Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove had directed the acting U.S. attorney in New York, Danielle Sassoon, to drop the charges. Sassoon, who had just been appointed by Trump, and at least six other ...

The prosecutors, Celia Cohen and Andrew Rohrbach, had held high-ranking positions in the U.S. attorney’s office for the ...

An attorney appointed by the judge overseeing the criminal case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams recommended the case not only be dismissed, but the judge should do so with prejudice — which would end the ...

Conservative attorney Paul Clement argued to dismiss the charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams with prejudice. Why ...

Judge Dale Ho sought the independent assessment from Clement after the Justice Department moved to dismiss the Adams case without prejudice, meaning the charges could be revived.

Paul D. Clement also said a judge should not allow the Trump administration to use the court’s authority to compel Mr.

Paul Clement, a former solicitor general, was asked by U.S. Judge Dale Ho to weigh in on the Justice Dept.’s controversial ...

Two federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York who worked on the case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams were placed on leave Friday and escorted out of the building by federal law ...

The Justice Department on Friday put three federal prosecutors in Manhattan on leave, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.

As people gather in Selma to remember "Bloody Sunday,'' some call for action. "We're still in the midst of this struggle,’’ said Bryan Stevenson.

A former U.S. solicitor general who was brought in to help a federal judge decide whether to accept a Justice Department request to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams is ...

NYC Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case legal briefs are due today in response to a Department of Justice memo to drop the charges.