A coalition of hip-hop artists and legal advocates is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to examine a Texas death penalty case involving the use of rap lyrics as evidence. Among those supporting the appeal is rapper Travis Scott, whose legal team submitted an amicus brief arguing that prosecutors improperly relied... Read More »
A California jury has found rapper and fashion entrepreneur Kanye West, now legally known as Ye, partially liable in a civil lawsuit brought by a former worker who claimed he was injured while working on the artist’s controversial Malibu property renovation. The case, decided Wednesday, stems from a lawsuit filed... Read More »
Mickey Rourke has been evicted from his Los Angeles residence after a court ruled he failed to pay nearly $60,000 in overdue rent. According to court records from the Los Angeles County Superior Court, a judge ruled in favor of Rourke’s landlord in an unlawful detainer case after the actor... Read More »
Airbnb has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the City and County of San Francisco that sought roughly $120 million in tax refunds, ending a two-year dispute over how the short-term rental platform was taxed in its home city. Under the proposed agreement, neither side will pay the other. The... Read More »
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic filed two federal lawsuits Monday challenging the Trump administration’s decision to label the company a national security “supply chain risk” and cut off use of its technology across the federal government. The company argues that the action was unlawful retaliation for its refusal to remove safeguards... Read More »
Minnesota has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration over a pause in federal Medicaid funding. The state claims the federal government is “weaponizing Medicaid against Minnesota as political punishment.” The lawsuit was filed after the Trump administration announced it would withhold roughly $250 million in federal Medicaid matching... Read More »
Live Nation Entertainment and its ticketing subsidiary Ticketmaster have reached a settlement with the United States Department of Justice in a major antitrust case that began trial proceedings last week in New York. The agreement avoids the breakup of the two companies, which merged in 2010 and together dominate large... Read More »
A woman was arrested Sunday after allegedly firing multiple shots toward the Los Angeles–area home of Rihanna, authorities said. The singer was reportedly inside the residence at the time of the incident, though no injuries were reported. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers responded to reports of gunfire... Read More »
A New York Senate bill would bar artificial intelligence chatbots from presenting themselves as licensed professionals, such as lawyers, doctors, or therapists, when offering advice online. Supporters say the measure aims to prevent businesses from using AI tools in ways that could mislead consumers seeking professional guidance and potentially expose... Read More »
A coalition of 24 U.S. states filed a federal lawsuit on March 5 challenging the Trump administration’s newly imposed global tariffs, arguing the president unlawfully used a rarely invoked trade statute to reinstate duties after the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated much of his earlier tariff program. The lawsuit, filed in... Read More »
