Steve Jackson Rodriguez, 39, was a certified nursing assistant who worked nights at a Southern California group home for severely disabled children. While there, he committed a series of horrid child exploitation crimes, many of which he filmed. He was sentenced to life in prison for producing child pornography and... Read More »
Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the armorer involved in the fatal shooting on the set of the film "Rust," has filed a motion for a new trial or dismissal of her case. This motion comes in the wake of a judge's decision to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin... Read More »
On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was found guilty on all 16 criminal charges against him, including bribery. The verdict was reached in a federal court in Manhattan after a trial that spanned nine weeks and three days of jury deliberation. Despite the verdict, Menendez, who has been a Senator... Read More »
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a controversial law on Friday that prohibits school districts from implementing policies requiring schools to inform parents if their child requests a change in gender identification. The Safety Act, or AB1955, aims to protect LGBTQ+ students from potential harm in unsupportive home environments by preventing... Read More »
Shoe customizer Dominic Ciambrone, popularly known online and by his customers as The Shoe Surgeon, is facing a $60 million lawsuit from global footwear giant Nike. The lawsuit alleges that Ciambrone is using Nike's trademarks, selling counterfeit products, and has usurped the Nike brand through his work of creating custom... Read More »
Rosa Cuevas was an “uninvolved passenger” in a high-speed police chase that resulted in an injured officer and the death of a police dog. She sued the City of Tulare, California, as well as the officers and the local police chief for the injuries she suffered from three gunshot wounds... Read More »
Cities across the nation are evaluating the ordinances that impact the unhoused in their communities. Their efforts have been greenlit in part by a recent Supreme Court ruling that threatens to have a major impact on how cities manage the growing homelessness crisis, especially in hotbed areas like Los Angeles,... Read More »
As reported by Complex, Judge Ural Glanville has been recused from the high-profile gang trial involving rapper Young Thug, according to court documents from Fulton County. The decision followed requests from two defendants for his recusal, which were based on concerns over a meeting the judge had with prosecutors and... Read More »
Nicholas Needham was accused of being a sexually violent predator (SVP) in 2016. The California Department of State Hospitals (DSH) appointed two doctors to evaluate him prior to trial. Each determined that Needham had a mental illness that made him likely to engage in sexual violence. They suggested he be... Read More »
On Friday (July 12), U.S. District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall dismissed a New York state trooper’s retaliation claim portion of a lawsuit against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo while keeping the sexual harassment claim against him untouched. The basis of her ruling was that the alleged retaliatory action had... Read More »
The Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Tennessee statute that prohibits transgender individuals from changing the sex listed on their birth certificates. The ruling, delivered on Friday, dismissed constitutional challenges based on equal protection and due process grounds. A group of transgender women born in Tennessee brought the... Read More »
A New Mexico judge has dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin, citing prosecutorial misconduct and the withholding of critical evidence. The decision brings an unexpected and dramatic end to the high-profile case stemming from the tragic on-set shooting that killed "Rust" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021. On Friday,... Read More »
Thursday (July 11), the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that college players in Division I revenue-generating sports, such as football and basketball, cannot be categorically excluded from U.S. labor protections. This ruling challenges the NCAA's longstanding stance that athletes are "student-athletes, " not employees. The decision came in... Read More »
The Beastie Boys have initiated legal action against Brinker International, the parent company of Chili’s, alleging the unauthorized use of their 1994 hit “Sabotage” in a social media advertisement. Filed in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday, the lawsuit contends that Brinker International infringed on the group’s copyrights by using the... Read More »
Kevin Hart is facing a $12 million lawsuit filed by his former friend Jonathan "J.T." Jackson over an alleged breach of contract related to the 2017 sex-tape scandal that involved Hart. The legal dispute, brought to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, centers on Hart's failure to adhere to the... Read More »
