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  • North Carolina Voter ID Trial Commences Amidst Dispute Over Discrimination Claims

    The onset of a federal trial scheduled for Monday in Winston-Salem marks a pivotal moment in the legal battle surrounding North Carolina’s controversial photo voter identification law. The lawsuit, initiated more than five years ago by the state NAACP and various local chapters, challenges the constitutionality of the law enacted by the Republican-dominated General Assembly…

  • Jury Foreperson in New Hampshire Youth Center Abuse Trial ‘Devastated’ Over Potential Award Reduction

    In the lawsuit surrounding abuse at a New Hampshire state-run youth detention center, the jury foreperson expressed dismay over the possibility of reducing a $38 million award to just $475,000. David Meehan, the plaintiff, alleged negligence on the state’s part, claiming he endured repeated rape, beatings, and solitary confinement as a teenager at the Youth…

  • Man Who Witnessed George Floyd’s Murder Receives $150,000 Settlement

    Donald Williams, the man who witnessed George Floyd‘s murder and tried stopping the deadly arrest, will get a $150,000 payout from the City of Minneapolis for mental health issues he suffered from the encounter. According to the Star Tribune, officials unanimously approved the settlement on Thursday (April 25) after Williams sued the city last spring.…

  • Prosecutors To Give Historic Opening Statements Against Former President Trump

    In a groundbreaking legal development, prosecutors are poised to present a criminal case against a former American president to a jury on Monday. The trial will mark the first time in history that such proceedings will take place, as Donald Trump faces criminal accusations related to a hush money scheme aimed at silencing damaging stories…

  • 3 Workers Win Case Against Zurich American Insurance, Secure Landmark $80 Million Verdict

    In a landmark verdict, a Sacramento jury awarded over $80 million in damages to three former workers of Zurich American Insurance Co. in Northern California. The workers, Melinda Brantley, Nicholas Lardie, and Daniel Koos, were fired after taking “off-the-record” paid time off, according to Sacramento attorney Lawrance Bohm. The case, which originated from a lawsuit…

  • CNN Anchor Laura Coates Says She’s Traumatized After Seeing Man Set Self On Fire Outside Courthouse

    CNN anchor Laura Coates had a harrowing experience outside the Manhattan Courthouse, where she was covering the historic hush money trial involving Donald Trump. In a shocking turn of events, a man, identified as Max Azzarello from Florida, set himself on fire just feet away from her, causing panic among bystanders who mistook the commotion…

  • Former St. Louis Undercover Officer Beaten by Colleagues Awarded $23.5 Million

    A St. Louis judge awarded nearly $23.5 million to Luther Hall, a former police officer who was brutally beaten by colleagues while working undercover during a protest in 2017. The incident occurred during demonstrations following the acquittal of a former St. Louis officer, Jason Stockley, on a murder charge related to the shooting death of…

  • Trey Songz Settles $25 Million Sexual Assault Lawsuit with Woman, Avoids Trial

    Grammy-nominated singer Trey Songz, real name Tremaine Neverson, has settled a $25 million sexual assault lawsuit filed against him by a woman identified as “Jane Doe.” The confidential conditional settlement was disclosed in recent court documents, just before the trial was set to begin this fall. A trial was due to begin on Sept. 16…

  • 6 Key Takeaways From Day 1 Of Trump’s Hush Money Trial

    The start of the historic trial against former President Donald Trump unfolded on Monday, April 15, in Manhattan criminal court, marking the first-ever criminal trial against a former U.S. president. Trump, who pleaded not guilty last April to a 34-count indictment, appeared for the trial’s inaugural day, facing charges related to alleged hush money payments…

  • How A Hush Money Scandal Tied To A Porn Star Led To Trump’s First Criminal Trial

    It was the kind of tawdry tale that Donald Trump might have relished before politics: a porn actor claiming they had had sex. But on the eve of the 2016 presidential election, Trump feared the story, which he says is false, would cost him votes. So, prosecutors say, he arranged to pay Stormy Daniels to…