A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old mother who called 911 to report a possible prowler outside her Springfield home. The sentence, imposed Thursday, is the maximum allowed under state law and concludes the criminal... Read More »
A federal judge has temporarily blocked immigration authorities from transferring or removing a 5-year-old Minnesota boy and his father while a legal challenge to their detention proceeds, raising legal questions about how immigration enforcement actions involving children are reviewed by the courts. U.S. District Judge Fred Biery issued the order... Read More »
Shaniqua Tompkins has challenged a lawsuit filed by 50 Cent’s publishing company, G-Unit Books, alleging that she signed a life-rights agreement nearly two decades ago under coercion, intimidation, and severe financial pressure. The lawsuit, filed in July 2025, seeks to stop Tompkins from publicly discussing her past relationship with the... Read More »
Two major social media companies have reached settlements in a California lawsuit alleging that popular platforms contributed to youth mental health harm through features designed to keep users engaged for extended periods. The settlements narrow the case as it continues against the remaining companies. Snap Inc., the parent company of... Read More »
Google has agreed to pay $68 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit alleging that its Google Assistant feature recorded private conversations on Android devices without users’ consent. The settlement was filed on January 26 in a federal court in California and requires approval from U.S. District Judge Beth... Read More »
Families of two Trinidadian men killed in a U.S. military missile strike last October have filed a federal lawsuit against the United States government, alleging wrongful death and unlawful killing. The case was filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and challenges a strike that... Read More »
Costco Wholesale Corporation is facing a nationwide class-action lawsuit in federal court alleging that the retailer misled consumers by advertising its Kirkland Signature Seasoned Rotisserie Chicken as containing “no preservatives” despite the inclusion of added ingredients that allegedly serve preservative functions. The lawsuit was filed on January 22 on behalf... Read More »
Nicki Minaj has paid a long-outstanding civil judgment that nearly resulted in the court-ordered sale of her $20 million Hidden Hills mansion, resolving a legal dispute stemming from allegations of an assault involving her husband at a 2019 concert in Germany. The resolution came just before a Los Angeles Superior... Read More »
Pras Michel has been denied bail while he appeals his conviction and 14-year federal prison sentence stemming from a sweeping foreign influence and financial crimes case, according to a ruling issued Tuesday by a federal judge in Washington, D.C. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly concluded that Michel failed to meet... Read More »
Slipknot has voluntarily dismissed a federal lawsuit it filed against the owner of Slipknot.com, ending, at least for now, a legal dispute over a domain the band alleged was being used to sell unauthorized merchandise. According to court filings, attorneys for Slipknot, operating through its corporate entity Slipknot, Inc., submitted... Read More »
Drake has formally appealed the dismissal of his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, arguing that a federal judge’s ruling shielding Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us” sets a troubling legal precedent for the music industry. In a 60-page appellate brief filed this week with the U.S. Court of... Read More »
Heather Taylor has refiled a civil lawsuit accusing musician Tommy Lee of sexually assaulting her during a helicopter flight more than two decades ago, relying on a new California statute that reopened the door for previously time-barred claims. Taylor initially brought the lawsuit in 2023, alleging that Lee assaulted her... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Education has paused plans to garnish wages and seize tax refunds from borrowers who have defaulted on their federal student loans, delaying enforcement measures that had been set to resume nationwide. The announcement, made on Friday, temporarily halts forced collection efforts affecting millions of borrowers whose... Read More »
A Los Angeles County judge has rejected Kanye West’s attempt to sharply curtail a lawsuit brought by a construction consultant who alleges he was exposed to dangerous working conditions during the renovation of the rapper’s former Malibu home. The ruling keeps the case on track for a March trial and... Read More »
Several siblings who allege they were sexually abused by Michael Jackson appeared in a Beverly Hills courtroom on Wednesday to oppose efforts by Jackson’s estate to force their claims into confidential arbitration. The family argues that a prior agreement with the estate was unlawfully designed to silence victims of childhood... Read More »
