Ho wrote that he was appointing Clement, who served as a solicitor general under former President George W. Bush, because Adams and the Justice Department are aligned in their positions and the motion to dismiss hadn't undergone "adversarial testing.

A federal judge indefinitely adjourned New York City Mayor Eric Adams' criminal trial on Friday, but did not yet dismiss the federal corruption charges. Judge Dale Ho adjourned the trial set to start in April, but is ordering both parties and an amicus ...