The courtroom sat silent as Casandra Ventura—known to the world as the R&B artist Cassie—described what she says was the darkest chapter of her life: a relationship with Sean “Diddy” Combs that ended not just in trauma, but in a $20 million settlement designed to bury it all. On day three of Combs’ federal criminal …
In a high-stakes showdown over the limits of government retaliation and the reach of free speech protections, a federal judge in Washington has halted the Justice Department’s attempt to yank $3.2 million in funding from the American Bar Association—a move the ABA says was fueled by political vengeance. The temporary injunction issued by U.S. District …
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A California federal judge has called on AI company Anthropic to address serious allegations involving an “AI-generated hallucination” in its defense against copyright claims. This new controversy revolves around the company’s chatbot, Claude, and its alleged use of copyrighted lyrics from major music publishers, including Universal Music Group, Concord, and ABKCO, to train its system. …
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A federal appeals court has delivered a final blow to attempts to reverse the Boy Scouts of America’s landmark $2.46 billion sex abuse settlement. In a ruling that affirms the youth organization’s legal victory, the court emphasized that the appeals came too late, following the Boy Scouts’ emergence from bankruptcy two years ago. This settlement, …
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Harvard University has amplified its legal challenge against the Trump administration following the announcement of an additional $450 million in federal grant terminations. The Ivy League institution, which is already grappling with the cancellation of over $2.2 billion in funding, filed an expanded lawsuit on Tuesday in Boston federal court. This latest wave of funding …
A coalition of 20 states, predominantly led by Democrats, is challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to tie crucial federal grants to cooperation with immigration enforcement. The states filed two lawsuits on May 13, aiming to block the president’s push to withhold billions of dollars in funding for transportation, counter-terrorism, and emergency preparedness unless they comply …
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In a gripping testimony that exposed years of manipulation and abuse, Casandra Ventura, the former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs, detailed the harrowing experiences she endured in a series of drug-fueled “Freak Off” sex parties orchestrated by the music mogul. Appearing as the prosecution’s star witness at Combs’ ongoing sex trafficking trial, Ventura claimed that …
In a twist that has shaken Wisconsin’s judicial halls, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan now finds herself on the other side of the bench. A federal grand jury has indicted Dugan on charges of obstructing proceedings and concealing an individual from arrest, following allegations that she intervened to prevent immigration agents from detaining a …
In a striking legal twist that leans on a dusty statute from the 18th century, a federal judge in Pennsylvania has backed the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act—a rarely invoked wartime law—to deport accused gang members from Venezuela, marking the first known judicial endorsement of this controversial maneuver. The ruling came from …
A federal judge in San Francisco has called out what he sees as a recycled power move by President Donald Trump—this time dressed up in a new executive order—aimed at stripping funds from sanctuary jurisdictions. The ruling? A firm no-go. The confrontation stems from Trump’s persistent attempt to penalize cities and counties that limit cooperation …
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