A Pennsylvania appellate court ruled April 20 that the state constitution protects a right to abortion, striking down a decades-old law that barred the use of state Medicaid funds to cover the procedure. The decision by a divided panel of the Commonwealth Court addresses whether the state can limit access... Read More »
A federal judge in New Jersey has delayed the criminal sentencing of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma after deciding victims of the opioid crisis should be allowed to attend the hearing in person, with sentencing expected to clear the way for a settlement resolving thousands of opioid-related lawsuits. U.S. District Judge... Read More »
The family of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez has issued its first public statement following the formal murder charge brought against singer D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke. The statement comes days after prosecutors in Los Angeles County announced charges related to the teenager’s death. In their remarks, the... Read More »
Rapper Azealia Banks did not appear at a scheduled court hearing in Los Angeles on Tuesday, as legal proceedings continue in a civil case brought by her former manager, Jeff Kwatinetz. The hearing was held ahead of a bench trial set for May 5, which will determine the amount of... Read More »
A Los Angeles judge has ruled that actor Alec Baldwin must face a civil trial over his conduct during the fatal 2021 shooting on the set of the film “Rust,” allowing claims of negligence and emotional distress to move forward nearly five years after the incident. In a decision issued... Read More »
The criminal case against singer D4vd, born David Anthony Burke, has formally entered the court system, with the artist pleading not guilty to multiple felony charges tied to the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Burke appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom on April 20, where prosecutors from the Los... Read More »
Canadian rapper and singer Tory Lanez has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, alleging negligence and failure to protect him from a violent prison attack that left him seriously injured last year. The lawsuit stems from a May 2025 incident at the California... Read More »
FBI Director Kash Patel has filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic and one of its reporters over an article that he says falsely portrayed his conduct and damaged his reputation. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleges that the publication... Read More »
Proceedings began Monday at the Federal Court of Australia in Sydney in a defamation lawsuit filed against Rebel Wilson by actress Charlotte MacInnes, marking the latest development in a series of legal disputes tied to Wilson’s directorial debut, The Deb. MacInnes, who holds a lead role in the film, alleges... Read More »
The parents of rising singer d4vd are publicly defending their son following his arrest in Los Angeles on suspicion of involvement in the death of a 14-year-old girl whose remains were discovered last year in the trunk of a vehicle linked to the artist. Through their attorney, Dawud Burke and... Read More »
Cher has filed a new request for an emergency conservatorship over her son, Elijah Blue Allman, citing what court documents describe as a significant decline in his mental health, finances, and substance use. The filing, submitted in Los Angeles County probate court, marks the second time the singer has sought... Read More »
A federal jury has found that Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary violated antitrust law by unlawfully monopolizing key parts of the live-events business, handing a major victory to the coalition of states that continued the case after the U.S. Department of Justice settled its portion of the lawsuit last... Read More »
A federal judge in Florida has dismissed President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against media executive Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal, finding the complaint did not meet the legal standard required to proceed. In an order issued Monday, U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles ruled that Trump... Read More »
A group of U.S. senators is pressing a federal court in New York to take a closer look at a controversial settlement between Live Nation and the U.S. Department of Justice, raising concerns that the agreement may have been influenced by political pressure rather than public interest. In a letter... Read More »
A Los Angeles County judge has denied an effort by Motown icon Smokey Robinson to dismiss portions of a civil lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct and labor violations, allowing claims brought by two additional accusers to move forward, at least for now. The ruling, issued Monday by Judge Kevin Brazile, centers... Read More »
