Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is facing new legal challenges after being sued on Monday in Houston for sexual assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The latest allegations come from a woman using the alias "Jane Doe," who claims the incident occurred during a date with Watson in... Read More »
DirecTV has lodged a formal complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against Disney, accusing the media giant of failing to “negotiate in good faith” amidst an ongoing distribution dispute. The conflict erupted after the previous agreement between the two companies expired on September 1, leading Disney-owned channels, including ESPN... Read More »
Tyreek Hill, a star wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins, was handcuffed and placed face down on a street outside Hard Rock Stadium early on Sunday morning. The incident occurred after Hill was stopped for speeding and reckless driving before the Dolphins’ season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The arrest,... Read More »
Texas has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration to challenge a federal rule designed to protect the privacy of women seeking abortion care in states where it remains legal. The suit, initiated by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in federal court, aims to overturn a regulation issued by the... Read More »
Donald Trump's sentencing, originally scheduled for September 18, was delayed by New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, who set a new date of November 26, 2024. In his ruling on Friday, Merchan emphasized the importance of maintaining the court's impartiality, stating that the delay is intended to prevent any... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched a civil rights investigation into two California state prisons following allegations of systemic sexual abuse of female inmates by correctional officers. Announced on Wednesday, the federal inquiry will examine claims of misconduct at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla and the... Read More »
The attorneys general of Washington, D.C., and Maryland have jointly filed a lawsuit against three Maryland-based gun shops, alleging that they knowingly sold firearms to individuals they should have recognized as "straw purchasers." Straw purchasing involves buying a firearm on behalf of another person who is prohibited by law from... Read More »
Six of the nation’s largest book publishers, joined by the Authors Guild and several high-profile authors, students, and parents, have filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Education, challenging a controversial 2023 state law that restricts books in school libraries. The plaintiffs argue that the law, known as HB... Read More »
Michael Lacey, a co-founder of the notorious classified ad website Backpage.com, was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in federal prison and fined $3 million for a single count of money laundering. This case has exposed a yearslong scheme in which Backpage allegedly facilitated and profited from prostitution through its... Read More »
A federal grand jury in Nevada has indicted two men, Wyatt Clifford Fain, 37, and Payden David Guy Cosper, 31, for allegedly toppling ancient red rock formations in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area earlier this year. The men, both residents of Henderson, Nevada, face serious federal charges, including injury... Read More »
Karen Read, a Massachusetts woman whose murder trial for the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, ended in a hung jury earlier this year, now faces a civil lawsuit from O’Keefe’s family. The suit, filed in Plymouth County Superior Court, also targets two bars—C.F. McCarthy’s and Waterfall... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Tony’s Auto Center Inc., a towing company in Chula Vista, California, for allegedly violating the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by illegally auctioning off a car belonging to a deployed U.S. Navy Lieutenant. The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District... Read More »
The U.S. government and TikTok are locked in a contentious legal battle over access to classified evidence central to the government's efforts to ban the popular social media app. For over four years, federal officials have argued that TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, poses a national security threat.... Read More »
A U.S. District Judge in Louisville, Kentucky, dismissed part of the charge against two former police officers accused of falsifying a search warrant that led to the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, an unarmed Black medical worker, in her apartment in 2020. The officers, Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany were... Read More »
Several GOP-led states, including Texas, have filed a lawsuit against a federal program designed to provide a pathway to citizenship for nearly half a million immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens. The states argue that the program oversteps executive authority and could lead to significant changes in the immigration... Read More »
