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The release of newly unsealed Jeffrey Epstein–related files has set off a fast-moving, multinational chain of legal and institutional responses, as prosecutors, governments, media organizations and law firms take action against individuals named or linked in the documents. What is emerging is a widening chronology of accountability efforts that now spans several jurisdictions and legal…
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The sentencing of former Illinois sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson to the maximum 20-year prison term for the killing of Sonya Massey marks a consequential moment in the legal treatment of police use-of-force cases—one that extends beyond a single courtroom in Springfield. Grayson, 31, was convicted in October of a lesser homicide offense after fatally shooting…
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A federal judge in New York has approved the Justice Department’s request to unseal grand jury materials from Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case, following Congress’ recent passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. In a four-page ruling Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Richard Berman emphasized that disclosure must protect the privacy and safety of victims,…
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Sean “Diddy” Combs is continuing to fight his federal conviction under the Mann Act, arguing that prosecutors relied on the wrong legal definition of prostitution when securing his guilty verdict. According to new court filings, Combs’ legal team is asking U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian to either acquit him of the charges or grant him…
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The American legal landscape reflects a patchwork of state-level variations, shaped by demographics, geography, culture, and legislative priorities. While all fifty states recognize and prosecute the full spectrum of crimes, patterns emerge that reveal which offenses are most prevalent in certain jurisdictions. Understanding these trends not only informs policymakers but also helps legal practitioners, scholars,…
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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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Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters announced that Officer Bowers, who was seen on a viral video punching a man during a traffic stop recently, has been stripped of his police powers—despite the State Attorney’s Office determining that no criminal laws were broken by any officers involved in the incident. At a press conference, Sheriff Waters released…
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Nearly a year after his conviction, the 2024 murder of Taya Ashton, a 20-year-old Black transgender woman, continues to reverberate across the nation. DeAllen Price, the man who fatally shot Ashton in her Maryland apartment, was sentenced to 60 years in prison, with 12 years suspended, effectively handing him a 48-year sentence for a crime…
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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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