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Former attorney Alex Murdaugh faces a pivotal moment on Monday as he awaits sentencing for nearly two dozen financial crimes, while already serving two life sentences for the murders of his wife and son.
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After a trial that lasted almost two weeks, it took a jury three hours to return a guilty verdict for involuntary manslaughter against Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on “Rust.” After an investigation of cinematographer Haylna Hutchins’ death that took more than two years, it was a swift end. One case remains: Alec Baldwin, who held…
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On Friday, a federal judge mandated New Jersey to abandon its distinctive primary ballot design, which favors party-backed candidates, potentially disrupting the state’s political landscape significantly. The ruling, issued by U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi in Trenton, marked a triumph for Democratic U.S. Representative Andy Kim, who, along with two congressional candidates, had filed a…
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The Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that Meta Platforms cannot delay the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from reopening an investigation into alleged privacy failures by its Facebook unit, despite Meta’s pursuit of a lawsuit challenging the agency’s authority. The ruling, issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
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On Friday, a Texas appeals court upheld a previous injunction from a lower court, preventing the state from investigating parents who provide gender-affirming medical treatments to their transgender children.
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Kelly R, jokingly remarked, “I’m not receiving a hefty check!” as she assisted her daughters with homework in the kitchen of their Los Angeles residence.
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s current term features major cases involving former President Donald Trump’s ballot disqualification, his claim of immunity from prosecution, the abortion pill, gun rights, the power of federal agencies, social media regulation and Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement. Here is a look at some of the rulings already issued, cases already argued and cases still to be…
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Former billionaire and FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, faced the denouement of his meteoric rise as a judge sentenced him to 25 years in prison on Thursday. This sentence followed his conviction on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy related to the collapse of FTX in 2022, described by prosecutors as one of the…
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T-Mobile has secured permission to appeal a judge’s decision that allowed a potential class action lawsuit by millions of Verizon and AT&T subscribers to proceed. The lawsuit challenges T-Mobile’s $26 billion acquisition of rival Sprint in 2020. Illinois U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin ruled on Wednesday that T-Mobile can appeal his order to the 7th…
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Sean “Diddy” Combs has spoken out following federal raids on his properties in Los Angeles and Miami as part of a federal sex trafficking investigation. Through his lawyer, Diddy vehemently denied any wrongdoing and criticized the raids as excessive and unjustified In a statement issued by his attorney, Aaron Dyers, Diddy condemned the use of…
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