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…
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…
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,…
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…
A JetBlue pilot was arrested at Boston Logan International Airport on a child sex crime warrant just before he was scheduled to fly from Boston to Paris. The suspect, identified as 33-year-old Jeremy Gudorf, was taken into custody after customs officers flagged the outstanding warrant during a routine flight crew check. The warrant for Gudorf’s…
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team is undergoing a significant change as defense attorney Anthony Ricco has formally requested to withdraw from representing the embattled music mogul in his federal sex trafficking case. Ricco, one of six attorneys on Combs’ defense team, did not provide a specific reason for his departure but made it clear that…
A federal judge in New York City has ordered attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Mayor Eric Adams to appear in court Wednesday, February 18, 2025, to address the DOJ’s controversial decision to drop corruption charges against Adams. The ruling follows accusations of a quid pro quo arrangement between the mayor and…