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A $36 million settlement has been announced in response to lawsuits spurred by the wrongful convictions of two men in connection with the assassination of Malcolm X. Per a report from the Associated Press citing comments from attorney David Shanies, who represented Muhammad Aziz and the estate of the late Khalil Islam, the settlement will […]
Jayden Myrick, an associate of Young Thug’s YSL collective, has been convicted of murder in a case unrelated to the larger one that has been underway since May. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the 22-year-old was found guilty Thursday in connection to the fatal shooting of Christian Broder. The incident took place in July 2018, when the […]
Alec Baldwin isn’t quite off the hook. According to the Los Angeles Times, the 64-year-old could face criminal charges in connection to the death of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer who was shot and killed on the movie Rust’s New Mexico set. The tragedy took place at the Bonanza Creek Ranch a little over a year ago, when Baldwin was rehearsing a scene […]
A woman in Michigan has been charged with first-degree retail fraud and accused of not scanning items at a local Walmart while using the self-checkout option. Per a report shared last week by regional outlet WJBK, TeddyJo Marie Fliam was initially arrested in the Alpena area late last month after a local Walmart employee alleged to […]
Alex Jones wants a redo. According to the Associated Press, the far-right media figure has asked the court to scrap the nearly $1 billion verdict in his Sandy Hook defamation lawsuit. The suit—brought forth by eight families of Sandy Hook victims—alleges Jones had used his platform to propagate baseless conspiracy theories about the 2012 school shooting, […]
Kanye West has hired an attorney in the wake of his recent antisemitic remarks. TMZ reports Ye is retaining Camille Vasquez, one of the attorneys who helped Johnny Depp in his defamation trail with ex-wife Amber Heard. Vasquez, along with her Los Angeles-based law firm Brown Rudnick, will provide Kanye with legal counsel on a “variety of business matters.” Ye sparked backlash this month by making harmful and […]
Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan has hit a legal roadblock. According to CNN, a federal appeals court temporarily blocked the program on Friday, as it reviews a challenge brought by six GOP-led states. More than a month after Biden announced the plan, Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, and South Carolina filed a lawsuit that claimed Biden […]
Cardi B emerged victorious in a copyright infringement lawsuit involving her 2016 debut mixtape. According to KABC, Kevin Michael Brophy sued the Bronx rapper over the cover art for Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 1. The racy image showed Cardi sitting in the back of limo with a man’s head buried between her legs. Though the male model’s face was not […]
Popular pasta brand Barilla is facing a class-action lawsuit over alleged false advertising. A federal judge in the United States District Court of the Northern District of California on Monday denied Barilla’s attempt to throw out the case, which means the lawsuit would move forward. Two California residents, Jessica Prost of Los Angeles and Matthew Sinatro […]
Daycare workers in Mississippi are facing felony child abuse charges in connection with the use of a Halloween mask to scare children. Per a report from regional outlet WTVA, the incidents in questions took place earlier this month, as well as in September, with since-made-public footage showing one daycare worker in an apparently Scream-inspired mask […]
