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Television personality Wendy Williams is taking legal steps to regain control of her personal and financial affairs, enlisting high-profile attorney Joe Tacopina to challenge the court-appointed guardianship that has governed her life for over two years. Tacopina, known for representing high-profile clients such as A$AP Rocky, confirmed on the 2 Angry Men podcast that Williams…
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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Robin “Rocky” Myers, 63, to life in prison without parole, citing concerns about his guilt. According to the Associated Press, the decision halts the planned execution of Myers, who was convicted in 1994 for the 1991 murder of 69-year-old Ludie Mae Tucker in Decatur, Alabama.…
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Two young children, 9-year-old Darnell Currie Jr. and 2-year-old A’millah Currie, tragically lost their lives due to carbon monoxide poisoning inside a minivan parked outside Greektown Casino on February 10, the Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed. Initial reports suggested that the children may have succumbed to the freezing temperatures. However, further investigation by…
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After spending over a decade in prison for a crime she did not commit, India Spellman walked free on February 9, 2023, becoming the first woman in more than a generation to be exonerated in Philadelphia. Her release marks yet another case of wrongful conviction fueled by coerced confessions, prosecutorial misconduct, and systemic failures in…
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In a significant legal blow to the Trump administration, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, that the federal government must immediately disburse approximately $2 billion in frozen foreign assistance funds. The ruling upholds a lower court’s temporary restraining order against the administration’s 90-day pause on foreign development aid, marking a…
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In 2018, Charles Turner, a remarkably enterprising 18-year-old, found himself at the center of a high-profile fraud case after authorities accused him of attempting to defraud the Georgia Department of Revenue out of more than $25 million. While Turner now faces multiple felony charges, the sheer complexity of his alleged scheme has left many in…
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A Bronx daycare owner, Grei Mendez, has been sentenced to 45 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug charges stemming from the fentanyl-related death of a toddler in her care. The case, which shocked New York City, underscores the severe legal consequences of drug-related offenses in childcare settings. Mendez, 37, who operated the…
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Calvin Duncan’s story is one of perseverance, injustice, and an unrelenting pursuit of justice—not just for himself, but for countless others. After being wrongly convicted of murder in 1985 due to a mistaken eyewitness identification, he spent 28.5 years in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly known as Angola. The prison, which occupies 18,000 acres of…
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The US Department of the Treasury announced on Sunday the suspension of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), a key anti-money laundering (AML) law. The move by the Treasury is part of an effort to narrow its scope to foreign reporting companies. The decision, which halts enforcement of beneficial ownership reporting requirements for domestic entities, has…
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Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter has filed a lawsuit against his former sexual assault accuser, Jane Doe, along with her attorneys, Anthony Buzbee and David Fortney, and Buzbee’s law firm, alleging that the accusations against him were knowingly fabricated and motivated by financial gain. The lawsuit, filed on Monday, comes after Jane Doe voluntarily dismissed her previous…
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