Deadline: Legal Blog

As the Supreme Court considers critical Jan. 6-related appeals, a new report from The New York Times has raised more questions about the GOP appointee’s impartiality.

Justices Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch still dissented. The appeal is the latest rejection of the right-wing 5th Circuit.

Defense lawyers have crucial strategic decisions to make as the first criminal trial of a former president nears its end. The cross-examination of Michael Cohen is set to resume Thursday.

The former president’s lawyer immediately made it about himself, drawing a sustained objection and an admonishment from the judge. Cross-examination is set to continue Thursday.

First is the question of whether Manhattan prosecutors can make the case that Trump should be jailed, if they (and the judge) even want to at this late stage in the trial.

The Democratic appointees said the Supreme Court should have taken the capital case from Texas to bolster important constitutional rights.

The former fixer’s testimony is filled with danger for both sides as the state’s case wraps up.

Also in this week's Deadline: Legal Newsletter: the former president's own words are used against him and the Supreme Court he helped appoint keeps grabbing power.

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

The GOP-appointed majority "sweeps far more broadly" than necessary in declining to grant minimal constitutional protections, Sotomayor wrote for the dissent.

Don’t overlook the witness who testified just before Stormy Daniels on Tuesday. She helped bring Trump’s own damning words to the jury.