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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,…
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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…
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A federal appeals court in New Orleans decided on Monday not to adopt a first-of-its-kind rule at the appellate level regulating the use of generative artificial intelligence by lawyers. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced this decision after considering the use of AI in legal practice and receiving mostly negative public comments from…
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A legal assault on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is chipping away at its powers to oversee Wall Street, and this effort is likely to intensify with two imminent Supreme Court rulings. Last week, a U.S. appeals court overturned a major SEC rule that imposed stricter oversight of private funds, delivering a fresh blow…
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Legal proceedings resumed on Thursday, May 30, 2024, as former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective Roger Golubski faced mounting allegations of sexual abuse and trafficking, sparking renewed calls for accountability within the legal community. Amidst a backdrop of impassioned protests outside the courthouse, survivors bravely shared their stories of trauma inflicted by Golubski, shedding light…
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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the federal government has been underfunding Native American tribes administering their own healthcare programs for 30 years and must pay potentially hundreds of millions more going forward. In a 5-4 ruling, the court found that federal law requires the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to cover…
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A court-appointed panel has recommended how to allocate a pool of $2.13 billion in legal fees from nationwide drug industry settlements over the U.S. opioid crisis, with top firms set to receive hundreds of millions of dollars. The panel awarded national firm Motley Rice the largest share, at 18.6% of the funds, or $396 million.…
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The families of the Sandy Hook massacre victims claimed victory in Alex Jones’ bankruptcy case, accepting his proposal to sell his assets, including InfoWars, to partially pay the legal judgments for his lies about the 2012 U.S. school shooting. Seventeen months after filing for U.S. bankruptcy protection, Jones has abandoned efforts to negotiate a bankruptcy…
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Hunter Biden’s daughter testified on Friday in her father’s defense, stating that he seemed to respond well to drug treatment in the weeks before he bought a gun that prosecutors allege he obtained illegally by not disclosing his addiction. Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, pleaded not guilty in federal court to felony…
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Alphabet’s Google avoided a jury trial over its alleged digital advertising dominance after the company paid $2.3 million to cover the U.S. government’s claim for monetary damages, a federal judge ruled on Friday. Because judges directly hear non-monetary demands in antitrust cases, Google’s payment means it bypasses a jury trial. The company noted that this…
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