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A South African court has handed down life sentences to Racquel “Kelly” Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis, and associate Steveno van Rhyn for the human trafficking and kidnapping of six-year-old Joshlin Smith, The little girl disappeared from her home in February 2024 and has not been found. The three were each sentenced to life imprisonment…
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NBA player Zion Williamson is at the center of mounting legal controversy following the emergence of a civil lawsuit accusing him of rape, assault, and kidnapping. The lawsuit, filed by an anonymous plaintiff identified as “Jane Doe,” alleges that Williamson engaged in a years-long relationship marked by emotional abuse, physical violence, and threats to her…
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The sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs continued Friday with harrowing testimony from “Mia,” a former assistant to the music mogul and longtime friend of singer Cassie Ventura. Testifying under a pseudonym to protect her identity, Mia described enduring years of physical, verbal, and sexual abuse while employed by Combs —…
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Nearly four years after the tragic death of Lauren Smith-Fields, legal questions and calls for justice continue to reverberate nationwide. The 23-year-old Black woman was found unresponsive in her Bridgeport, Connecticut apartment on December 12, 2021—just hours after a date with a white man she met on the dating app Bumble. Despite glaring inconsistencies in…
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In a sharply worded dissent, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson condemned her colleagues for allowing the Trump administration to revoke humanitarian parole status for over 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela—sparking what she warned will be “needless human suffering.” The majority decision came Friday, May 29, when the high court granted…
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In dramatic testimony during Day 10 of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial, a former assistant to the music mogul accused him of kidnapping her and threatening to kill rapper Kid Cudi in a violent episode connected to Combs’ jealousy over a past romantic relationship. Capricorn Clark, who worked for Combs…
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In a major rebuke of presidential trade authority, the U.S. Court of International Trade on Wednesday ruled that President Donald Trump overstepped his legal authority when he imposed a series of sweeping tariffs recently—declaring that the measures violated the limits of executive power under federal law. The court’s three-judge panel found that the Trump administration’s…
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In a forceful and highly animated 73-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon has struck down a recent executive order signed by President Donald Trump targeting the Los Angeles-based law firm WilmerHale, declaring it unconstitutional “in its entirety.” Judge Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, rebuked Trump’s March 27 executive action titled “Addressing Risks…
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In a sweeping escalation of the Trump administration’s ongoing clash with U.S. higher education institutions, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered U.S. embassies worldwide to pause scheduling new student visa interviews pending expanded social media screening requirements. The directive, communicated through a diplomatic cable Tuesday, has sparked legal and academic alarm over its potential…
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National Public Radio (NPR) and three public radio stations based in Colorado have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a recent executive order by President Donald Trump that seeks to terminate federal funding for NPR and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). The plaintiffs claim the order constitutes a direct assault on First Amendment protections and Congressional…
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