• Russell Simmons Wants Courts To Toss Drew Dixon Defamation Lawsuit

    Russell Simmons was recently served in Bali and learned that he was the target of a defamation lawsuit from Drew Dixon, who has accused the mogul of sexual assault. Russell Simmons is asking that the lawsuit from Drew Dixon be dismissed because he never mentioned the music executive’s name in recent comments about the claims he’s facing. Radar Online reports that Russell Simmons, 66, is angling to have Dixon’s defamation lawsuit tossed out after being served on March 5 while at the Gdas Bali...

  • Why a Pakistani lawyer wants a court to retry the case that led to Bhagat Singh’s execution

    Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled that former PM ZA Bhutto was hanged without a fair trail. Now, can the Lahore Conspiracy Case be revisited?

  • K-Pop group asks U.S. court for help finding YouTuber in defamation case

    SEOUL >> NewJeans, one of the biggest K-pop acts, has asked a federal court in California to order Google to release the identity of the person behind a YouTube account that the members say is spreading defamatory statements about them.

  • N4.8bn fraud: Court awaits A’Court verdict on Ibeto’s appeal on jurisdiction

    By Innocent Anaba A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has adjourned the trial of Chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company, Chief Cletus Ibeto, who was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over alleged N4.8 billion fraud, till May 27, 2024. The judge, Justice Oyindamola Ogala fixed the new date for […]

  • What’s Riding on a Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Case Before Supreme Court?

    The Supreme Court will determine the fate of a major Jan. 6 Capitol riot-related case. The ruling could affect hundreds of people who were in Read More

  • Judge strikes Rudy Giuliani's demand to overturn defamation case verdict

    Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's request that a jury's verdict that he defamed election workers Shaye Moss and Ruby Freeman be thrown out was rejected Monday.Just Security's Adam Klasfeld posted about the failure of his motion, stating that Judge Beryl Howell ruled that the "massive" judgment still stands. Giuliani, who claims he is broke and has filed for bankruptcy, owes the Georgia women more than $145 million. Giuliani had accused them of committing election fraud while counting...

  • Meta asks U.S. judge to toss blockbuster antitrust case

    Facebook giant Meta on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss a case from a powerful U.S. antitrust authority that could see the social media juggernaut forced to sell Instagram and WhatsApp. The lawsuit, filed in December 2020 by the Federal Trade Commission, centers on Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and

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    Supreme Court declines to hear Mike Lindell’s phone seizure case

    MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has suffered another legal setback — this time from the Supreme Court, which rejected his request to hear an appeal over the FBI’s seizure of his cellphone. In September 2022, FBI agents approached Lindell at a Hardee’s drive-thru in Minnesota and confiscated his phone as part of an investigation into possible voting machine tampering in Colorado in 2020. (Lindell was not charged in the case.) At the time, Lindell accused the FBI of being “weaponized” against him and...

  • Steuben County legislator to be deposed in sheriff’s insurance case, court rules

    STEUBEN COUNTY, N.Y. (WETM) -- The New York State Appellate Court denied Steuben County's appeal to prevent a legislator from giving a deposition in the ongoing litigation between the Steuben County Legislature and the Steuben County Sheriff's Office, according to Sheriff Jim Allard. The Steuben County Sheriff's Office and the Steuben County Legislature have been []

  • Lesotho courts dismiss lawsuits seeking closure of 2 newspapers, defamation cases ongoing

    Two privately owned newspapers in Lesotho—the Lesotho Tribune and Lesotho Times—faced separate lawsuits in February and March 2024, seeking to shut them down, according to the publications’ owners who spoke to CPJ. In late March, the courts dismissed both lawsuits, but the newspapers still face defamation cases in connection with their corruption coverage. Mergence Investment

  • NYC Mayor Eric Adams' attorney asks court to dismiss sexual assault case

    The woman claims Adams exposed himself to her in 1993 after she sought his help with an employment issue. The mayor has denied the allegation.

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    Cameron County DA, attorney’s issue statement on Melissa Lucio case update

    CAMERON COUNTY, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Cameron County District Attorney's Office and the legal team of Melissa Lucio issued a joint statement regarding new details in the Harlingen death row inmate's case. Lucio's execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts that she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter. According to prosecutors in the case, Lucio []