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A US judge broke fresh legal ground by dismissing a criminal case accusing Donald Trump of mishandling classified documents, ruling that Special Counsel Jack Smith was improperly appointed.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon's ruling has nothing to do with the merits of Trump's classified documents case.
Judge Aileen Cannon concluded that special counsel Jack Smith’s appointment violated the Appointments Clause of the Constitution.
The federal judge overseeing the classified documents charges against former president Donald Trump has dismissed the indictment on the grounds that special counsel Jack Smith was improperly appointed,
I have maintained that the classified documents case against Trump was his biggest legal threat. Now, the case has been dismissed.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on July 15 sided with defense lawyers of former President Donald Trump who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
Judge Aileen M. Cannon, a nominee of Donald Trump, tossed what many legal scholars considered the strongest criminal case against the former president.
Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the criminal case against former President Donald Trump over his handling of classified documents.
The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of former President Donald Trump in Florida has dismissed the prosecution because of concerns over the appointment of the prosecutor who
Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the Mar-a-Lago classified documents prosecution against former President Donald Trump.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the classified documents case against Trump, saying Jack Smith's appointment violated the Constitution.
But Cannon’s ruling throws the future of the case, which once posed serious legal peril for Trump, into doubt. Smith is also prosecuting Trump in federal court in Washington ove
Judge Aileen Cannon's decision to dismiss Donald Trump's classified documents case has been met with derision by legal analysts, and one described the ruling as "bonkers." Cannon dismissed the case on Monday after ruling that the appointment of Jack Smith as special counsel to prosecutor Trump was unconstitutional.
Read Judge Aileen Cannon's order and reason for dismissing the classified documents case against Donald Trump.
A judge's decision to dismiss Donald Trump's classified documents case not only sidelined the case, but could also upend the practice of appointing special counsels.
The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump's classified documents trial in Florida dismissed the case against the former president Monday on the grounds that the appointment of and funding for special counsel Jack Smith were illegal.
A judge dismissed the criminal case against former President Donald Trump over his handling of classified documents.
The fallout continues from Judge Aileen Cannon’s shock ruling that special counsel Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed, invalidating his classified documents case against former President Donald Trump.
The judge's dismissal of the classified records case against Donald Trump has much more to do with Project 2025-style partisan politics than it does with the Constitution.
The justice department has authorized the Special Counsel to appeal the court's order," said Smith's spokesperson.
Special counsel Jack Smith said he intends to appeal a judge’s dismissal of the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump.
Democrats have attacked Judge Cannon because she is a Trump appointee, but her opinion is well-reasoned. It also draws on constitutional history, noting that the Framers because o
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed Jack Smith's classified document case against Donald Trump, leaving his appointment as special counsel in question.
A federal judge on Monday dismissed the classified documents case against Donald Trump, a shock ruling that clears away one of the major legal challenges facing the former president. In a 93-page ruling,
Judge Aileen Cannon dismisses the classified-documents case and rejects the legitimacy of his appointment as special counsel.
When Donald Trump clinched the Republican Party’s nomination for the presidency in March, he was facing felony charges in four separate cases. Since then, the ex-president was convicted in one case, of falsifying business records,
When the Supreme Court handed Trump his presidential immunity win, conservative Justice Clarence Thomas questioned whether special counsel Jack Smith was lawfully appointed.
Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the documents case against the former president on Monday in Florida.
Special Counsel Jack Smith will appeal a Florida judge’s decision dismissing the federal case charging Donald Trump with mishandling classified information and obstruction, according to a spokesman for Smith’s office.
Special counsel Jack Smith's appointment was constitutional, no matter what Judge Aileen Cannon says. There is a simple fix for the mess she's caused.
By Gram Slattery, Helen Coster and Andrew Goudsward MILWAUKEE (Reuters) -A U.S. judge dismissed one of Donald Trump's criminal cases on Monday, handing the Republican presidential candidate a major legal victory just hours before he was due to reveal his vice presidential running mate.
A Florida judge’s order dismissing the classified documents case against Donald Trump cited a recent opinion from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas raising questions about the constitutionality of special counsel appointments.
The Supreme Court's conservatives are likely to agree with the judge's ruling in dismissing Trump's special prosecutor
"The fix is in," former White House ethics lawyer Richard Painter said about Judge Aileen Cannon's ruling on Monday.
By Gram Slattery and Andrew Goudsward MILWAUKEE (Reuters) -A U.S. judge dismissed one of Donald Trump's criminal cases on Monday, handing the Republican presidential candidate a major legal victory just hours before he was due to reveal his vice presidential running mate.
In a landmark ruling today, Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the case against former President Donald Trump concerning the mishandling and retention of classified documents.
In her shock decision, Cannon wrote that Special Counsel Jack Smith "submitted nothing" to back himself up during a "lengthy hearing."
Donald Trump won a major legal victory on Monday when a federal judge dismissed one of the criminal prosecutions against him, as he prepared to accept the Republican Party's presidential nomination just days after surviving an assassination attempt.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon said federal law didn’t authorize special counsel Jack Smith to conduct the prosecution.
Donald Trump tells Fox News he will announce running mate today; judge cites unlawful appointment of Jack Smith as she dismisses classified documents case
A federal judge in Florida dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump on Monday.
Former President Donald Trump immediately shared his reaction to the classified documents case being dropped calling it the "first step." Federal judge Aileen Cannon overseeing the case issued the order on the grounds that special counsel Jack Smith was not properly appointed,
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in a 93-page ruling granted the defense motion to dismiss the case on Monday, voiding a prosecution that at the time it was brought was seen as the most perilous of the multiple legal threats Trump faced.
Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday dismissed the classified documents case against Donald Trump. Read her full order below: For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com