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High Court Asked to Back Off Deposition Spat in Census Case
After a federal judge nixed a new citizenship question on the 2020 census, attorneys for the Trump administration and its challengers told the Supreme Court late Thursday to cancel its upcoming hearing on case.
Read moreSupreme Court Will Decide Census Deposition Case Next Year
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross must testify about a change he OK’d for the 2020 census that could hurt Democratic voting power for the next decade.
Read moreSupreme Court Blocks Deposition of Commerce Secretary on Census
Extending a stay, the Supreme Court shielded Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Monday night from having to testify about why he is adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
Read moreNY Court Weighs Trump Deposition in ‘Apprentice’ Suit
A panel of New York appeals court judges considered Thursday afternoon whether President Donald Trump can be held in contempt for refusing to be deposed in a defamation case brought by former “Apprentice” contestant Summer Zervos.
Read moreGinsburg Presses Pause on Census Deposition Orders
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg late Tuesday paused the Second Circuit’s approval of the deposition of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, over the the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census
Read moreSCOTUS Fight Likely as Wilbur Ross Loses Census Appeal
Under scrutiny for his addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross failed Tuesday to have the Second Circuit take deposition off the table.
Read moreJudge Orders Secretary Ross to Sit for Deposition in Census Case
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross must sit for deposition concerning his move to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census, a federal judge ordered Friday.
Read moreUnsealed Ross Memo Contradicts Testimony to Congress
Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told Congress earlier this year that he added a citizenship question to the 2020 census to help the Department of Justice enforce the Voting Rights Act.
Read moreStormy Ups Ante on Efforts to Depose Trump
Responding to President Donald Trump’s effort to dump her lawsuit, adult film star Stormy Daniels on Monday renewed her bid to depose the president about his knowledge of a threat made against her in 2011 incident after she made plans to tell the story of her alleged affair with Trump.
Read moreTrump Given Deposition Deadline in Zervos Suit
President Donald Trump must submit to deposition in the next six months as part of the defamation suit he faces from former “Apprentice” contestant Summer Zervos, a federal judge said Tuesday.
Read moreStormy Daniels Renews Bid to Depose Trump
The attorney for adult film star Stormy Daniels once again asked a federal judge for permission to depose President Donald Trump and his “top attorney” Michael Cohen over details of a nondisclosure agreement related to her alleged affair with the president.
Read moreQuaalude Evidence May Not Feature in Cosby Retrial
Hinting that he would exclude Bill Cosby’s sworn statements about giving quaaludes to women before sex, a federal judge said Friday he won’t rule on the issue until it comes up at trial.
Read moreFormer Mavericks Employee Asks Court to Depose Mark Cuban
A black female former employee of the Dallas Mavericks’ arena demanded Thursday the deposition of team owner Mark Cuban, claiming he knew of and tried to “sweep under the rug” an incident where a noose was displayed in the office.
Read moreJudge Pauses Stormy Daniels’ Quest to Depose Trump, Cohen
A federal judge on Thursday put the brakes on adult film star Stormy Daniels’ request to depose President Donald Trump – and expedite a jury trial – in her dispute over hush money she was paid following an alleged affair with the president.
Read moreStormy Daniels Seeks to Depose Trump, Cohen
President Donald Trump may be called to testify under oath in the federal case over a hush agreement with adult film star Stormy Daniels regarding an alleged affair, if a federal judge grants a request filed early Wednesday by Daniels’ attorney.
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No Sanctions for Botched Deposition in Lazarenko Case
Neither the U.S. government or former Ukrainian Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko is entitled to sanctions related to a botched disposition in Austria, a federal judge ruled.
Read moreTexas Firm Says Rival’s Friends Shot Out Windows, Committed Other Mayhem
A Texas emergency medical services company seeks to depose the owner of a rival business, claiming it has spent more than $100,000 on security because his cronies shot out windows, cut brakes and placed GPS trackers on its ambulances.
Read moreCosby Admission Read in Court: ‘My God, I’m in Trouble’
Having a police detective read Bill Cosby’s sworn statement to the court, prosecutors worked Friday morning to show that the comedian knew he had crossed the line.
Read moreTrump Gives Video Deposition Against Celebrity Chef
President-elect Donald Trump gave a videotaped deposition on Thursday for a lawsuit stemming from a clash with a celebrity restaurateur at his new Washington hotel. It was a rare legal proceeding for a president-elect or sitting president that highlights the legal woes that could follow Trump to the Oval Office.
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