Alvin Bragg

The defense argues that publicity over the first-ever criminal trial of a former president, slated April 15, would make seating an impartial jury impossible.

The beefed-up order does not bar comments about the judge himself or Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, an elected Democrat.

The defense argued that the former president has First Amendment, Sixth Amendment, due process, and statutory grounds to demand a public proceeding.

President Trump, indicted last April on 34 counts of falsifying business records, has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Prosecutors have presented a narrative without legal basis that paints President Trump’s right to personal and political speech as a ‘risk,’ they argue.

The Maricopa County attorney alluded to fears that the Manhattan district attorney would release the suspect into the community.

A disciplinary committee tossed a complaint by Stormy Daniels alleging that a Trump lawyer had a conflict of interest by having represented her before.

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg filed a lengthy brief in the Trump case.

Defense attorneys’ characterization of Michael Cohen in a New York civil case may have necessitated a different approach in the criminal case.

The indictment came six years after the alleged crime, and almost five years after the investigation began, defense attorneys note.

A New York Supreme Court judge has quashed a pair of subpoenas brought by Manhattan district attorneys seeking emails sent by former first lady Melania Trump in a case against former President Donald Trump.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office said in court filings that it opposes former President Donald Trump’s effort to move a “hush money” case to a federal court.