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The U.S. judiciary’s top policymaking body referred former Alaska judge Joshua Kindred to Congress for potential impeachment, even after his resignation, due to the severity of his “reprehensible” sexual misconduct. This decision, revealed in public records on Friday, explained why the U.S. Judicial Conference made the rare referral last week, certifying that the U.S. House…
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Terreionna Paschal, 32, has been sentenced to 23 years to life in prison for the murder of Cleveland State University professor Todd Morgan. Paschal, who pleaded guilty to the crime, was sentenced in Akron, Ohio, on Sept. 19, 2024, by a Summit County judge. The case has left a profound impact on both Morgan’s family…
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A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary filed for bankruptcy for the third time on Friday as the healthcare giant pushes forward with a proposed $10 billion settlement aimed at resolving tens of thousands of lawsuits accusing its baby powder and other talc products of causing cancer. More than 62,000 claimants have sued J&J, alleging that its…
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A small community in southeast Kentucky is grappling with the shocking arrest of Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, who has been charged with the first-degree murder of District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54. The incident occurred on Thursday in Mullins’ chambers at the Letcher County courthouse, leading to a call for improved courthouse security…
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Friday that it plans to seek sanctions against Elon Musk after he failed to appear for court-ordered testimony in the agency’s investigation of his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. In a filing in San Francisco federal court, the SEC stated it would request an order compelling…
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King & Spalding has urged a U.S. judge to dismiss a “misguided” lawsuit filed by Sarah Spitalnick, a white, female lawyer, who accuses the firm of bias due to its diversity-focused job program for early-career attorneys. In a Thursday night filing in a Maryland federal court, the firm argued that the program is not discriminatory,…
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Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal battle took a significant turn as a judge denied his bail request a second time, remanding the music mogul to custody pending trial on charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking. The charges, which have sent shockwaves through the entertainment industry, have prompted a strong defense from Diddy’s legal team, led…
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Morgan & Morgan has reignited an internet advertising dispute with another Florida-based law firm, accusing it of violating an agreement to avoid misleading customers through Google search results. Billing itself as the largest U.S. injury law firm, Morgan & Morgan filed a lawsuit against the 30-lawyer Morgan Law Group (MLG) on Thursday in an Orlando…
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Rapper Nelly is facing a lawsuit from his former group, the St. Lunatics, who allege that they were not properly credited for their contributions to his debut album, Country Grammar. The lawsuit, filed by Nelly’s childhood friends and former bandmates, claims copyright infringement, accusing the rapper of failing to acknowledge their work on several tracks…
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Marissa Calhoun and her partner, Stephen Castaneda, have filed a lawsuit against Reproductive Partners Medical Group (RPMG) and Dr. Andy Huang, accusing the Los Angeles fertility clinic of discarding their embryos, an incident that has left them devastated. Calhoun, an African American woman from Southern California, and Castaneda shared their painful experience as they seek…
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