Legal News

  • Everything We Know About YSL’s RICO Case And Timeline Of Key Events

    In the aftermath of Young Thug’s entanglement in a sprawling RICO case, a message surfaced from him during a jail stint. The rapper urged support for the Protect Black Art petition, aiming to safeguard artistic expression from legal repercussions. The petition, championed by 300 Entertainment co-founder Kevin Liles and Atlanta Records COO Julie Greenwald, seeks…

  • Four More States Join Justice Department’s Suit Against Apple For Monopolizing Smartphone Markets

    The Attorneys General of Indiana, Massachusetts, Nevada and Washington on June 11, 2024, joined the civil antitrust lawsuit brought by the Justice Department, 15 states and the District of Columbia against Apple. The suit, file in March, accuses Apple of monopolizing multiple smartphone markets in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act. The department…

  • Trump Undergoes Virtual Probation Interview Ahead Of Sentencing

    Former President Donald Trump is set to undergo a virtual interview with a probation official from the New York City Probation Department. This interview which the New York Times reports happened on Monday, June 10, 2020, follows Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying documents, marking a significant legal milestone as he becomes the…

  • Senate Panel To Weigh Novo Nordisk Subpoena Over Ozempic, Wegovy Prices

    The U.S. Senate health panel announced on Tuesday that it would vote this month on whether to subpoena Novo Nordisk to address questions about the high U.S. prices for its weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, which are significantly higher than those in other countries. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)…

  • California Socialite Sentenced To 15 Years To Life For 2020 Hit-And-Run Deaths Of Two Young Brothers

    A Southern California socialite, Rebecca Grossman, has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for the hit-and-run deaths of two young brothers in a crosswalk over three years ago. The sentencing was handed down on Monday, June 10, 2024. Grossman, the wife of a prominent Los Angeles burn doctor, was found guilty of…

  • Harvey Weinstein Appeals LA Conviction, Alleging Unfair Trial

    Harvey Weinstein’s legal team has launched an appeal, contending that the disgraced film producer was deprived of a fair trial during his 2022 conviction for rape and sexual assault in Los Angeles. Weinstein, sentenced to 16 years in prison, asserts that crucial evidence was improperly excluded, hindering his ability to present a robust defense. This…

  • Manhattan DA To Testify To House Committee After Trump Sentencing

    Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will testify before Congress on July 12, one day after former U.S. President Donald Trump receives his sentence in the hush money case. A source familiar with the matter confirmed this on Tuesday. Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee announced on X that they also secured testimony from Matthew Colangelo,…

  • Man Who Drugged Daughter’s Friends At Sleepover Sentenced To 2 Years

    An Oregon man, Michael Meyden, was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to spiking his daughter’s friends’ smoothies with sedatives during a sleepover. The 57-year-old from Lake Oswego admitted to multiple felony counts in Clackamas County Circuit Court on Monday. Meyden pleaded guilty to three counts of causing another person to ingest…

  • President’s Biden Son Convicted Of Lying About Drug Use To Buy Gun

    On Tuesday, a jury convicted President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden of lying about his illegal drug use to buy a gun, making him the first child of a sitting U.S. president to be convicted of a crime. The 12-member jury in Wilmington, Delaware, the Bidens’ hometown, found Hunter Biden guilty on all three counts…

  • Fearless Fund CEO Arian Simone Urges President Biden To Act On DEI: ‘Issue An Executive Order’

    Following a recent appeals court decision, Arian Simone, the Founding Partner and CEO of the Fearless Fund, is calling on President Biden to take executive action to protect diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. This appeal comes in the wake of a ruling that bars the Fearless Fund from issuing grants exclusively to Black women-owned…