Socialist New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced on Tuesday that he is appointing controversial lawyer Ramzi Kassem, who defended al Qaeda terrorist Ahmed al-Darbi in court, as the city’s top attorney. Mamdani, who will take office on Jan. 1, announced he was appointing Kassem as New York City’s chief counsel, the top legal role in […]
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Canadian lawyer advised alleged drug lord ex-Olympian to kill witness to have case dismissed, DOJ says
Canadian drug violation defense attorney Deepak Paradkar was arrested as part of the FBI’s sweeping crackdown on former Olympian Ryan Wedding, the FBI and DOJ announced Wednesday. Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder for Team Canada, is still at large on multiple charges, including murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise and drug crime, tampering […]
JOSH HAMMER: Trial lawyer lawfare vs. Trump’s policy revolution
President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda is a bold roadmap for American renewal, aggressively implementing conservative ideas to drive economic growth and energy self-sufficiency. It’s squarely focused on delivering for what Trump terms the “forgotten Americans” — the working men and women whose interests have long been ignored by elites from both political parties. This agenda […]
General accused of botching Kharkiv defense released from detention facility, lawyer says
The Kyiv Court of Appeal has released Lieutenant General Artur Horbenko from a detention facility and placed him under house arrest until March 20, online newspaper Ukrainian Pravda reported on Feb. 27, citing his lawyer Maksym Tkhorivsky. Horbenko, along with General Yurii Halushkin and Colonel Illia Lapin, was arrested on Jan. 21 on charges of […]
Blake Lively accuses Justin Baldoni’s lawyer of attempting to ‘torpedo’ actress’s career ‘for good’
Actress Blake Lively has “growing concerns” about co-star Justin Baldoni’s legal team, specifically the alleged “continued extrajudicial misconduct” of Baldoni’s main counsel, Bryan Freedman, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital. Lively, 37, claimed that Freedman has “made it clear that his priority is to ‘torpedo Blake Lively’s career for good,’” nearly one month […]
CNN chose ‘theater over truth’ and ‘destroyed the life of an American Patriot,’ lawyer says to kick off trial
PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA – U.S. Navy Veteran Zachary Young’s legal team accused CNN of choosing “theater over truth” in a desperate attempt to drive ratings, which “destroyed the life of an American Patriot” on Tuesday during the first day of a high-stakes defamation trial. Young believes CNN “destroyed his reputation and business” by branding him […]