Legal ethics stories

Jul 31, 2026

Trump appeals court order blocking IRS audit immunity settlement

President Trump appealed a federal court ruling that barred his sweeping audit-immunity settlement resolving his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, after a judge referred his lawyer to the bar.

Jul 31, 2026·2 sources

Jul 24, 2026

ICC chief prosecutor removed from office over sexual misconduct allegations

British barrister Karim Khan was ousted as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court following a vote on Friday, nearly two years after sexual misconduct allegations emerged.

Jul 24, 2026·1 source

Jun 8, 2026

Ken Paxton's Defense Attorney Endorses Democratic Opponent James Talarico for Texas Senate

Dan Cogdell, the attorney who successfully defended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his impeachment trial, has endorsed Democrat James Talarico in the Senate race against Paxton.

Jun 8, 2026·2 sources

Top claims

▪Donald Trump is appealing a federal judge's order that found he filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS in bad faith.
▪A settlement with the Department of Justice created a $1.776 billion "lawfare" fund to pay people who claimed to be victims of government lawfare.
▪The $1.776 billion "lawfare" fund has been scrapped, a development Donald Trump lamented.