Carrie Johnson
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Politics
Public defenders' low income clients will suffer the most from funding crisis
Federal public defenders warn they face severe budget cuts that could require them to trim more than 10% of their current staff. That will hurt many of their low income clients.
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Law & Courts
Federal public defenders warn budget cuts may threaten ability to represent clients
Federal public defenders face a looming budget crisis that threatens their ability to represent indigent people accused of crimes.
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Law & Courts
Trump says he received a letter saying he's a target of DOJ's Jan. 6 investigation
The former president says he learned Sunday that he may be charged with a federal crime by a grand jury investigating the Capitol siege. A spokesman for special counsel Jack Smith declined to comment.
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Law & Courts
Special counsel calls for a speedy trial in Trump's documents case
Lawyers for the special counsel team pushed back on a bid by former President Donald Trump for an indefinite delay in the case, calling some of his arguments "baseless."
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Law & Courts
DOJ won't shield Trump from claims he defamed writer E. Jean Carroll
The move reverses course on one of the Justice Department's most controversial decisions during the early stretch of the Biden administration.
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Law & Courts
Trump asks the judge to delay the start of his classified documents trial
The former president foreshadowed some of the legal challenges he will mount against the unprecedented federal criminal case against him.
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Law & Courts
Special counsel has spent millions investigating Trump
Special counsel Jack Smith has spent more than $5 million so far on his twin investigations that circle former President Trump.
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Law & Courts
Hunter Biden agrees to plead guilty in tax case and avoid prosecution on gun charge
The president's son agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax offenses. He's also charged with a felony firearm offense, for which he agreed to enter a pretrial diversion agreement.
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Law & Courts
Attorney General Garland defends special counsel's integrity in Trump indictment
In the face of allegations of bias, Attorney General Merrick Garland called Jack Smith a "veteran career prosecutor" with a "commitment to integrity and the rule of law."
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Law & Courts
Trump is set to appear in court after being indicted over classified documents
The former president is expected in the federal courthouse in Miami for processing on Tuesday afternoon. Trump faces 37 federal charges, including unlawfully retaining government secrets.