proven that a bond in the judgment's full amount is 'a practical impossibility,'” the lawyers wrote, citing an affidavit signed by an insurance broker who…

To raise $464 million bond, Trump says he may be forced to sell off real estate at ‘Fire Sale prices’

  • ericas
  • July 30, 2024
  • 8 min read

Former President Donald Trump says he may be forced to sell off his “Great Assets” at “Fire Sale Prices” in order to raise the $464 million bond required as he appeals the judgment in his New York financial fraud trial. In a motion filed Monday, Trump's attorneys seek to postpone payment of the bond as they appeal Judge Arthur Engoron's judgment in the case. In the Jan. 6 election interference case, Trump's lawyers file a brief asking the Supreme Court to rule that presidents have “absolute immunity” from criminal prosecution for acts committed while in office. Here are the latest…

Trump unable to post bond in civil fraud case, lawyers say – NBC New York

  • ericas
  • July 29, 2024
  • 4 min read

Donald Trump's lawyers told a New York appellate court Monday that it was impossible for him to post a bond covering the full amount of his $454 million civil fraud judgment while he appeals. The former president's attorneys wrote in a court filing that “obtaining an appeal bond in the full amount” of the judgment “is not possible under the circumstances presented.” With interest, Trump owes $456.8 million. In all, he and co-defendants including his company and top executives owe $467.3 million. To obtain a bond, they would be required to post collateral worth $557 million, Trump's lawyers said. A…