A "thug" lawyer, Michael Cohen got "as good a sentence as he could possibly have hoped for" when he given three years in prison Wednesday, according to George Washington University legal expert Jonathan Turley. "I think he got a good sentence, from his perspective," Turley told Fox News on Wednesday. "I wouldn't have been that generous if I were the judge." U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III said Cohen, 52, deserved credit his cooperation with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into 2016 election meddling, but acknowledged it "does not wipe the slate clean." "He had two aggravating conditions, or criteria that the prosecutors raised that I thought probably just should negate any cooperation he gave," Turley told Fox News of Cohen. "He also had divided prosecutors — some said he wasn't that cooperative, Mueller says he is." "But the judge gave him as good a sentence as he could possibly have hoped for." Turley then proceeded to rip Cohen as a … [Read more...] about Legal Expert Jonathan Turley: Cohen Sentence Too ‘Generous’
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DUP tell Prime Minister only fundamental legal text changes to Brexit deal will suffice
DUP tell Prime Minister only fundamental legal text changes to Brexit deal will suffice BelfastTelegraph.co.uk The DUP has told Prime Minister Theresa May tinkering with the Brexit withdrawal agreement will not suffice and they want a fundamental legal change to the withdrawal agreement. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/dup-tell-prime-minister-only-fundamental-legal-text-changes-to-brexit-deal-will-suffice-37620906.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/article37593855.ece/12254/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_6979cf66-9f3d-45fd-b168-8fe3dfec581f_embedded237650805 Email The DUP has told Prime Minister Theresa May tinkering with the Brexit withdrawal agreement will not suffice and they want a fundamental legal change to the withdrawal agreement. Arlene Foster and Nigel Dodds met with the leader of the Conservative party just before she addressed the backbench 1922 committee in a bid to continue on as leader and Prime Minister. Earlier the … [Read more...] about DUP tell Prime Minister only fundamental legal text changes to Brexit deal will suffice
Ballot selfie legalization clears hurdle in Michigan House
Jonathan Oosting The Detroit News Published 10:40 AM EST Dec 12, 2018 Lansing — Taking “ballot selfies” would be legal in Michigan under bipartisan legislation approved Wednesday by the House Elections Committee. The proposal would end Michigan’s longstanding ballot exposure ban by allowing voters to use cameras, including cellphone cameras, to photograph themselves or their ballot in polling places or polling booths. “The First Amendment right to free speech is primarily for political speech,” said sponsoring Rep. Steven Johnson, R-Wayland. “In today’s day and age, social media is often how people support their candidates and their causes.” Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson’s office is defending the state’s ballot selfie ban in federal court, arguing it was implemented to prevent vote buying and coercion. Joel Crookston of Portage, the plaintiff in the ongoing federal lawsuit, took a selfie of himself … [Read more...] about Ballot selfie legalization clears hurdle in Michigan House
Stormy Daniels Ordered To Pay Nearly $300,000 In Trump’s Legal Fees
POLITICS 12/12/2018 12:14 am ET Daniels had sued Trump for defamation earlier this year, but a judge ruled the president was protected by the First Amendment when he alluded she was a liar. By Nick Visser Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who says she had an affair with Donald Trump, was ordered to pay nearly $300,000 in the president’s legal fees Tuesday after her defamation lawsuit was thrown out in October. U.S. District Judge James Otero ruled that Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, must pay Trump $293,052 in fees, court costs and sanctions over the suit, which was filed after Trump used his personal Twitter account to suggest Daniels lied about being threatened to stay quiet about their alleged affair. “A total con job, playing the Fake News Media for Fools,” Trump wrote about Daniels in April after she said an unnamed man had made a threat against her in 2011. The president has denied her claim that they had an affair in 2006, … [Read more...] about Stormy Daniels Ordered To Pay Nearly $300,000 In Trump’s Legal Fees
CBS News resolves lawsuit with women who sued over Charlie Rose allegations
Three women who sued CBS News and former "CBS This Morning" anchor Charlie Rose have resolved their claims against the company, according to a filing made in a Manhattan court late Friday. Legal proceedings against Rose are ongoing. The lawsuit was filed May 4 by three women who were hired either by CBS News or for Rose's PBS show when they were in their early 20s. The lawsuit accused Rose of "blatant and repeated sexual harassment" and CBS News of "unlawful retaliation" and failing to investigate complaints related to Rose. "The matter has been resolved," said a CBS News spokesperson, adding that the settlement amount is being kept confidential at the plaintiffs' request. In May, the day before the lawsuit was filed, The Washington Post published a report in which 27 women, including the three women who sued, accused Rose of sexual harassment. Two of the women, Katherine Brooks Harris and Sydney McNeal, said in the suit that Rose told them "they were hired … [Read more...] about CBS News resolves lawsuit with women who sued over Charlie Rose allegations