345.73 — Criminal law (United States)
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The discovery of a decomposing body inside a Tesla registered to singer D4vd (real name David Anthony Burke) has sparked a wide-ranging death investigation and raised questions about potential criminal liability for registered vehicle owners when serious crimes intersect with their property. On September 8, 2025, Los Angeles police uncovered human remains concealed in the…
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The U.S. Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s request to lift a lower court order that restricted immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles, clearing the way for federal agents to resume large-scale immigration stops in Southern California. The Court’s decision, issued Monday, September, 8, 2025, freezes a temporary restraining order entered by U.S. District…
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A federal appeals court has upheld the $83 million defamation judgment against President Donald J. Trump in the high-profile case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll, marking another decisive legal setback for the president. In its ruling, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Trump’s arguments that presidential immunity shielded him from liability for…
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After more than three decades behind bars, 74-year-old Mary Virginia Jones has finally walked free, her wrongful conviction overturned after a long fight for justice. Jones, often affectionately called “Mother Mary” by family and friends, was convicted in 1982 in connection with the fatal shooting of two drug dealers. The tragedy that bound her to…
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New York Attorney General Letitia James is pressing forward in her high-profile case against former President Donald Trump. On September 4, James filed a notice of appeal seeking to overturn an August 21 ruling by a Manhattan appellate court that struck down a $454 million civil fraud penalty, which, with interest, has now grown to…
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The United States is deploying three Aegis guided-missile destroyers to waters off Venezuela, a move the Trump administration says is aimed at combating Latin American drug cartels designated as foreign terrorist organizations. The operation raises significant legal and geopolitical questions about the use of military force in international waters and the classification of transnational criminal…
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The FBI searched the Maryland home and Washington, D.C. office of John Bolton, former national security adviser to Donald Trump, as part of an investigation into the possible mishandling of classified information. The move underscores the sensitive intersection of national security law, executive privilege, and the government’s power to enforce secrecy agreements. What Triggered the…
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Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has scored a major legal victory after a judge dismissed the bulk of a lawsuit filed against him by Sara Rivers, a former member of the MTV reality show group Da Band. According to TMZ, the court threw out all 22 counts that Rivers filed against Combs, Bad Boy Records,…
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In a highly unusual and politically charged incident, three Democratic members of Congress from New York City — Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Rep. Nydia Velázquez, and Rep. Daniel Goldman — were reportedly locked behind a security fence for approximately 20–30 minutes during an attempted oversight visit to the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn on Wednesday,…
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A 22-year-old Florida man is facing first-degree murder charges after police say he fatally shot both of his grandparents and injured a neighbor during a violent altercation that unfolded at a home on Washington Avenue in Brevard County. Jeremyah Campbell, 22, was arrested and booked into the Brevard County Jail without bond after officers responded…
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