Civil Procedure and Courts in the United States

  • How the $27 Million Renee Good Lawsuit Could Unfold in Court After Family Retains Firm That Represented George Floyd

    The family of Renee Nicole Good, the Minneapolis woman fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, has retained Romanucci & Blandin, the law firm that previously represented the family of George Floyd in a landmark civil rights case against the City of Minneapolis. The move signals that the litigation surrounding Good’s death…

  • Judge Angela Tucker Receives Racist Threats After Lowering Bond in High-Profile Texas Homicide Case

    Collin County District Judge Angela Tucker is facing a barrage of racist, misogynistic, and threatening messages following her decision to lower the bond for 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony, who has been charged in the fatal stabbing of fellow student Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas. Judge Tucker, who has served on…

  • Meta To Pay Trump $25 Million For Suspending His Accounts

    Meta Platforms has agreed to pay approximately $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by former President Donald Trump, following the suspension of his social media accounts after the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack. The settlement allocates $22 million to the nonprofit organization designated for Trump’s presidential library, with the remaining funds covering legal fees…

  • Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Locked in High-Stakes Legal Battle

    The legal feud between actress Blake Lively and her It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni has escalated, bringing crisis public relations and alleged misconduct into sharp focus. The controversy, outlined in a series of lawsuits filed over the past weeks, centers on allegations of retaliation, defamation, and misconduct during and after the…