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Protect Our Courts Act

Federal litigation over New York’s Protect Our Courts Act, a dispute that centers on federal arrest authority in state courthouses.

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Jan 29, 2026
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Which appellate and Supreme Court rulings have affected evidence or immunity claims in Trump’s indictments?

for evidence and immunity disputes in ’s criminal cases are a February 2024 opinion rejecting sweeping and the ’s July 1, 2024 decision that recognized at least presumptive and in some core instances ...

Jan 17, 2026
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How have appellate courts ruled on the New York conviction and the legal theory elevating falsified records to felonies?

Appellate courts in New York have repeatedly affirmed the state’s practice of elevating what would otherwise be misdemeanor falsifying-business-records convictions into felonies when the falsification...

Feb 3, 2026

state slapp suites in sdny court, 2nd distric

Federal courts sitting in have repeatedly grappled with whether and how state anti‑SLAPP statutes — particularly New York’s expanded 2020 law — can be used in cases filed in or reviewed by , producing...

Feb 3, 2026

is the sdny court state or federal

is a federal trial court — not a New York state court — and is one of the 94 U.S. district courts where federal civil and criminal matters are first tried . It sits in and surrounding counties, hears ...

Jan 15, 2026

What legal avenues remain for overturning or reducing Trump's 34 New York convictions?

The principal routes left to undo or narrow the 34 felony convictions are a state‑court appeal to New York’s intermediate and highest appellate courts challenging trial rulings and the novel legal the...

Jan 6, 2026

What legal mechanisms exist to enforce ICSID or ICC arbitration awards against sovereign states like Venezuela?

Two parallel legal tracks exist to turn investor–state arbitration awards into collectible money against a sovereign like Venezuela: ICSID’s treaty‑based “automatic recognition” route for Contracting ...