The historic criminal case against former US President Donald Trump seems likely to further entrench the partisan divide in an already deeply polarized nation.

Ahead of his court appearance next Tuesday, voters have been sharing with the BBC their strongly felt reaction to the first prosecution of a former president.

Whatever their political affiliation, most of our voter panel agreed that the unprecedented case left the US in uncharted waters.

This is an excellent example of the politicization of the judiciary. It’s a huge mistake. Banana republic style vintage. It’s, in my opinion, totally undermining our

Attorney General Merrick Garland said Tuesday that he hopes the enhanced security he authorized last year for Supreme Court justices and their families will not be provided indefinitely by the US Marshals Service.

“This is a task we’d gladly turn over to the Supreme Court Police,” Garland said during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing.

“We’re hoping this isn’t a long-term solution for the justices, because there are a lot of courts around the country,” the attorney general said. “And the marshals have traditional security responsibilities — and that’s to say nothing of their fugitive apprehension responsibilities.”

Garland ordered deputies US

An attorney for Jonathan Majors has claimed the woman who accused him of assaulting her on Friday night has withdrawn her allegations—and submitted statements to prove it.

“Jonathan Majors is completely innocent and is provably the victim of an altercation with a woman he knows,” attorney Priya Chaudhry said in a statement on Sunday. “We are quickly gathering and presenting evidence to the District Attorney with the expectation that all charges will be dropped imminently. This evidence includes video footage from the vehicle where this episode took place, witness testimony from the driver and others who both saw and heard

LOS ANGELES — An attorney representing former Marvel Studio executive Victoria Alonso, who was fired earlier this week from the Walt Disney Co.-owned superhero juggernaut, is firing back at reports that she was pushed out over an Oscar-nominated film she produced.

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The Hollywood Reporter on Friday published a story citing unnamed sources who said Alonso was fired for violating a 2018 employment contract by doing press to promote the film “Argentina, 1985,” which was released by Amazon Studios in the U.S.

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The film was nominated for an Oscar for international feature this year. Alonso was one of multiple

Prominent Michigan attorney Geoffrey Fieger, 72, had a stroke earlier this month and is now in active rehabilitation, his wife and a business associate said Wednesday.

In a statement, Keenie Fieger said that her husband had an elective procedure March 1 for a minor heart arrhythmia. Following the procedure, it was determined that he had suffered a stroke.

“The recovery time from an event such as this varies from patient to patient, therefore it’s difficult to predict how long Geoffrey’s recovery will take and when he will be back in the office,” Keenie Fieger said in the statement. “For those

Alex Murdaugh’s defense attorney Jim Griffin has slammed the alleged leak of a jailhouse phone call between him and the convicted killer.

The phone call, made while Murdaugh was behind bars in the custody of the state of South Carolina, was obtained by the Hidden True Crime podcast and aired on one of its episodes.

After the episode, a social media user shared a clip of the call on Twitter and raised questions as to whether or not it should remain confidential due to client-attorney confidentiality.

It was a debate that prompted a furious response from Mr Griffin, who confirmed

Former Vice President Mike Pence said on Saturday that he considers the Manhattan district attorney’s potential indictment of former President Trump to be “deeply troubling” but emphasized that “violence will not be tolerated” as the former president’s calls for protests.

Trump said in a post to Truth Social that he expects to be arrested on Tuesday in connection with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s probe into a hush-money payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign.

“The idea of ​​indicting a former president of the United States is deeply troubling to me, as it is

Ohio is suing the Norfolk Southern Railway after one of its trains derailed in East Palestine with toxic chemicals on board, Attorney General Dave Yost announced Tuesday.

The 58-count lawsuit filed in federal court is the strongest rebuke of Norfolk Southern since a train spilled hazardous materials into the air, water and soil on Feb. 3, rattling the small village of 4,700 along