Ben Feuerherd
The Archive
Trump can't blame 'burdens' on NYC for not attending his trial for sexual assault: judge
Manhattan federal court Judge Lewis Kaplan set the ground rules in an order Thursday in response to a request by Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina that jurors be instructed Trump didn't...
Appeals court temporarily blocks testimony of former Bragg prosecutor to House GOP
Judge Beth Robinson ruled Pomerantz should not testify before the committee until a three-judge panel from the court could weigh a subpoena issued to him by the committee and its...
Federal judge shoots down Alvin Bragg's bid to stop Rep. Jim Jordan's subpoena: 'No one is above the law'
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil found the subpoena was issued with a “valid legislative purpose" and that it was not the role of the federal judiciary to dictate how Congress operates.
NYC agrees to shell out $53M to inmates held in harsh conditions on Rikers Island
The proposed agreement will settle a class action Manhattan federal court suit that covers more than 4,000 people held in city jails from March 2018 to June 2022.
Two accused of running covert 'police station' for China to chase down dissidents in NYC
Suspects Lu Jianwang and Chen Jinping were each charged in Brooklyn federal court with conspiring to act as agents of China’s government and obstruction of justice for opening the police...
Rep. Jim Jordan responds to Bragg's lawsuit, argues court has no power to block subpoena
Jordan is seeking deposition testimony from former assistant district attorney Mark Pomerantz as part of congressional probe into Bragg’s indictment of former President Donald Trump.
Judge shoots down Trump's bid to delay E. Jean Carroll rape trial in NYC
Manhattan federal court Judge Lewis Kaplan denied Trump’s request, who argued he needed a month-long “cooling off” period because of intense media scrutiny following his criminal indictment in New York...
Second drug dealer pleads guilty to selling actor Michael K. Williams fatal heroin dose
A second drug dealer who worked in the Brooklyn crew that sold “The Wire” actor Michael K. Williams a fatal dose of heroin pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court Thursday.
Trump seeks to delay E. Jean Carroll civil rape trial in NYC
Trump attorney Joe Tacopina requested the month-long delay in a letter Tuesday night letter to Judge Lewis Kaplan, who will oversee the trial in Manhattan federal court. The trial is...
US authorities will not seek charges in death of Shanquella Robinson in Mexico
Department of Justice prosecutors met with the family of Shanquella Robinson and told them that after “careful deliberation” they determined there was not enough evidence to seek charges in the...
NYC suspect accused of killing 15-year-old stepson to remain behind bars
The stepdad, who is on parole for an assault conviction, had previously been cut loose without bail by Bronx Judge Naita Semaj last month despite being indicted on manslaughter and...
Ex-cop faces life in prison after killing 4, burying them in mass grave in Hudson Valley
A Westchester County federal jury convicted former Briarcliff Manor cop Nicholas Tartaglione of killing Martin Luna as well as two of his nephews and a family friend in 2015, prosecutors...
Feds chasing Hunter Biden’s ex pal Devon Archer as GOP probe closes in
Manhattan federal prosecutors wrote Wednesday that more than a month has passed since convicted fraudster Devon Archer received a demand for payment of the debt – and he now owes...
Trump charges rarely pursued as 'top count' or earn convictions in NY: report
While the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has filed the felony charge 117 times in the 15 months since Alvin Bragg has been in office, they have pursued it as the...
Drug dealer who sold Michael K. Williams fatal dose of heroin pleads guilty
The Brooklyn drug dealer who sold “The Wire” actor Michael K. Williams a deadly bag of heroin in 2021 pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge for causing his fatal...
AOC accuses Trump of siccing violent followers on NYC judge
“He knows what he’s doing,” AOC said of Trump.
Judge warns Trump not to incite violence — but stops short of gag order
Prosecutor Christopher Conroy raised Trump’s recent use of incendiary language on his Truth Social media platform, highlighting a number of the posts during the proceeding and handing the judge several...
Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts as he sits stone faced during historic arraignment
Donald Trump surrendered at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office Thursday afternoon to face unprecedent criminal charges tied to the Stormy Daniels "hush money" payment.
NYC protesters clash with cops over Trump indictment outside court
NYPD cops yelled at some of the protesters to calm down as members of the opposing groups pushed and screamed their way through the crowd of hundreds.
Trump lashes out at judge expected to preside over hush-money criminal case
Former President Donald Trump lashed out at the New York City judge who may preside over his case in Manhattan Supreme Court on social media Friday.