Criminal law—United States
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Senior U.S. lawmakers are threatening legal and congressional action against the Department of Justice (DOJ) after the Trump administration released only a partial and heavily redacted set of documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, despite a new federal law requiring full disclosure. At a press conference in Washington, D.C., on December…
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U.S. Justice Department Appeals Ruling That Tossed Indictments Against Letitia James and James Comey
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed an appeal challenging a federal judge’s decision that dismissed criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey, reopening a high-stakes legal battle centered on constitutional limits to prosecutorial authority. At the heart of the dispute is the legality of…
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Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has intensified his legal fight by filing a $100 million defamation lawsuit against NBCUniversal, Peacock, and Ample Entertainment. He is alleging that the documentary Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy spreads “outrageous lies” designed to destroy his reputation and prejudice his ongoing criminal case. The complaint, filed in New…
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Donald Trump is reportedly considering reclassifying marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act, a shift that could have sweeping legal and economic consequences for the U.S. cannabis industry. According to The Guardian and The Wall Street Journal, the proposal—originally advanced but never finalized by the Biden…
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In a closely watched federal trial that spanned nearly two months, music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was acquitted of the most serious charges of sex trafficking and racketeering but convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, resulting in a potential sentence of up to 10 years per count, though sentencing guidelines suggest…
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Jury Selection Begins in Arizona Trial of “Doomsday Mom” Lori Vallow Daybell Jury selection is set to commence on March 31, 2025, in the Arizona trial of Lori Vallow Daybell, the Utah woman convicted in Idaho for the 2019 murders of her two children. In Arizona, she faces a charge of conspiracy to commit murder…
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Actor Isaiah Stokes, known for his roles in “Blue Bloods,” “Power,” and “Law & Order: SVU,” has been convicted of second-degree murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the 2021 killing of Tyrone Jones. Following a two-week trial, a New York jury found Stokes guilty of executing what prosecutors…
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Jay-Z has been cleared of allegations in a now-dismissed lawsuit after newly surfaced audio evidence confirmed that the accuser, identified as “Jane Doe,” admitted her claims were fabricated at the direction of her attorney, Tony Buzbee. The revelations, first reported by ABC News and extensively covered by AmericanLawReporter.com, come as Buzbee faces mounting legal troubles,…
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing an indefinite delay in his federal corruption trial, but the case against him is far from over. On Friday, February 21, 2025, U.S. District Judge Dale Ho adjourned the trial—originally scheduled for April—while considering whether to dismiss the charges entirely. The judge instead appointing an outside lawyer…
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Reality TV star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian is facing a defamation lawsuit after mistakenly identifying a New York man as a Texas death row inmate in a social media post. The plaintiff, Ivan Cantu, a project manager from New York, claims Kardashian’s error has caused him significant emotional and reputational harm, according to legal documents…
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