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  • Judge Dismisses Third Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Over Plaintiff’s Anonymity

    In a recent legal development, U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman dismissed a sexual assault lawsuit against music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. The plaintiff, identified as Jane Doe, alleged that Combs raped her at a party in 1995 at Elks Plaza in New York City. Initially filing the complaint under a pseudonym, the court denied…

  • SCOTUSblog Founder Tom Goldstein Arrested Amid Allegations of Fraud, Witness Tampering

    Tom Goldstein, the renowned Supreme Court litigator and founder of SCOTUSblog, was arrested Monday after prosecutors argued he posed an “urgent risk of flight” due to his undisclosed cryptocurrency transactions, according to court filings. Federal prosecutors allege that Goldstein, who was charged in January in a 22-count indictment for tax fraud and making false statements…

  • ‘Sedition Panda’ Convicted For Attacking Officers During Capitol Riot

    Jesse James Rumson, the January 6 rioter dubbed “Sedition Panda” for wearing a bear costume headpiece during the attack on the U.S. Capitol, has been convicted for his actions that day. Rumson, 38, of Florida, was found guilty of multiple charges, including civil disorder, assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers, trespassing, engaging in physical violence in…

  • Ex-Police Officer Charged with Federal Civil Rights, Kidnapping And Weapons Offenses Related To Fatal Shooting

    A federal grand jury in Memphis, Tennessee, has returned an eight-count indictment against former Memphis Police Officer Patric J. Ferguson. The indictment charges Ferguson with federal civil rights violations, kidnapping, and weapons offenses in connection with the fatal shooting of a victim identified as R.H. Additionally, Ferguson and civilian Joshua M. Rogers face federal charges…