In addition to providing a convenient method for service of process, one court offered this practical reason for appointing associate counsel, “It appears that another purpose for ... (Local Role 83.5 ...

Melissa Quinn is a senior reporter for CBSNews.com, where she covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts. Washington — Special counsel Jack Smith urged an appeals court ...

Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys filed what his campaign called a "powerhouse" motion on Thursday calling for a federal judge to hold Special Counsel Jack Smith in contempt of court for ...

Donald Trump’s legal team is asking a federal court to dismiss the January 6, 2021, election subversion case, saying that the office of special counsel Jack Smith is unconstitutional, in a court ...

Washington — Special counsel Jack Smith asked the Supreme Court on Monday to swiftly decide whether former President Donald Trump is absolutely immune from federal prosecution for crimes allegedly ...

A federal judge last month threw out the classified documents case against Trump Special counsel Jack Smith filed his argument Monday urging the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a federal ...

A federal appeals court has rejected a request to block Special Counsel Jack Smith from accessing former President Trump's then-Twitter feed as part of his election interference case. The U.S. Court ...

Special counsel Jack Smith’s team is asking the judge in the classified documents case against Donald Trump to bar the former president and his defense team from publicly disclosing some of the ...

The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the denial of postconviction relief and rejected a habeas corpus petition filed by James ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked a federal appeals court to revive the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of retaining classified documents, after a lower court ...