A supervisory law enforcement officer working in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a federal agency under the Department of Homeland Security, was arrested for allegedly committing identity theft plus sharing confidential government records. The defendant Henry Yau, 41, is a resident of New York. He was charged with seven... Read More »
When you think of football, quality time spent among friends and family is what usually comes to mind. This football season, however, the latest play is taking place off the field and in an Austin, Texas, courtroom. Local Austin news outlet KXAN reports that Tampa Bay Buccaneers star Baker Mayfield... Read More »
Special Counsel Jack Smith formally moved on Monday, November 25, 2024, to dismiss two high-profile criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump, citing a longstanding Department of Justice policy that bars the prosecution of a sitting president. The cases, which alleged Trump plotted to overturn the 2020 election and unlawfully retained... Read More »
A federal judge in San Francisco dismissed a lawsuit on Friday, November 22, 2024, brought by University of Massachusetts professor Ethan Zuckerman against Meta, the parent company of Facebook. The case sought legal assurances that Meta could not sue Zuckerman if he released a browser extension called "Unfollow Everything 2.0,"... Read More »
StarKist, Bumble Bee Foods, and their parent companies have agreed to pay more than $216 million to resolve claims that they colluded to inflate prices for canned tuna, following years of litigation and federal investigations. The settlements, approved by U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw in San Diego on Friday, mark... Read More »
A federal judge in Manhattan has once again denied bail for music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, citing his alleged "propensity for violence" and the risk of witness tampering in his upcoming trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. The trial, set for May 5, 2025, could result in a life... Read More »
A Los Angeles judge has postponed a critical hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez, brothers convicted in 1997 of murdering their parents in their Beverly Hills home, pushing the date to late January to allow the new Los Angeles district attorney time to review the case. The decision follows renewed... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Monday in a case concerning the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authority to regulate flavored e-cigarette products. The case, which pits the FDA against e-cigarette manufacturers Triton Distribution and Vapetasia, centers on whether the agency followed proper legal procedures under... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by major tobacco companies, including RJ Reynolds, challenging federal regulations requiring graphic health warnings on cigarette packaging and advertisements. The decision leaves in place a lower court ruling that upheld the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) mandate. The... Read More »
Megan and Steven Szlachtowski, an Excelsior, Minnesota, couple, thought they had completed their family planning and were surprised when they welcomed a healthy baby boy four years after Steven was told he had a successful vasectomy. The couple would go on to file a civil lawsuit for the “wrongful conception”... Read More »
