Tanya Chutkan
Tanya Chutkan is a U.S. District Court Judge. In August 2023, she was assigned to oversee the case of former President Donald Trump after he was indicted on four charges relating to efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Judge Chutkan calls Presidents Day hearing in DOGE case
Fourteen states are trying to stop the firing of civil rights officers, among many federal cuts.
Jack Smith could get Aileen Cannon's Trump report veto overturned
Cannon, who was appointed by Donald Trump, has blocked the release of a report into his two federal prosecutions
January 6 accused ask to enter DC for Donald Trump's inauguration
Several alleged rioters have asked for permission to attend Trump's inauguration on January 20.
Read in full: How Judge Chutkan dismissed Donald Trump case
The election fraud case against Donald Trump has come to an end.
Could Donald Trump destroy Jack Smith evidence once he gets into office?
The Supreme Court has given Trump broad protection from prosecution, which could include indictment for destruction of evidence.
What happens to Trump's legal cases now?
The 2024 election is now over. Where do Trump's criminal cases go from here?
Donald Trump asks Judge Chutkan for court delay due to Hurricane Milton
Monday's filing requests that the court extend deadlines for several key actions in Trump's federal election subversion case.
Donald Trump faces legal abyss if he loses election
"If Trump loses the election, he is in serious jeopardy in the federal criminal cases," law professor Greg Germain told Newsweek.
Donald Trump files papers against Jack Smith after 'fire him' threat
Trump's lawyers filed papers after the former president said he would, if elected, fire Smith in a threat he made on Thursday.
Mike Pence's memoir plays key role in Jack Smith dossier against Trump
Pence's eye-rolling at Donald Trump's tweet is included in prosecutors' dossier.
Trump's demands of Judge Chutkan were just a "Hail Mary": Legal analysts
Legal experts Kimberly Atkins Stohr and Joyce Vance discussed Trump seeking more discovery from Special Counsel Jack Smith's team.
Judge Chutkan blaming Trump for "injecting politics" into case: Ex-attorney
Glenn Kirschner reacted to the release of a trove of heavily redacted evidence against Donald Trump in the federal election interference case.
Judge Chutkan unseals mountain of Donald Trump evidence from Jack Smith
A hoard of documents reveals Trump's alleged attempts to overthrow Joe Biden's win in 2020.
Jack Smith's evidence dossier against Trump made public: Key takeaways
Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered that the heavily redacted documents go public on Friday.
Jack Smith releases Donald Trump dossier of evidence—everything we know
Potentially explosive new evidence in Donald Trump's election-fraud case will be released on Friday.
Judge Chutkan "easily swats aside" Donald Trump's delay request: attorney
A batch of evidence in former President Donald Trump's election-fraud case will be released on Friday.
Donald Trump makes last-ditch attempt to stop new Jack Smith evidence
In a new court filing, Trump's lawyers warned "cherry-picked" evidence risks jurors having an "inaccurate picture of this case."
Judge Chutkan tells prosecutors to give Trump lawyers info from Pence probe
Chutkan directed prosecutors to turn over information on Mike Pence's handling of classified documents to Trump's team.
Judge Chutkan has "total lack of interest" in Trump election claim—attorney
More potentially embarrassing details in former President Trump's election-fraud case are due out on Thursday.
Judge Chutkan's new Trump case decision "comes with a catch"—Legal analyst
Chutkan unsealed the appendix of special counsel Jack Smith's new filing against Trump but gave him a week to try to block it.
Judge Chutkan Rejects Push to Reveal More of Jack Smith's Evidence
The judge on Friday denied a press coalition motion to unseal additional aspects of the special counsel's filings.
Jack Smith brief contains "damning allegations" against Trump—legal analyst
Professor Jonathan Turley responded to Judge Tanya Chutkan's order to release additional evidence ahead of the election.
Donald Trump faces deadline to stop Jack Smith evidence
Former President Donald Trump doesn't want additional evidence unsealed before the presidential election.
Jack Smith's evidence against Donald Trump to be unsealed, judge rules
Judge Chutkan's order was stayed for a week to let Trump's team "evaluate litigation options" before evidence is made public.
Jack Smith "outsmarted" Supreme Court in Trump filing: historian
Smith carefully presented the private actions that led to Donald Trump's attempted "coup d'etat," a top historian believes
Jack Smith's toughest challenge in prosecuting Donald Trump
Smith will have to convince a judge that high-level White House conversations were private, a legal analyst told Newsweek.
Why Donald Trump could be held responsible for attempted riot in Detroit
A Trump staffer allegedly wanted a riot outside a count center once it became clear that Joe Biden would win the Michigan vote.
Supreme Court "saving room" for upcoming Donald Trump case appeals: lawyer
A former prosecutor wrote she believes that the Supreme Court is leaving space for Trump legal challenges.
Jack Smith's new Donald Trump filing could "backfire": Legal analyst
Jonathan Turley wrote in a Saturday op-ed that Smith's latest court filing against Trump was a "raw political calculation."
Hillary Clinton says new DOJ filing "completely different" than Comey probe
Clinton said Saturday that Jack Smith's refiling against Trump in his federal election case doesn't violate "Department of Justice laws and regulations."
