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April 23, 2024

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In Trump hush money trial, tabloid publisher testifies he helped candidacy

A courtroom sketch of David Pecker speaking from the witness stand. April 22, 2024. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg

The first witness in Donald Trump‘s criminal hush money trial, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, testified on Tuesday that he had a “highly confidential” agreement to use his supermarket tabloid to help Trump’s 2016 presidential bid. Pecker, 72, testified in a New York court that at a meeting in August 2015 he told Trump that the Enquirer would publish favorable stories about the billionaire candidate and would keep an eye out for women selling stories that might hurt him. Read our live coverage of Pecker’s testimony here.

Pecker’s testimony came after a hearing to consider prosecutors’ request to fine Trump $10,000 for violating a gag order prohibiting him from criticizing witnesses, court officials and their relatives. Justice Juan Merchan said he would not immediately rule on that request, but he appeared unmoved by Trump defense lawyer Todd Blanche‘s arguments that Trump was responding to political attacks, not intimidating witnesses. “I have to tell you right now, you’re losing all credibility with the court,” Merchan said.

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U.S. Supreme Court examines firings of pro-union Starbucks workers

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U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared to agree with Starbucks in the coffee chain’s challenge to a judicial order requiring it to rehire seven employees at a Tennessee cafe who were fired as they pursued efforts to unionize. Read more about oral arguments.

The court will hear the final cases of the term this week. Tomorrow the justices will hear a case pitting Idaho’s strict abortion ban against a federal law that ensures that patients can receive emergency care. It forces the court to revisit the fraught legal landscape following its 2022 ruling that overturned Roe. On Thursday, the final day of arguments this term, the court will hear arguments by Donald Trump that he is immune from criminal prosecution for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss.

Uber, Lyft ask U.S. Supreme Court to block state officials from skirting arbitration mandates

In a pair of new petitions to the U.S. Supreme Court, rideshare companies Uber and Lyft are asking the justices to bar state officials from using their enforcement power to seek money for workers or consumers who have signed arbitration agreements. The companies contend that the Federal Arbitration Act severely curtails the power of state AGs to sue for monetary recovery on behalf of anyone who has agreed to individual arbitration — a theory, writes Alison Frankel, that could have huge implications and is likely to rile state officials.

Check out other recent pieces from our columnists: Alison Frankel and Jenna Greene

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