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U.S. antitrust regulators actively presented their case to block Kroger’s $25 billion bid to acquire rival grocer Albertsons. The trial will wrap up on Tuesday, but the legal battle over the merger is far from over, with two more trials this month addressing concerns that the merger could increase grocery prices. For the past three…
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Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is seeking release on a $50 million bond following his recent arrest on charges related to sex trafficking. Prosecutors, however, are pushing back, arguing that Combs poses a significant flight risk. In a formal proposal, Diddy challenges these claims, making clear his commitment to comply with legal proceedings and offering…
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Sean “Diddy” Combs used his fame as one of hip-hop’s biggest stars to coerce women into demeaning sex acts as part of a decades-long scheme involving sex trafficking and racketeering, according to a federal indictment unsealed on Tuesday. Prosecutors stated that starting in 2009, Combs leveraged his vast media empire, including his record label Bad…
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Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus became emotional as she faced the man who attacked her earlier this year during his attempted murder trial. The traumatic incident occurred on January 3, when defendant Debra Redden lunged at the judge in court, knocking her into a wall with such force that her shoes were…
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Pop star Miley Cyrus copied Bruno Mars’ hit “When I Was Your Man” in her number-one single “Flowers,” according to a copyright lawsuit filed in California federal court. The complaint, filed by music-rights owner Tempo Music Investments on Monday, claims that “Flowers” replicates “numerous melodic, harmonic, and lyrical elements” from Mars’ 2013 chart-topping song. Spokespeople…
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A lawyer representing TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance urged a federal appeals court on Monday to block a U.S. law that would ban the app, which is used by 170 million Americans, starting January 19. The lawyer, Andrew Pincus, argued that the ban violates free speech protections under the U.S. Constitution. However, the…
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Viola Fletcher and Lessie Benningfield Randle, the last living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, face a significant legal setback following the recent dismissal of their lawsuit against the city of Tulsa. The Oklahoma Supreme Court has declined to rehear the case, which was initially dismissed in June. The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, also…
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A federal judicial panel has rejected a misconduct complaint against two of the 13 judges who signed a letter in May announcing a boycott of hiring law clerks from Columbia University. The boycott was in response to the university’s handling of pro-Palestinian student demonstrations related to Israel’s war in Gaza. On August 12, the 11th…
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Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs has been arrested in Manhattan following an indictment handed down by a grand jury on Monday eveningm Sept. 16. The New York Times reported the development, citing “a person familiar with the indictment,” though specific details of the charges remain undisclosed. Combs’ attorney, Marc Agnifilo, expressed disappointment with…
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The Supreme Court will have an opportunity to further erode the authority of federal regulatory agencies in a case involving the vape industry, following other major rulings. As the justices prepare for a new term featuring significant business-related questions, they will address these issues over a nine-month period beginning on October 7. This term will…
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