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Donald Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen testified on Monday that he stole money from Trump's company as a form of "self- help," an admission that could chip away at his credibility as a star witness at the former U.S. president's hush money trial.
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Trump prosecutors' hard evidence bolsters Michael Cohen's testimony, experts say
World ·Donald Trump's lawyers at his New York criminal trial have portrayed his estranged former fixer Michael Cohen as a liar and Trump-hater who acted alone to pay off a porn star, but legal experts say prosecutors have largely backed up his testimony with the accounts of others, phone logs and other hard evidence.
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US Supreme Court won't hear Hearst copyright appeal
Copyright ·The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Hearst Communications' [RIC:RIC:HRSTV.UL] appeal of a decision that allowed the media giant to be sued for allegedly misusing a photographer's pictures of the former Guinness family estate in Ireland.
Bar exam alternatives gain American Bar Association backing
Government ·The American Bar Association on Friday endorsed alternative attorney licensing pathways that don’t involve the bar exam, marking a major shift in ABA's stance on admission to practice law.
Ex-Trump lawyer Eastman pleads not guilty in Arizona electors case
Criminal ·John Eastman, the first of 18 defendants accused of illegally seeking to claim Arizona's 2020 electoral votes for then-U.S. President Donald Trump to appear before a state judge, pleaded not guilty on Friday.
BlackRock whistleblower sues over firing, shutdown of China monitoring tool
Technology · · agoBlackRock was sued for $20 million by a whistleblowing former vice president who said it fired him after he objected to a colleague's self-dealing, and was forced to shut down a search engine for monitoring client discussions about illegal investments including in China.
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