by Harry Litman Much remained uncertain after Thursday’s hearing on how to proceed with the federal Jan. 6 case against Donald Trump following the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling. But one […]
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Man who threatened assistant prosecuting attorney found guilty
KINGWOOD — A man who threatened to kill the Preston County assistant prosecuting attorney in October 2023 was found guilty this week. Mark Randal Lambert is set to be sentenced […]
Jury right to find Hunter Biden guilty
It’s the prosecutor who was wrong by Harry Litman You can’t fault the jury that found Hunter Biden guilty Tuesday of falsely claiming that he was not a drug user […]
Monongalia County Indictments
The following individuals were among those recently indicted by the Monongalia County grand jury: Burns, Andrew, breaking and entering. Vasquez, Daniel, robbery in the second degree. Davis Jr., David, […]
Facts, not politics, convicted Trump
Let’s start with the indisputable facts. In 2018, Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen pled guilty to multiple charges, including campaign finance violations directly related to the $130,000 in […]
Hush money trial will go to the jury soon. What’s the most likely verdict?
by Harry Litman After 20 days, 22 witnesses and intermittent courtroom fireworks, the evidence in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial is all in. The case will soon be […]
Weinstein reversal will create chilling effect for prosecutors and victims
by Elizabeth Payne It has been nearly seven years since the #MeToo movement rocked social media, with millions of women posting publicly about their experiences of sexual assault in response […]
Courts ask for $160M budget
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s court system is asking for $160,244,954 for the coming fiscal year, an amount that reflects increased costs — but that also might require more. Last year, […]
Busy calendar for Justice hearings on $300M and wayward chopper goes blank
CHARLESTON — This week shaped up as a momentous one for Gov. Jim Justice’s legal and financial conflicts, but the calendar has been clearing. Originally scheduled for Wednesday was a […]
When a thumbs-up emoji gets a defendant a thumbs-down from a court
by Stephen L. Carter Social media is all atwitter — um, all a-X-er? — about the emoji at the heart of the federal court ruling allowing a securities suit to […]
