36 h. ago Tennessee man pleads guilty to repeatedly hacking Supreme Court's filing system

A Tennessee man has pleaded guilty to hacking the U.S. Supreme Court’s filing system more than two dozen times

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39 h. ago SNP ministers warned they face contempt of court over failure to release secret Sturgeon files

The Scottish Government missed the deadline to release the files

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44 h. ago Russian court considers central bank's $232B lawsuit against Euroclear over seized assets

A court in Moscow has started considering a lawsuit filed by Russia’s Central Bank against Euroclear, the Brussels-based clearing house that holds the bulk of Moscow’s frozen assets in Europe

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60 h. ago FedEx driver accused of abducting and killing little girl while delivering her Christmas present says he shouldn't be executed because he has autism

Tanner Horner's lawyers filed 28 new motions on Tuesday in the 297th District Court in Tarrant County, ahead of his trial for the capital murder of Athena Strand.

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66 h. ago US appeals court reverses decision that freed Mahmoud Khalil from ICE detention

Ruling delivers victory to Trump administration in its efforts to deport the pro-Palestinian activistA federal appeals court on Thursday reversed a lower court decision that ordered the release of the former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention, delivering Donald Trump’s administration a victory in its efforts to deport the pro-Palestinian activist.A 2-1 panel of the Philadelphia-based third US circuit court of appeals ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit Khalil filed challenging his detention after finding that federal immigration law stripped the lower court of jurisdiction over his claims. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Man sues McDonald's after wife was dragged out of car and killed by 'vagrant' at drive

Jose Juan Rangel filed the complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court last week, after the tragic death of his 58-year-old wife Maria Vargas Luna in March, 2024.

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5 d. ago BBC to file motion to dismiss Trump lawsuit over Panorama edit – court documents

The US president is seeking up to 10 billion dollars (£7.5 billion) in damages.

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5 d. ago Trump administration sued by Minnesota and Illinois after Renee Good killing

The state and cities filed a lawsuit in federal court on Monday, along with a request for a temporary restraining order to halt the enforcement action or limit the ICE operation

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9 d. ago Google and AI startup to settle lawsuits alleging chatbots led to teen suicide

Lawsuit accuses AI chatbots of harming minors and includes case of Sewell Setzer III, who killed himself in 2024Google and Character.AI, a startup, have settled lawsuits filed by families accusing artificial intelligence chatbots of harming minors, including contributing to a Florida teenager’s suicide, according to court filings on Wednesday.The settlements cover lawsuits filed in Florida, Colorado, New York and Texas, according to the legal filings, though they still require finalization and court approval. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Groups launch court challenge to NSW laws restricting protests after terror attacks

Blak Caucus, Palestine Action Group and Jews Against the Occupation ‘48 argue the laws restrict the constitutional right to free political speechFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA constitutional challenge has been launched against controversial laws in New South Wales that restrict protest actions for up to three months after terrorist incidents, introduced following the December Bondi attack.The groups the Blak Caucus, Palestine Action Group (PAG) and Jews Against the Occupation ‘48 filed the challenge in the NSW supreme court on Wednesday, arguing in the court summons that the laws are invalid because they “impermissibly burden the implied constitutional freedom of communication on government and political matters”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago NSW protest laws hit by constitutional challenge that claims crackdown restricts free speech

Blak Caucus, Palestine Action Group and Jews Against the Occupation ‘48 launch challenge in court, arguing the laws are invalidFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA constitutional challenge has been launched against controversial laws in New South Wales that restrict protest actions for up to three months after terrorist incidents, introduced following the December Bondi attack.The groups the Blak Caucus, Palestine Action Group (PAG) and Jews Against the Occupation ‘48 filed the challenge in the NSW supreme court on Wednesday, arguing in the court summons that the laws are invalid because they “impermissibly burden the implied constitutional freedom of communication on government and political matters”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago NRA sues the charitable version of itself, alleging a factional ‘beef’

New leadership claims former allies are trying to repurpose $160m in NRA Foundation donations for personal gainThe National Rifle Association (NRA) is suing its own charitable arm, the NRA Foundation, claiming that its leaders are trying to seize control of the gun rights organization and illegally “repurposing” $160m in donations to support their “thirst for power”.The allegations come in a lawsuit filed on Monday in federal court in Washington DC laying bare the turmoil that has plagued the NRA since its disgraced longtime chief executive, Wayne LaPierre, was ousted in 2024 alongside other senior figures after a financial corruption scandal. Continue reading...

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1 week ago US justice department has released less than 1% of Epstein files, filing reveals

Federal law required majority of documents to be released by 19 December, but only 125,575 pages have been publishedThe Department of Justice has released less than 1% of the so-called Epstein files, a court filing has revealed, as Democrats step up criticism of the Trump administration’s “lawlessness” for keeping records under seal.The department conceded that only 12,285 documents, totalling 125,575 pages, relating to the disgraced financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein have been published to date, despite a federal law requiring the vast majority to be released by 19 December. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Will Smith accused of ‘predatory behaviour’ and ‘grooming’ by tour violinist

Brian King Joseph claims the rapper and actor was ‘priming’ him for ‘sexual exploitation’. Smith’s lawyer has called the allegations ‘false, baseless and reckless’Will Smith is being sued by a violinist from his 2025 tour, who claims the rapper and actor exhibited “predatory behaviour” and was “deliberately grooming and priming” him for “further sexual exploitation”. Brian King Joseph is also pursuing the performer and his company Treyball Studios Management for wrongful termination and retaliation in a suit filed in the superior court of California.Joseph alleges that he was hired for the tour in support of Smith’s new album, Based on a True Story, after first appearing on stage with Smith in December 2024. The suit claims that Smith once told Joseph, “You and I have such a special connection that I don’t have with anyone else.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago High street fashion brand loved by Princess Kate on brink of collapse

On Tuesday, the high-end chain, favoured by the Princess of Wales, filed an application with the high court to appoint an administrator to the business.

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4 w. ago New Andrew Windsor bombshell as Epstein file dump shows royal was set to be called as court witness before fiend’s death

SHAMED Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Buckingham Palace’s address were named in court documents for a sex ­trafficking case involving his paedo pal Jeffrey Epstein. Newly-released files show the monarch’s residence being listed in a lawsuit for the first time, when the disgraced former prince may have been called as a witness. Among the 300,000 images and...

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4 w. ago Luigi Mangione lawyers fight death penalty, saying Pam Bondi is biased

Lawyers also attempting to throw out two federal charges, saying US attorney general has ties to UnitedHealth GroupLawyers for Luigi Mangione are attempting to avoid the death penalty and throw out two federal charges in the justice department’s case against him, arguing that attorney general Pam Bondi is biased because she used to work at a lobbying firm that represents UnitedHealth Group.In court documents filed on Friday, Mangione’s lawyers said that Bondi has a “profound conflict of interest” because her former employer, Ballard Partners, a DC-based lobbying firm founded by the Trump donor Brian Ballard, counts UnitedHealth Group as one of its clients. Continue reading...

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