Law

Jury Continues Deliberations In Trump Hush Money Trial

Former President Trump is found guilty in historic New York criminal case

8:56pm May 30, 2024

Trump has been found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election, a historic verdict as Trump campaigns again for the White House.

Michael Cohen's former lawyer Lanny Davis discusses Trump verdict

7:59pm May 30, 2024

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Lanny Davis, who represented Michael Cohen in the past, about his reaction to the Trump verdict and the role of testimony from the former fixer and lawyer in the trial.

The scene in the courtroom when Trump's verdict was announced

7:59pm May 30, 2024

by Andrea Bernstein

The once and would-be president is now a convicted felon. Former President Trump has been convicted of of 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.

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Georgetown law professor reacts to Trump verdict

7:59pm May 30, 2024

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Georgetown Law professor and attorney Paul Butler -- a former federal prosecutor and expert on criminal law -- about former President Trump's guilty hush money verdict.

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How Trump's conviction may -- or may not -- affect how people vote in the fall

7:45pm May 30, 2024

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Susan Glasser, who's covered Washington for decades including now as a columnist for the New Yorker, about how to understand today's Trump verdict.

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Politics & Government

Trump is found guilty on 34 felony counts. Read the counts here

6:13pm May 30, 2024

by Ximena Bustillo

A New York jury found former President Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony counts of falsified business records. Here, NPR breaks down the charges.

National

Chad Daybell is found guilty in 'zombie' murder trial in Idaho

4:26pm May 30, 2024

A year after Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow met, both of their spouses and two of Vallow's children were dead. Daybell faces possible death sentences in the murders of the children and his first wife.

Politics & Government

Chief Justice Roberts declines a meeting with Senate Democrats

4:23pm May 30, 2024

by NPR, Washington Desk

Chief Justice John Roberts has declined an invitation to meet with top Senate Democrats over judicial ethics, citing “separation of powers concerns.”

Sexual misconduct allegations against lawyers isn't uncommon. Punishment is tricky

3:00pm May 30, 2024

by Jaclyn Diaz

Experts say much work still needs to be done to fix harassment and sexual assault problems in the legal profession.

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Jury To Begin Deliberations In Trump Hush Money Trial

Politics & Government

Trump verdict would likely move only a small number of votes, poll finds

3:00pm May 30, 2024

by Domenico Montanaro

A guilty or not-guilty verdict wouldn't change many voters minds, but it could make a difference for a smaller, crucial group of voters this election.

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