345.73 (Criminal Law—United States)
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President Donald J. Trump is now seriously considering a full presidential pardon for music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, less than three months before Combs is scheduled to be sentenced for a federal conviction in New York. The possibility of executive clemency has triggered renewed scrutiny of presidential pardon powers—especially in cases involving celebrity defendants and…
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The United States government has agreed to pay $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt, the woman fatally shot by a Capitol police officer during the January 6th, 2021 riot, in a rare unnegotiated settlement under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). The news was highlighted this week by Georgia attorney Stephanie R. Lindsey…
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Case Study: Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) — Expanding the Right to Counsel in State Criminal Trials Introduction In the pantheon of landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions, Gideon v. Wainwright stands as a powerful affirmation of due process and equal protection under the law. Decided in 1963, the ruling cemented the principle that the Sixth Amendment’s…
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In the ongoing federal trial against music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, what was expected to be a landmark RICO case—one that might expose a sprawling criminal enterprise—seems to be steadily narrowing in scope. At this point in the proceedings, the prosecution appears to be leaning heavily into allegations of domestic violence, as evidenced by the…
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Hollywood legend Nicolas Cage is facing a shocking lawsuit from his ex-partner, Christina Fulton, who accuses the actor of enabling their son Weston Coppola Cage’s violent behavior, which she says led to a brutal assault against her. Fulton, 57, claims she was viciously attacked by Weston in April 2023 inside his Los Angeles condo building,…
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Marsha Kearney, the mother of NFL wide receiver Rashee Rice, is facing legal scrutiny after being accused of multiple instances of theft. Court documents obtained by TMZ reveal that Kearney was arrested earlier this year on charges of property theft, months before being allegedly caught on camera in a separate theft incident on September 29,…
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Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Miami on multiple charges, including one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and five counts of wire fraud. According to CNN, The indictment, filed last week and announced on Friday by the US Attorney’s Office for the…
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