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Three residential facility workers in Michigan have been charged with involuntary manslaughter after 16-year-old Cornelius Fredericks died after he was restrained. CNN reports that the staff members restrained Fredericks while he stayed at Lakeside Academy, a residential treatment facility for individuals between ages 12 to 18 placed in the foster care system. Fredericks died on May 1, […]
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is the subject of a new Department of Justice indictment. Though the superseding indictment doesn’t contain any additional charges other than the 18 the DOJ unsealed in 2019, prosecutors argue that it “broadens the scope” of alleged efforts by Assange to gather and release classified information. Among the mentions in […]
On Wednesday, a federal appeals court ordered the dismissal of the case against Donald Trump’s ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn. The Associated Press reports that the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said that the Justice Department’s decision to drop charges against Flynn on May 7 concludes the case, despite Flynn having previously pleaded […]
Chrystul Kizer, a 19-year-old survivor of sexual violence who’s been incarcerated for nearly two years in connection with a killing widely believed to have been done in self-defense, has been released from jail. The Chicago Community Bond Fund announced the release in an extended public statement this week, confirming that the $400,000 bond (reduced from […]
Team ROC‘s attorney says Centene Corp. has resorted to using intimidation tactics in their ongoing legal battle. On Monday, lawyer Alex Spiro filed a motion seeking to quash subpoenas related to a lawsuit against Centene, which has been accused of providing substandard medical care to prison inmates, specifically those at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, aka Parchman. The […]
After trespassing the home Billie Eilish shares with her parents multiple times in May, 24-year-old Prenell Rousseau has been given a restraining order extension. Associated Press reports that Superior Court Judge Dianna Gould-Saltman agreed to extend the restraining order, which was originally issued on May 11. The order prevented Rousseau, who traveled from New York to […]
Jay-Z and Beyoncé are being sued by one of the focal pieces of their 2018 track “Black Effect.” According to TMZ, Jay and Bey tapped Dr. L’Antoinette Stines to provide commentary on the idea of love as a prelude to the song “Black Effect” from their joint album as the Carters, Everything Is Love. Stines claims her voice appeared on the album without […]
Yosef Aranbayev, also known as Joe Avianne of the Avianne & Co jewelry shop, has been charged with attempted murder as a hate crime and additional charges after firing a weapon at a car he was following. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced the charges on Monday, asserting that the incident “could have ended with someone […]
Vanessa Bryant is looking to get damages awarded in her wrongful death lawsuit against Island Express Helicopters, the company that owned the helicopter that crashed and killed Kobe and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna, E! News reports. Vanessa is claiming that her family has lost out on a substantial sum of money due to Kobe’s untimely death. According […]
In lieu of an ongoing court battle, Philipp Plein is proposing that Ferrari agree to a settlement in which the German fashion designer will give $200,000 in the luxury car company’s name to a social justice organization. The proposal, which has been roundly criticized as arguably being an example of sheer opportunism instead of a genuine […]
