WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti’s appeal of his convictions for attempting to extort the sportswear company Nike. The court left in place ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Michael Avenatti's appeal request, upholding a conviction for plotting to extort $25 million from Nike. "The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied," the ...

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Avenatti's claim that there was insufficient evidence to support his February 2020 conviction on charges of extortion and honest-services fraud for ...

The Supreme Court rejected Michael Avenatti’s attempt to get a review of his convictions stemming from his former representation of Stephanie Clifford, aka Stormy Daniels, who testified against ...

Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti has had his prison sentence for financial fraud reduced from an initial 14 years to just under eight following a resentencing hearing on Thursday in Los Angeles.

One cynical explanation: Earlier this year, the Supreme Court rejected Avenatti's appeal of his 2021 conviction in the Nike case, and although his 14-year sentence was last month sent back to a ...

Until today, Avenatti had had little luck in the appellate courts. In March, a Second Circuit panel rejected his appeal of that conviction, just as it had in 2023 for his conviction in the Nike case.

Michael Avenatti during a news conference in Chicago on July 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky, File) LOS ANGELES (CN) — Disbarred attorney Michael Avenatti, who gained fame for representing adult film ...

Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels’ Former Lawyer, ... One cynical explanation: Earlier this year, the Supreme Court rejected Avenatti’s appeal of his 2021 conviction in the Nike case, ...

Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti has had his prison sentence for financial fraud reduced from an initial 14 years to just under eight following a resentencing hearing on Thursday in Los Angeles.

U.S. District Judge James V. Selna resentenced Avenatti to 135 months — a little more than 11 years — but credited him 40 months for the time he has served in prison for stealing nearly ...