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A New York City judge has dismissed over 100 felony convictions tied to the testimony of former NYPD detective Joseph Franco, who in 2019 was charged with perjury. NBC News reports Bronx Supreme Court Justice David Lewis on Thursday granted prosecution requests to dismiss convictions against 133 dependents who were indicted between 2011 and 2015. “It […]
Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring has announced the outcome of an investigation into the Virginia Beach Police Department, which was previously made the subject of a probe that found the department had used forged DNA reports in interrogations. This practice was first revealed in 2021 when a prosecutor asked the regional Department of Forensic […]
Pete Rock is preparing to file a lawsuit against Nas over unpaid royalties related to his production work on Illmatic. Page Six reports the legendary producer claims he hasn’t been for his work on the Queens rapper’s 1994 debut album. Along with producing one of the LP’s most iconic cuts, “The World Is Yours,” Pete Rock also has a writing credit on […]
An Ohio high school football player is suing his former coaches and school district for allegedly forcing him to eat pepporoni pizza despite his religious beliefs. The Associated Press reports the former Canton McKinley High School athlete has filed a federal civil rights suit that alleges his religious freedom and constitutional rights were violated. As a member of […]
A North Carolina teenager was rushed to the hospital with a life-threatening injury this week after his father accidentally shot him in the head. WNCT reports an unidentified police officer working for the city of Jacksonville shot his 15-year-old son on Monday. The teen was hospitalized and remained in critical condition Wednesday, according to the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office. Police […]
Just weeks after a federal judge ordered Taylor Swift to stand trial over a copyright infringement lawsuit for “Shake It Off,” the singer has requested that the court toss the ruling. The claim argues that Swift’s 2014 hit lifted elements from 3LW’s 2001 song “Playas Gon’ Play.” Rolling Stone reported on Monday that Swift filed a motion on […]
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been ordered by a court to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in a divorce settlement that’s among the largest in British history. Per an Associated Press report on the latest surrounding the divorce, a November ruling made public this week saw a High Court judge stating that […]
Kodak Black has finished up a 90-day drug rehab program, potentially opening up the Bill Israel artist to the possibility of expanded tour options in the near future. Per a report from TMZ on Monday, Kodak recently had a court hearing centered on the reinstatement of his supervised release, with the judge stating he’s pleased with the […]
Trevor Noah has filed a lawsuit against a New York City hospital and doctor over a surgery he underwent in November 2020 that he says was botched. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the Daily Show host is suing the New York-based Hospital for Special Surgery as well as Dr. Riley J. Williams, claiming that both the […]
Trevor Noah has filed a lawsuit against a New York City hospital and doctor for a surgery he underwent in November 2020 that he says was botched. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the Daily Show host is suing the New York-based Hospital for Special Surgery as well as Dr. Riley J. Williams, claiming that both the […]
