Legal News
-
A federal judge handed down a life sentence to Charles Barrett, a professional rock climber convicted of aggravated sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact at Yosemite National Park in 2016. Despite the severity of his crimes, Barrett exhibited no signs of remorse, maintaining his innocence and portraying himself as a victim of false accusations. Prosecutors…
-
A Georgia appeals court paused the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of seeking to subvert the 2020 election. The court will consider Trump’s bid to disqualify lead prosecutor Fani Willis, according to a court order on Wednesday. This order stops the case against Trump and 14 co-defendants from moving toward trial while Trump appeals a…
-
Federal prosecutors in Hunter Biden’s gun trial persisted in detailing his drug issues, presenting evidence of his addiction to illustrate that he allegedly lied on a firearm purchase form. First Lady Jill Biden made her third appearance at court on Wednesday, showing support for her son before her upcoming trip to France to meet President…
-
On Tuesday, Donald Trump asked the judge who oversaw his criminal trial on charges related to hush money paid to a porn star to lift a gag order on the case. The former U.S. president was convicted last week. Before the trial began in April, Justice Juan Merchan restricted Trump’s public statements about jurors, witnesses,…
-
Sean Kingston, born Kisean Anderson, finds himself in legal trouble once again as he sits in a Florida jail, facing charges of fraud totaling a staggering $1 million. The allegations against him include stealing nearly $500,000 in jewelry, over $200,000 from Bank of America, $160,000 from an Escalade dealer, more than $100,000 from First Republic…
-
On Tuesday, a Pennsylvania judge reduced a $2.25 billion U.S. verdict against Bayer (BAYGn.DE) to $400 million. This decision involved a Pennsylvania man, John McKivison, who claimed he developed cancer from exposure to the company’s Roundup weedkiller. A jury in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas determined that McKivison’s non-Hodgkins lymphoma resulted from using Roundup…
-
In a legal development on June 4, 2024, a Michigan man received a 26-month prison sentence followed by three years of supervised release for his involvement in a hate crime conspiracy targeting Black and Jewish individuals. Nathan Weeden, 24, from Houghton, was found guilty in January of conspiring with members of a white supremacist group…
-
On Tuesday, prosecutors in the historic criminal trial of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden told jurors that overwhelming evidence shows Hunter lied to hide his drug addiction so he could illegally buy a gun. The defense argued that he had no intent to deceive. In federal court in Delaware, jurors heard opening statements from…
-
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) must pay $260 million to an Oregon woman who developed mesothelioma, a deadly cancer linked to asbestos exposure, after inhaling the company’s talc powder, a jury ruled on Monday. The verdict from the 4th Judicial District Circuit Court in Portland comes as Johnson & Johnson continues to pursue a proposed $6.48…
-
A Georgia appeals court will hear arguments in October to determine whether to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting Donald Trump for attempting to overturn his 2020 defeat, a schedule likely to postpone the trial until after the Nov. 5 election. The court will examine whether Willis’ past affair with her former…
Categories
About Us
Follow Us
Never miss a story
Get the latest news straight to your inbox.
Copyright 2025 American Law Reporter. All rights reserved.