345.73 – Criminal law (United States)
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Chris Dunn, a Missouri man who spent nearly 35 years behind bars for a murder he has always maintained he did not commit, was officially declared innocent by a judge and released from prison on July 30 of last year. Dunn’s case has become emblematic of the failures within the U.S. criminal justice system and…
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Grammy-winning music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been denied bail for the second time as he awaits sentencing on federal prostitution-related charges, with a federal judge ruling that the 55-year-old remains a flight ris and that his legal team has failed to meet the burden for his release. In a sharply worded opinion issued Monday,…
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A Black lesbian couple is calling for accountability and federal hate crime charges after a violent encounter in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, escalated into an alleged racially motivated attack involving firearms, threats, and a car crash that left one victim with serious injuries. Amylah Majors, 25, and her wife, Jamaria Gaskins, 24, say they were physically…
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A high-profile defamation case filed by President Donald J. Trump against media mogul Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal has taken a new legal turn as Judge Darrin P. Gayles, the first openly gay Black man appointed to the federal bench, has been assigned to preside over the matter in the Southern District of…
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Legal observers say federal transfer may signal Maxwell could be preparing to share information on Epstein’s network Ghislaine Maxwell, the former British socialite convicted of child sex trafficking and sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for her role in Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal enterprise, has been moved to a more “favorable” federal facility in Texas—fueling…
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A federal judge has ordered media personality Milagro Cooper, widely known as Milagro “Mob Radio”, to pay $5,000 in attorney’s fees to the legal team representing hip-hop artist Megan Thee Stallion, following a July 14, 2025, hearing related to discovery disputes in an ongoing civil matter. According to the court’s order, the sanctions were imposed…
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Maurene Comey, a prominent federal prosecutor who played a central role in the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell, was abruptly terminated from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) on July 16, 2025, just days before the Department of Justice (DOJ) moved to unseal new grand jury transcripts related to the…
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As the high-profile racketeering and sex-trafficking trial of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs rounds up its third week in federal court, some of the prosecution’s key allegations have come into sharper focus. However, significant unresolved issues could ultimately shape the outcome of a case the government has framed as a sprawling criminal enterprise fueled by…
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In a significant development in the ongoing federal investigation into Sean “Diddy” Combs, Regina Ventura, the mother of singer Cassie Ventura, took the stand Tuesday and testified that Combs allegedly threatened to release explicit videos of her daughter in 2011 unless he was paid$20,000. The testimony was delivered during federal proceedings scrutinizing alleged sexual misconduct,…
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A 33-year-old Texas mother is facing criminal charges after allegedly helping her middle school-aged son prepare for a mass shooting at his school, according to authorities. Ashley Pardo was arrested this week after investigators determined she knowingly purchased military-grade ammunition, ballistic gear, and other tactical supplies for her son—despite being aware of his violent intentions.…
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