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Road back to the White House for Trump now passes through four different courtrooms
The charges in Georgia under anti-organised crime laws carry a penalty of between five and 20 years in prison. Crucially for Trump, they are also unpardonable.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Trump charged in Georgia over racketeering scheme to overturn election
Two weeks after Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in a Washington court over his role in trying to overthrow the results of the 2020 election, an Atlanta grand jury has laid more charges.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Judge sides with young in first-of-its-kind US climate change trial
The ruling adds to a small number of legal decisions around the world that have established a government duty to protect citizens from climate change.
- by Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson
The Blind Side’s football star says he was not adopted but tricked
The feel-good movie about a well-to-do white family adopting a black teenager is now the subject of a court petition by former NFL player Michael Oher.
Perth magician allegedly ‘hypnotised’ young boys to comply with sexual abuse
Dewald Venter, 29, denies 33 allegations of child abuse against four teenagers between 2011 and 2016.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Going to trial is ‘not inevitable’, says Hunter Biden’s lawyer
President Joe Biden’s son faces a potentially extended probe after Attorney-General Merrick Garland elevated the prosecutor investigating him to a special counsel.
- by Alicia Diaz
Investigation
Crime
Woman accuses Chris Dawson’s brother Paul of underage sex
Paul Dawson, the twin brother of convicted murderer and child sex offender Chris Dawson, has been accused of having sex with a student in the 1980s.
- by Tom Steinfort, Sheree Gibson and Perry Duffin
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried headed for jail after US judge revokes bail
A US judge found probable cause that the indicted founder of the bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange tampered with witnesses at least twice.
- by Luc Cohen and Jody Godoy
Perth mum of baby found with life-threatening levels of meth walks free from court
An assessment revealed the baby had soft tissue injuries to his head and skull “and had extremely life-threatening levels of methamphetamine and cannabis” in his system.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Linda Reynolds’ defamation case against David Sharaz gets trial date
Justice Marcus Solomon said he was setting the trial dates far in advance to avoid “skirmishes” between the two parties from developing “a life of their own”.
- by Holly Thompson and Jesinta Burton
Costly trip to Coles for Troy Mercanti as he fronts court with pointed political message
The bikie was found to have repeatedly breached the conditions of a post-prison order which banned him from associating with other gang members.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt