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Federal authorities have charged a 65-year-old Illinois man, Eric James Rennert, with making violent threats against a federal judge in Florida, according to an indictment revealed on Thursday. Rennert faces five federal charges for allegedly making interstate threats and threatening to assault, kidnap, and murder a federal judge. Prosecutors also accuse him of threatening to…
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Deveca Rose, a 30-year-old London mother, has been convicted of manslaughter following the tragic deaths of her two sets of twin boys, who perished in a house fire after being left home alone. On Dec. 16, 2021, the fire erupted in their Sutton residence, trapping Leyton and Logan Hoath, 3, and Kyson and Bryson Hoath,…
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Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, who has delivered major rulings against abortion rights, gun control, and Obamacare, took over as the new chief judge of the New Orleans-based court on Friday. Elrod, appointed by then-President George W. Bush, replaced Circuit Judge Priscilla Richman, a fellow Bush-era appointee who…
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Alkiviades “Alki” David, a Coca-Cola heir, has been ordered by a judge to pay nearly $1 billion in damages after being found guilty of sexually assaulting an employee, identified as “Jane Doe,” from 2016 to 2019. The ruling requires David to pay $900 million, comprising $800 million in punitive damages and $100 million in compensatory…
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Russell Simmons, the media mogul and co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, is facing serious legal consequences after failing to meet a $3 million settlement agreement with three women, including one of his sexual assault accusers. According to newly filed court documents, Simmons agreed to the payments in 2023 as part of a settlement to resolve…
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The July 2024 bar exam is shaping up to be a promising one for test takers, with rising pass rates bringing good news for law graduates and legal employers alike. As of Friday morning, more than half of U.S. states had reported results, and 18 of the 26 states saw higher overall pass rates compared…
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A former bodyguard for Sean “Diddy” Combs, known as “Big Joe,” is speaking out after being named in a recent sexual assault lawsuit. Big Joe, who worked for Diddy in the late 1990s, claims he has no connection to the allegations made against him and insists he has never met the woman who named him…
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The U.S. Supreme Court will begin its new nine-month term on Monday, tackling cases on critical issues such as gun rights, gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, online pornography, federal regulatory authority over nuclear waste storage and vape products, and securities fraud involving Nvidia and Facebook. Here’s a preview of some of the cases the…
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A judge ruled on Thursday that law firm Crowell & Moring cannot force its Washington, D.C., landlord to refund $30 million in rent paid while most of its lawyers worked from home during the pandemic. Judge Donald Tunnage of the District of Columbia Superior Court sided with Crowell’s landlord, The TREA 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue Trust,…
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Marsha Kearney, the mother of NFL wide receiver Rashee Rice, is facing legal scrutiny after being accused of multiple instances of theft. Court documents obtained by TMZ reveal that Kearney was arrested earlier this year on charges of property theft, months before being allegedly caught on camera in a separate theft incident on September 29,…
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