Carrie Johnson
Stories
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As she leaves DOJ, associate AG recalls the cases that will 'stick with me forever'
Vanita Gupta has been the first woman of color to serve as associate attorney general. It's a job with a huge portfolio that ranges from civil rights to immigration to abortion.
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Judges push back against Trump's immunity claim in the election interference case
Lawyers for the former president made a sweeping argument that he enjoys blanket immunity from federal prosecution for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
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Supreme Court takes up Colorado's decision to kick Trump off its primary ballot
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a dispute about whether Donald Trump should be disqualified from the ballot after the Capitol riot three years ago.
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The Supreme Court will not fast-track the request to review Trump's immunity
The court denied special counsel Jack Smith's petition without offering a reason for its decision.
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How the Supreme Court could play a pivotal role in the next election
The high court already has agreed to consider two cases that relate to GOP front-runner Donald Trump, and a third may be on the way after a Colorado ruling that could take him off the primary ballot.
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The special counsel has asked the Supreme Court to decide whether Trump has immunity
The Supreme Court has been asked to fast track a case that centers on whether former President Donald Trump should be shielded from criminal prosecution.
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Special counsel asks Supreme Court to decide whether Trump has immunity
The special counsel prosecuting Donald Trump wants the Supreme Court to decide whether Trump enjoys absolute immunity from election interference charges.
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Trump's legal team tries to delay his election interference trial — and get it on TV
Former President Donald Trump and some media organizations are pushing for the Jan. 6 federal election interference trial to be televised.
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Trump gag order is partially upheld in Jan. 6 case
The appeals court ruling would allow Trump to make public statements about the special counsel in the case, Jack Smith, but not other prosecutors, court staffers or their family members.
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Prosecutors cite Trump's history of false election claims as evidence of motive
Prosecutors want to use evidence of former President Trump's baseless statements about election fraud and his embrace of rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, to bolster the election interference case against him.