A divided New York appeals court on Thursday unanimously struck down a nearly half-billion-dollar financial penalty against US President Donald Trump as unconstitutionally excessive, while issuing a fractured ruling on the underlying fraud allegations that produced no clear majority. The five-justice panel of the Appellate Division vacated the entire $464.6 million disgorgement award, ruling it [...]The post New York appeals court tosses $465 million award in Trump civil fraud case appeared first on JURIST - News.