Michael Lacey, a co-founder of the notorious classified ad website Backpage.com, was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in federal prison and fined $3 million for a single count of money laundering. This case has exposed a yearslong scheme in which Backpage allegedly facilitated and profited from prostitution through its... Read More »
Yelp has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, accusing it of exploiting its dominant market position to stifle competition and boost its profits in local search markets. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in federal court in the Northern District of California, marks the latest in a series of legal challenges... Read More »
In the federal criminal case against Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, prosecutors have filed a superseding indictment after the U.S. Supreme Court granted Trump substantial immunity from prosecution for certain actions during his presidency. The new indictment, presented to a fresh grand jury that had not previously heard evidence... Read More »
A federal grand jury in Nevada has indicted two men, Wyatt Clifford Fain, 37, and Payden David Guy Cosper, 31, for allegedly toppling ancient red rock formations in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area earlier this year. The men, both residents of Henderson, Nevada, face serious federal charges, including injury... Read More »
Karen Read, a Massachusetts woman whose murder trial for the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, ended in a hung jury earlier this year, now faces a civil lawsuit from O’Keefe’s family. The suit, filed in Plymouth County Superior Court, also targets two bars—C.F. McCarthy’s and Waterfall... Read More »
A Michigan teen and her mother have filed a lawsuit against Judge Kenneth King of the 36th District Court after he issued a theatrical arrest of a teen during a field trip she took with her work-study group this summer. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday, Aug. 21, in the U.S.... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Tony’s Auto Center Inc., a towing company in Chula Vista, California, for allegedly violating the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by illegally auctioning off a car belonging to a deployed U.S. Navy Lieutenant. The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District... Read More »
The U.S. government and TikTok are locked in a contentious legal battle over access to classified evidence central to the government's efforts to ban the popular social media app. For over four years, federal officials have argued that TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, poses a national security threat.... Read More »
A U.S. District Judge in Louisville, Kentucky, dismissed part of the charge against two former police officers accused of falsifying a search warrant that led to the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, an unarmed Black medical worker, in her apartment in 2020. The officers, Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany were... Read More »
Several GOP-led states, including Texas, have filed a lawsuit against a federal program designed to provide a pathway to citizenship for nearly half a million immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens. The states argue that the program oversteps executive authority and could lead to significant changes in the immigration... Read More »
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the adoption of a final rule aimed at curbing the sale, purchase, and dissemination of fake reviews and testimonials. This rule, which will become effective 60 days after its publication in the Federal Register, marks a decisive step in the agency’s ongoing efforts to... Read More »
On Friday, the Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit against RealPage Inc., accusing the real estate software company of orchestrating a sophisticated yet illicit scheme that has led to higher rental prices for tenants nationwide. According to the complaint, RealPage's pricing software facilitated illegal coordination among landlords, allowing them to... Read More »
The families of two transgender high school students in New Hampshire have taken legal action against the state over what they say are violations of constitutional and federal law following the passage of a state bill that touts anti-transgender policies. The students are identified as 15-year-old Parker Tirrell and 14-year-old... Read More »
New York judge Suzanne Adams has ruled that actress Julia Ormond’s lawsuit against Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Disney, and Miramax, alongside disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein, will move forward. The ruling, issued on Monday, allows Ormond's claims of negligence and breach of fiduciary duty against the high-profile defendants to proceed, marking... Read More »
A recent Texas federal judge ruling has blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) attempt to implement a nationwide ban on noncompete agreements. This move is expected to ignite legislative efforts at the state level to restrict these agreements, particularly in the healthcare sector. The FTC had sought to prohibit nearly... Read More »