As temperatures soar, judge tells Louisiana to help protect prisoners working in fields

As temperatures soar, judge tells Louisiana to help protect prisoners working in fields

Amid blistering summer temperatures, a federal judge ordered Louisiana to take steps to protect the health and safety of incarcerated workers toiling in the fields of a former slave plantation, saying they face “substantial risk of injury or death.” The state immediately appealed the decision. U.S. District Judge Brian Jackson issued a temporary restraining order … Read more

Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani disbarred in New York

Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani disbarred in New York

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani departs the U.S. District Courthouse after he was ordered to pay $148 million in his defamation case in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2023. Bonnie Cash | Reuters Rudy Giuliani’s New York law license was revoked on Tuesday amid allegations that he assisted former President Donald Trump’s failed effort to … Read more

Seattle plastic surgery provider accused of posting fake positive reviews must pay $5M

Seattle plastic surgery provider accused of posting fake positive reviews must pay M

SEATTLE — A Seattle-area plastic surgery provider accused of threatening patients over negative reviews and posting fake positive ones must pay $5 million to the state attorney general’s office and thousands of Washington patients, according to a federal consent decree. The consent decree filed Monday resolves a lawsuit brought by Attorney General Bob Ferguson in … Read more

Trump sentencing date in hush money case postponed to Sept. 18

Trump sentencing date in hush money case postponed to Sept. 18

Former U.S. President Donald Trump comments as he leaves the courthouse after a jury found him guilty of all 34 felony counts in his criminal trial at New York State Supreme Court on May 30, 2024. Justin Lane | Via Reuters A New York judge on Tuesday delayed Donald Trump’s sentencing date in his criminal … Read more

Hunter Biden sues Fox News over explicit images featured in a streaming series

Hunter Biden sues Fox News over explicit images featured in a streaming series

NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Hunter Biden accused Fox News in a lawsuit of unlawfully publishing explicit images of him as part of a streaming series. The president’s son filed the lawsuit Sunday in state court in Manhattan over images in “The Trial of Hunter Biden,” which debuted on the streaming service Fox … Read more

Diddy dropped by law firm at Lady Gaga’s insistence: source

Diddy dropped by law firm at Lady Gaga’s insistence: source

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Eagles singer Don Henley sues for return of handwritten ‘Hotel California’ lyrics, notes

Eagles singer Don Henley sues for return of handwritten ‘Hotel California’ lyrics, notes

NEW YORK — Eagles singer Don Henley filed a lawsuit in New York on Friday seeking the return of his handwritten notes and song lyrics from the band’s hit “Hotel California” album. The civil complaint filed in Manhattan federal court comes after prosecutors in March abruptly dropped criminal charges midway through a trial against three … Read more

Trump aide Steve Bannon must go to jail

Trump aide Steve Bannon must go to jail

Former White House Chief Strategist Stephen Bannon gestures as he speaks to members of the media while leaving the federal courthouse after a judge ordered him to surrender by July 1 to begin serving his four-month prison term, Washington, U.S., June 6, 2024.  Nathan Howard | Reuters The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the final … Read more

Jury orders NFL to pay nearly $4.8 billion in ‘Sunday Ticket’ case for violating antitrust laws

Jury orders NFL to pay nearly .8 billion in ‘Sunday Ticket’ case for violating antitrust laws

LOS ANGELES — A jury in U.S. District Court ordered the NFL to pay nearly $4.8 billion in damages Thursday after ruling that the league violated antitrust laws in distributing out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on a premium subscription service. The jury awarded $4.7 billion in damages to the residential class and $96 million in damages … Read more

OpenAI, Microsoft sued by Center for Investigative Reporting

OpenAI, Microsoft sued by Center for Investigative Reporting

The news industry just gained a powerful ally in its effort to take on OpenAI. The Center for Investigative Reporting, the country’s oldest nonprofit newsroom, sued OpenAI and lead backer Microsoft in federal court on Thursday for alleged copyright infringement, following similar suits from publications including The New York Times, Chicago Tribune and the New … Read more