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Trump’s lawyers ask judge to halt Friday’s hush money case sentencing while they appeal to block it

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday moved to indefinitely postpone this week’s sentencing in his hush money case as he appeals a ruling that upheld the verdict and put him on course to be the first president to take office convicted of crimes. Trump’s lawyers say the case should be halted automatically while they ask a New York appeals court to reverse Judge Juan M. Merchan’s decision last week, which set the case for sentencing on Friday — little more than a week […]

todayJanuary 6, 2025

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Watch: Rep. Byron Donalds talks Trump’s appeal to Black male voters

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, one of a handful of Black Republicans in Congress, recently talked to theGrio’s “The Hill with April Ryan” about his staunch support for Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign and the Republican nominee’s appeal to Black men.  Before last week’s presidential debate between Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in Philadelphia, Congressman Donalds said he believes Trump is seeing a surge in support from Black male voters. Donalds pointed to hip-hop artists who have […]

todaySeptember 16, 2024

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Appeals court halts Trump’s Georgia case during appeal of order allowing Willis to stay on case

ATLANTA (AP) — An appeals court has halted the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others while it reviews the lower court judge’s ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case. The Georgia Court of Appeals’ order on Wednesday prevents Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee from moving forward with pretrial motions as he had planned while the appeal is pending. While it was already unlikely that the case would […]

todayJune 6, 2024 1

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South Carolina to use unconstitutional map as appeal case lingers

A federal court ruled on Thursday that South Carolina can use a congressional map, which it previously deemed unconstitutional due to harmful impact on Black voters, given that the primary election is nearing and the U.S. Supreme Court has been slow to act on an appeal of the case. The three-judge panel ruled to keep South Carolina’s congressional map in place despite previously ruling the map violates Black voters’ constitutional rights. The state’s primary elections are June 11 with early […]

todayMarch 30, 2024

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Trump says criminal indictments boosts his appeal to Black voters

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump claimed Friday that his four criminal indictments have boosted his support among Black Americans because they see him as a victim of discrimination, comparing his legal jeopardy to the historic legacy of anti-Black prejudice in the U.S. legal system. Trump argues he is the victim of political persecution, even though there is no evidence President Joe Biden or White House officials influenced the filing of 91 felony charges against him. Earlier in the week, Trump compared himself […]

todayFebruary 24, 2024 1

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Florida Supreme Court to hear appeal of map that cut Black district

The Florida Supreme Court will take up a challenge to a controversial congressional map that voting rights groups say discriminates against Black voters, though a ruling is not expected to come in time for the slate of elections in 2024. The state’s high court agreed to hear the appeal led by Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute and other groups arguing that the current map for the 5th Congressional District weakens Black voting power and goes against precedent. Republican Gov. […]

todayJanuary 27, 2024 1