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Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers founder, sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy
Thursday, May 25, 2023
The punishment for Stewart Rhodes on a seditious conspiracy charge could set the bar for others, including top members of the far-right Proud Boys group, this summer.
Rep. George Santos faces federal criminal charge
Tuesday, May 09, 2023
Rep. George Santos, a Republican from New York, has faced controversy, calls for his resignation and probes over his many falsehoods. Now he faces a federal criminal charge.
Jury convicts 4 Proud Boys members of seditious conspiracy for Jan. 6 riot
Thursday, May 04, 2023
A jury in Washington, D.C., has convicted former Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio and three others of seditious conspiracy, handing the Justice Department a key victory in its Jan. 6 probe.
Jury convicts Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys on seditious conspiracy charge
Thursday, May 04, 2023
After four months of trial, a jury has convicted Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and other members of the far-right club of seditious conspiracy for their roles on Jan. 6, 2021.
Trials have become an endangered species. A new effort is trying to change that
Wednesday, May 03, 2023
Advocates say defendants who go to trial face much longer prison sentences — a so-called trial penalty. It can even lead innocent people to strike plea deals.
Former Fugees musician Pras Michel found guilty of 10 criminal charges
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
A federal jury in Washington, D.C., has convicted musician Pras Michel of 10 criminal charges including conspiracy, failing to register as an agent of China, and witness tampering.
Jury deliberates in seditious conspiracy trial against Proud Boys members
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
After months of hearing evidence in the seditious conspiracy trial against members of the Proud Boys, jurors have begun their deliberations in the landmark case.
Proud Boys operated as fighting force for Trump on Jan. 6, prosecutors say
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Closing arguments in the landmark seditious conspiracy trial against five Proud Boys focused on their own words and the words of former President Trump.
Musician Pras Michel undergoes withering cross examination about foreign money
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Pras Michel faces several federal criminal charges stemming from money he accepted from a fugitive billionaire, allegedly seeking to win access to the White House.
Meet the chief federal judge overseeing several high-profile Trump grand jury probes
Monday, April 10, 2023
Jeb Boasberg is taking over as chief judge of the federal district court in Washington as grand jury investigations of former President Donald Trump intensify.
What to expect from the new chief judge at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C.
Friday, April 07, 2023
James Boasberg is the new chief judge at the federal courthouse in Washington D.C., where he's already made important rulings in a federal probe of former President Donald Trump.
In a historic first, former President Donald Trump is charged with 34 felony counts
Tuesday, April 04, 2023
The criminal charges — a historic first against a sitting or former president — are the culmination of an investigation into hush-money payments that Trump paid to cover up an alleged affair.
Trump charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree
Tuesday, April 04, 2023
Former President Donald Trump surrendered to authorities Tuesday in Manhattan, N.Y. He was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio testifies in Fugees' Pras Michel conspiracy trial
Monday, April 03, 2023
Prosecutors allege Pras Michel illegally helped steer money from a Malaysian billionaire who helped finance The Wolf of Wall Street, a 2013 film, in which Leonardo DiCaprio starred.
What happens next in Trump indictment process
Saturday, April 01, 2023
NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Carrie Johnson and Domenico Montanaro about what comes next after former President Donald Trump's historic indictment and what we can expect from his expected arraignment.
Prosecutors say Pras Michel broke the law 'to get paid'
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Prosecutors said musician Pras Michel collected exorbitant sums of money from a billioniare desperate to win access to two separate U.S. presidents.
Pras Michel stands trial in Washington, D.C., for conspiracy and other charges
Monday, March 27, 2023
Hip-hop musician Pras Michel of Fugees faces criminal trial in Washington, D.C., for allegedly conspiring to violate election law and influence American policymakers on behalf of China.
You have the right to a lawyer, but public defenders note a lack of resources, respect
Saturday, March 18, 2023
Public defenders operate under heavy pressure and budget constraints 60 years after the Supreme Court ruled low-income criminal defendants should be provided lawyers even if they can't pay for them.
In 1963, Gideon v. Wainwright assured criminal defendants right to an attorney
Friday, March 17, 2023
This week marks the 60th anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court case that guaranteed criminal defendants the right to a lawyer. That guarantee has been challenged by budgets and high demand.
Ukrainian victims of war with Russia deserve justice, Garland says
Monday, March 06, 2023
On his way to Ukraine for an unannounced visit last week, Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke about upholding the rule of law inside the U.S. and overseas in an exclusive interview with NPR.