A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law requiring ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, to divest its U.S. operations by January 19, 2024, or face an unprecedented ban on the popular social media app. The ruling is a significant victory for the Justice Department and opponents... Read More about Federal Appeals Court Upholds TikTok Ban
The family of Malcolm X, led by his daughter Ilyasah Shabazz, filed a civil lawsuit in Manhattan federal court Friday, claiming law enforcement deliberately failed to protect Malcolm X, then obstructed investigations to identify his killers. Malcolm X was assassinated sixty years ago in New York City, at the Audubon... Read More about Malcolm X’s Family Files Lawsuit Against F.B.I., C.I.A., and New York City Police, Alleging the Agencies Obstructed Murder Investigation and Failed to Protect Him
In California, the final days of a frenzied legislation session often lead to a rush of complex bills that pass under looming deadlines and perhaps less oversight than would be prudent. A case in point may be the recently passed lemon law amendment imposing a deadline for consumers to seek... Read More about Critics Call New California Lemon Law … a Lemon, Alleging Auto Industry Lobbyists Met With Attorneys in Secret Sessions to Draft It
All eyes are on the Supreme Court after oral arguments ended yesterday in a case requiring the justices to consider whether Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors violates the equal protection clause in the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. The case of US v Skrmetti was first brought... Read More about Oral Arguments End as Supreme Court Weighs in on Whether Tennessee Transgender Law Violates the 14th Amendment
Two female athletes and their parents from Martin Luther King High School in Riverside County, California, have filed a lawsuit against the Riverside Unified School District and other school officials. In their lawsuit, they allege that school officials violated their constitutional rights in favor of promoting an unqualified transgender athlete.... Read More about MLK High School Students Say School District Prioritized Transgender Athlete Over Female Athletes in New Lawsuit
Iconic pop singer Justin Bieber is facing a $380,349 bill for unpaid property taxes on his Coachella Valley home. When news of the unpaid property taxes became public, Bieber started cleaning house of his business advisers and said he is considering suing them, due to allegedly mismanaging money. The singer... Read More about Justin Bieber Faces Massive $380,349 Tax Bill for Coachella Valley Home’s Unpaid Taxes
An off-campus sorority party near Dartmouth College that was supposed to be a lively, light-hearted mixer instead transformed into tragedy and scandal after a 20-year-old student, Won Jang, drowned. According to authorities, Mr. Jang consumed alcohol at the party, along with other mostly underage attendees. Authorities said the alcohol was... Read More about Dartmouth College Sorority and Two Fraternity Members Charged With Providing Alcohol to Minors in Death of 20-year-old Student
The Rhode Island Attorney General, Peter Neronha, has filed a lawsuit against prominent real estate broker Kyle Seyboth and several of his associates, accusing them of orchestrating a deceptive “foreclosure rescue” scheme that preyed on vulnerable homeowners. The complaint, filed in Providence County Superior Court, alleges that the defendants exploited... Read More about Rhode Island Attorney General Sues Real Estate Broker Over Alleged Foreclosure “Bait and Switch” Scheme
A supervisory law enforcement officer working in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a federal agency under the Department of Homeland Security, was arrested for allegedly committing identity theft plus sharing confidential government records. The defendant Henry Yau, 41, is a resident of New York. He was charged with seven... Read More about FBI Announces Arrest of ICE Supervisory Deportation Officer for Identity Theft and Disseminating Confidential Government Records
When you think of football, quality time spent among friends and family is what usually comes to mind. This football season, however, the latest play is taking place off the field and in an Austin, Texas, courtroom. Local Austin news outlet KXAN reports that Tampa Bay Buccaneers star Baker Mayfield... Read More about Football Fouls: Star Quarterback Baker Mayfield Sues Father's Company for $12M
Special Counsel Jack Smith formally moved on Monday, November 25, 2024, to dismiss two high-profile criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump, citing a longstanding Department of Justice policy that bars the prosecution of a sitting president. The cases, which alleged Trump plotted to overturn the 2020 election and unlawfully retained... Read More about Special Counsel Drops Federal Cases Against President-Elect Trump Citing DOJ Policy
A federal judge in San Francisco dismissed a lawsuit on Friday, November 22, 2024, brought by University of Massachusetts professor Ethan Zuckerman against Meta, the parent company of Facebook. The case sought legal assurances that Meta could not sue Zuckerman if he released a browser extension called "Unfollow Everything 2.0,"... Read More about Federal Judge Dismisses UMass Professor’s Lawsuit Against Meta Over Planned Social Media Tool
StarKist, Bumble Bee Foods, and their parent companies have agreed to pay more than $216 million to resolve claims that they colluded to inflate prices for canned tuna, following years of litigation and federal investigations. The settlements, approved by U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw in San Diego on Friday, mark... Read More about Canned Tuna Giants Settle Price-Fixing Claims for Over $216 Million
A federal judge in Manhattan has once again denied bail for music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, citing his alleged "propensity for violence" and the risk of witness tampering in his upcoming trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. The trial, set for May 5, 2025, could result in a life... Read More about Sean 'Diddy' Combs Denied Bail Again Ahead of 2025 Trial on Sex Trafficking and Racketeering Charges
A Los Angeles judge has postponed a critical hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez, brothers convicted in 1997 of murdering their parents in their Beverly Hills home, pushing the date to late January to allow the new Los Angeles district attorney time to review the case. The decision follows renewed... Read More about Menendez Brothers Resentencing Hearing Postponed to January