"The Court should dismiss the indictment with prejudice," the adviser said in the one-line conclusion of his 33-page brief.

A court-appointed lawyer has advised a federal judge to let the Justice Department drop corruption charges against New York ...

Paul D. Clement also said a judge should not allow the Trump administration to use the court’s authority to compel Mr.

Judge Dale Ho sought the independent assessment from Clement after the Justice Department moved to dismiss the Adams case without prejudice, meaning the charges could be revived.

The amicus brief was written by Paul D. Clement, a noted conservative lawyer, at the behest of Federal District Judge Dale E.

A lawyer asked to offer independent arguments on whether to end the U.S. Department of Justice's corruption case against New ...

Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove had directed the acting U.S. attorney in New York, Danielle Sassoon, to drop the charges. Sassoon, who had just been appointed by Trump, and at least six other ...

The former U.S. solicitor general will submit written arguments Friday on whether to drop corruption charges against Adams.