Legal News

  • President Biden Faces New Legal Hurdle as Judge Temporarily Blocks Immigration Program

    President Joe Biden’s immigration reform efforts took another hit this week after a federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked a key program aimed at providing undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens a pathway to legal residency. The decision by U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker marks the latest legal setback for the Biden administration as…

  • Special Counsel Asks Court To Revive Charges Against Trump In Documents Case

    Special Counsel Jack Smith urged a federal appeals court on Monday to reinstate the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of retaining classified documents, after a lower court dismissed the indictment in July. Smith’s legal team filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, based in Atlanta, requesting the overturn of…

  • Tennessee Man Charged with Threatening President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Former President Obama

    A Tennessee man has been charged with making online threats against President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and former President Barack Obama, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney Kevin G. Ritz for the Western District of Tennessee. The charges, announced on Friday, stem from social media posts made by Kyl Alton Hall on…

  • J&J in Talks With Holdouts to $6.5 Billion Talc Settlement

    Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced on Friday that it is negotiating with plaintiffs’ lawyers who have opposed the company’s proposed settlement of lawsuits alleging that its baby powder and other talc products caused cancer. The company aims to eliminate holdouts and finalize a $6.48 billion global settlement through the bankruptcy of a subsidiary company, following…

  • In a recent campaign speech, Vice President Kamala Harris vowed to revive bipartisan efforts to secure the U.S. border and reform the nation’s immigration system if elected president in November. Harris, drawing on her decades of experience in law enforcement, stressed the critical need for safety and security while also addressing the nation’s longstanding challenges…

  • Panel Upholds Sexual Misconduct Findings Against Ex-Alaska Judge

    A national judicial conduct committee has upheld a panel’s findings that a now-former federal judge in Alaska engaged in misconduct by having an inappropriate sexualized relationship with one of his law clerks and creating a hostile work environment for court employees. On Thursday, the Judicial Conference’s Committee on Judicial Conduct and Disability affirmed a decision…

  • Former Memphis Police Officer Emmitt Martin III Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Charges in Tyre Nichols Case

    Emmitt Martin III, a former Memphis police officer, pleaded guilty on Friday to three federal civil rights and conspiracy charges related to the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols, an unarmed 29-year-old Black man, who died after a traffic stop escalated into violence in January 2023. Martin’s guilty plea is part of a larger federal case…

  • Ex-FTX Executive Salame’s Partner Charged With Violating Campaign Finance Laws

    Michelle Bond, a former U.S. congressional candidate and the romantic partner of former FTX cryptocurrency exchange executive Ryan Salame, has been charged with violating campaign finance laws, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan stated that Bond, during her unsuccessful 2022 campaign for a New York congressional seat, illegally used $400,000…

  • Three Individuals Charged in Livestreamed Murder of Young Mother in Birmingham

    Three individuals have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Asia Alyce Poole, a 21-year-old mother, at a Birmingham, Alabama apartment complex. The tragic incident, which was broadcast live on Facebook, has led to charges against Justin Jamond Hendrix, 20, Taylor McCloud, 22, and Janiyah Hendrix, 19. Charges and Arrests Justin Jamond Hendrix…

  • Former Florida Deputy Charged with Manslaughter in Shooting of U.S. Airman Roger Fortson

    Eddie Duran, a former deputy with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Department, faces manslaughter charges following the fatal shooting of U.S. Airman Roger Fortson in May. The charge, detailed as manslaughter with a firearm, could result in a maximum of 30 years in prison. Details of the Incident Duran is accused of unlawfully using deadly force…