Benjamin Weiser

Ms. Carroll had asked a federal judge to order the president to pay the judgment after a jury found he sexually abused and defamed her.

Though public access is a right in both federal and state courts, the judge in Luigi Mangione’s New York case has kept some legal documents sealed.

El presidente Trump había pedido a los magistrados que intervinieran luego de que un jurado determinó que había abusado sexualmente de la escritora E. Jean Carroll, además de difamarla.

James M. McDonald, a veteran former federal prosecutor and regulator, has more recently been part of President Trump’s legal team, appealing his criminal conviction.

Mr. Clayton, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan and a former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has been overseeing an office known for prominent cases.

A militia leader pleaded not guilty on Monday to what prosecutors say is his role in attacks that are part of Iran’s response to the war with Israel and the United States.

Prosecutors would face substantial hurdles in potentially pursuing charges against Ms. Carroll, who twice won cases against Donald Trump, or the billionaire who helped pay her lawyers.

The Justice Department is said to be examining the funding of lawsuits brought by E. Jean Carroll, an author who has never sought a public role, political power or governmental authority.

A Honduran man was taken into custody on Tuesday in New York City, which his lawyers said violated a prohibition imposed a day earlier. Hours later, the man was released.

The Trump administration’s practice of detaining migrants at federal courthouses had stirred outrage.

Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi is accused of directing and urging others to attack American and Israeli interests. Prosecutors say he is a leader of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi militia with tie...

A federal judge released the note on Wednesday, which Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate said he found in a graphic novel. The New York Times has not authenticated that Mr. Epstein wrote it.

An inmate said he discovered the note after Mr. Epstein was found injured in his jail cell, weeks before his death. It’s now locked in a courthouse.

Ms. Comey, a former federal prosecutor who handled cases against Jeffery Epstein and Sean Combs, claimed in her suit that she was fired for political reasons.

Gambling companies have cited recent federal charges as proof that illegal activity is being rooted out. The companies’ critics say the cases do not address widespread illicit activity.

Federal prosecutors say that Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who was involved in planning to oust Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela, used the information to place bets on a prediction market.