Kerala high court refuses to stay FIR against lawyer in bribery case |  Latest News India

Kerala high court refuses to stay FIR against lawyer in bribery case | Latest News India

The Kerala high court on Monday refused to stay the case registered against senior lawyer and high court advocates’ association president Saiby Jose Kidangoor over allegations that he collected large amounts of money from clients under the pretext of bribing judges to get favorable orders. Dismissing the plea to stay the case, justice Kausar Edappath asked the petitioner why he was in a hurry to block the investigation and also turned down his plea to avoid arrest. “Allegations are serious. It is something that is maligning the entire justice delivery system,” the judge orally observed. The court also said as an office bearer of a responsible institution, it was also his responsibility to prove his innocence.…

Lawyer splits with Trump in CNN case, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’

Lawyer splits with Trump in CNN case, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’

June 16 (Reuters) – A lawyer who resigned last week from defending Donald Trump in the criminal case over his handling of classified documents said in a court filing Friday that “irreconcilable differences” have left him unable to represent the former president in an unrelated defamation lawsuit against CNN. Jim Trusty, a former US Justice Department official, filed a notice in Florida federal court asking a judge for approval to withdraw from the CNN case. Trusty said he “can no longer effectively and properly represent” the former president. Trusty did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A spokesperson for Trump thanked Trusty for his work on the case and said the lawsuit was “entering a new phase.”…