Legal News

  • Trump Loses Appeal Of Gag Order In Hush Money Criminal Case

    On Thursday, a New York state appeals court rejected Donald Trump’s challenge to a gag order in his hush money criminal case. Trump, convicted in May on charges related to hush money paid to a porn star, cannot publicly comment on individual prosecutors and others involved in the case until Justice Juan Merchan sentences him…

  • Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Introduces ‘No Kings Act’ to Remove Presidential Immunity from Criminal Prosecution

    Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has introduced the “No Kings Act,” a landmark piece of legislation aimed at removing immunity from federal criminal prosecution for U.S. presidents and vice presidents. Introduced on Thursday, the No Kings Act asserts that U.S. presidents and vice presidents are not above the law and cannot claim immunity from federal…

  • Appeals Court Blocks Biden Administration Net Neutrality Rules

    On Thursday, a U.S. appeals court blocked the Federal Communications Commission’s efforts to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules. Broadband providers are likely to succeed in their legal challenge against these rules. In April, the FCC, voting along party lines, decided to reassume regulatory oversight of broadband internet and reinstate the open internet rules initially adopted…

  • Vybz Kartel Freed After 13 Years In Jail For Murder

    Vybz Kartel, the influential dancehall artist born Adidja Azim Palmer, was released from prison on Wednesday after spending 13 years behind bars. The Jamaica Court of Appeal ruled unanimously against a retrial for Kartel and his co-defendants, Shawn Campbell, Kahira Jones, and Andre St. John, in connection with the 2011 murder of Clive “Lizard” Williams.…

  • Senate Approves Bill To Create 66 New Federal Judgeships

    On Thursday, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved a bipartisan proposal to add 66 new judges to understaffed federal district courts across the country over the next decade. If enacted, this proposal would mark the first major expansion of the judiciary since 1990. The bill, which passed by unanimous consent, aims to address longstanding requests from…

  • Federal Judge Signals Likelihood of Overturning $4.7 Billion Verdict Against NFL

    A federal judge indicated on Wednesday that he is likely to overturn the $4.7 billion damages award recently granted by a jury to NFL Sunday Ticket subscribers. The verdict was returned last month in a case alleging that the National Football League (NFL) conspired with DirecTV to artificially inflate the price of the Sunday Ticket…

  • President Biden Issues Directive to Disrupt Fentanyl Supply Chain

    On August 1, 2024, President Joe Biden issued a national security memorandum directing federal agencies to intensify their efforts in disrupting the supply chain of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. This order marks a significant escalation in the administration’s strategy to combat the opioid epidemic, a key focus of Biden’s Unity Agenda since taking office.…

  • Appeals Court Lets Texas Keep River Barrier Against Border Crossings

    Texas can keep a 1,000-foot (300-meter) floating barrier in the Rio Grande to deter illegal border crossings by migrants, a U.S. appeals court ruled, rejecting a challenge by President Joe Biden’s administration. On Wednesday, the full New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a preliminary injunction granted by a lower court, which had…

  • Lucinda Cross Champions Voting Rights for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

    Lucinda Cross, founder and CEO of the nonprofit organization Activate Your Life, is making significant strides in ensuring that formerly incarcerated individuals understand and exercise their voting rights. Since establishing her nonprofit in 2015, Cross has focused on assisting formerly incarcerated women and youth aged 18 to 24 in reintegrating into society. A key aspect…

  • R. Kelly Petitions Supreme Court to Overturn Federal Sex Convictions

    On July 30, 2024, R. Kelly, the convicted recording artist, submitted a petition to the Supreme Court seeking to overturn his federal convictions for sex crimes. Kelly’s attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, contends that the convictions from his Chicago trial—specifically for possession of child pornography and enticing minors to engage in sexual activity—should be vacated due to…