In a bid to bolster the Department of Justice’s defense of a law aimed at forcing TikTok’s Chinese owner to divest its U.S. assets, a U.S. House committee has voted to release a transcript from a closed-door hearing in March. The law, signed by President Joe Biden in April, could result in a ban on…
Authorities have arrested two women in connection with the murder of Fasil Teklemariam, 53, whose body was discovered on April 5th in his apartment. Tiffany Taylor Gray, 22, and Audrey Miller, 19, face charges related to Teklemariam’s death, which involved blunt force trauma, stab wounds, and the severing of one of his thumbs, according to…
Comedian Kevin Hart is embroiled in a legal battle with his former friend Jonathan “JT” Jackson, who has filed a staggering $12 million lawsuit against him. According to court documents obtained by In Touch, Jackson accuses Hart of breaching a written contract, committing fraud, and intentionally causing emotional distress. Jackson, who claims a notable career…
Liberal Democratic U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced articles of impeachment against conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, her office announced on Wednesday. The effort has no chance of advancing in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, as the House must vote to impeach and the Senate must then vote to convict to…
A jury in Manhattan federal court convicted Archegos Capital Management founder Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang of fraud and other charges on Wednesday. Prosecutors accused him of market manipulation ahead of the 2021 collapse of his $36 billion private investment firm. The jury, which began deliberations on Tuesday, found Hwang guilty on 10 of 11 criminal…
Supporters of a ballot measure that aims to amend Arizona’s constitution to establish a right to abortion sued Republican lawmakers on Wednesday over the language used in a voter pamphlet. Arizona for Abortion Access, the group behind the ballot measure, argued that the phrase “unborn human” in the pamphlet is not neutral. They filed the…
In a notable legal battle, U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman, the oldest judge on the federal bench, lost her lawsuit challenging a suspension over concerns of mental deterioration. U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper dismissed her claims on Tuesday, ruling that the law underlying her suspension was constitutional. Judge Newman, who recently celebrated her 97th…