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Washington, D.C., Councilmember Trayon White Sr. was arrested on August 18 on federal bribery charges, accused of accepting $156,000 in cash to influence government contract decisions. The charges allege that White, who has represented Ward 8 since 2017, received payments to facilitate the extension of contracts valued at $5.6 million. According to the U.S. Attorney’s…
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Two transgender teens and their families in New Hampshire have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s law, HB 1205, which bans transgender girls from participating in school sports teams aligned with their gender identity. The plaintiffs, represented by their families, argue that the law is unconstitutional and discriminatory under both the Equal Protection Clause…
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Attorneys general from about two dozen U.S. states are seeking treble damages against Live Nation Entertainment and its ticket-selling unit, Ticketmaster, accusing them of monopolizing markets across the live concert industry. This updated lawsuit builds on a case originally filed in May. The U.S. Justice Department and several states had sued three months ago, aiming…
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A Black man from Georgia is suing Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta after the hospital allegedly lost a portion of his skull following a critical brain surgery. The plaintiff, Fernando Cluster, claims in his lawsuit that the hospital’s negligence resulted in significant medical complications, prolonged recovery, and emotional distress. Cluster’s ordeal began in September…
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Former U.S. Representative George Santos, who was expelled from Congress last year, is expected to plead guilty to criminal corruption charges on Monday, according to a source familiar with the matter. Santos, a Republican, faces federal charges including laundering campaign funds to cover personal expenses, charging donors’ credit cards without their consent, and receiving unemployment…
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A 71-year-old man who spent nearly five decades in prison for a murder he did not commit has been awarded $7.15 million in a settlement after it was revealed that police falsified witness statements to secure his conviction. Glynn Ray Simmons, the longest-serving inmate in U.S. history to be exonerated, was wrongfully imprisoned for 48…
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In a historic moment, prosecutors who secured Donald Trump’s criminal conviction on felony charges in May did not explicitly oppose his request to delay sentencing until after the Nov. 5 election. In a letter to Justice Juan Merchan, prosecutors with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office acknowledged Trump’s right to appeal a forthcoming ruling on…
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A Georgia family’s nearly seven-year battle for justice after an FBI raid on the wrong home continues to face legal roadblocks due to the doctrine of qualified immunity. The raid, which left a 7-year-old boy traumatized, occurred in 2017 when agents mistakenly swarmed the Atlanta residence of Curtrina Martin and her then-fiancé, Hilliard Toi Cliatt.…
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In what could soon become a legal battle that would draw national attention, a North Carolina man is seeking answers after his mother, Dana Jackson, 51, passed away during a Vodou retreat in Haiti. Jackson, who had traveled to Haiti with the goal of becoming a Manbo priestess—a role in the Haitian Vodou tradition involving…
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Bayer (BAYGn.DE) won a significant legal victory in its ongoing effort to limit liability from claims that its Roundup weed killer causes cancer. On Thursday, a U.S. appeals court ruled that federal law protects the German company from a lawsuit filed by a Pennsylvania landscaper. Following the decision, Bayer’s shares surged as much as 13.2%…
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