The recent decision permitting cameras in the courtroom for the trial of Tyler Robinson, accused of murdering Charlie Kirk, has stirred significant attention. Criminal defense attorney Donna Rotunno explained attempts by the defense to argue that media presence could influence the case were unsuccessful. The preliminary hearing, set for July 6-10, faces delays. The national...
The South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned the convictions of Alex Murdaugh in the murders of his wife and son. This decision highlights the significant impact of alleged misconduct by a court clerk during the trial process. The clerk’s actions were deemed so egregious that they necessitated the overturning of Murdaugh’s guilty verdicts. Former prosecutor...
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson expressed her objection to the Supreme Court’s recent decision regarding the Voting Rights Act. The court’s ruling in a Louisiana gerrymandering case now serves as a directive for lower courts, potentially undoing past victories for voting rights organizations. On Monday, the Supreme Court returned a Mississippi case to the U.S. District...
According to court documents, President Donald Trump and the Justice Department have agreed on a settlement related to Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department. The lawsuit, filed in January by Trump personally in a Miami federal court, alleged that government agencies improperly allowed a contractor to leak...
A recent report by the Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts scrutinizes the first 500 days of Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke’s administration. The study highlights a sharp increase in prison sentences for retail theft, asserting that Burke’s approach mirrors past tough-on-crime policies detrimental to Cook County communities. The report urges Burke to...
The U.S. Department of Justice logo was observed before a news conference on Monday, May 4, 2026, in Washington, captured by Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP. WASHINGTON — New legal developments have emerged surrounding Carmen Lineberger, a former federal prosecutor in Florida. An indictment publicized on Wednesday accuses Lineberger of sending a special counsel report from the...
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has taken significant legal action against Gabriela Gonzalez, a social media influencer, along with her father, Francisco Gonzalez, and former boyfriend, Faron Cordrey. They face charges related to a conspiracy to kill Jack Avery, a former boy band singer, during a custody dispute in 2020. Key charges include...
A former juror from Alex Murdaugh’s high-profile double-murder trial is pressing for the release of sealed records concerning allegations of jury tampering during the proceedings. Myra Crosby, known as the ‘egg juror’, has filed a motion urging South Carolina authorities to publish investigative files related to a court official’s alleged misconduct. Legal Motion for Transparency...
A man from Tennessee, Larry Bushart, was jailed for 37 days following his Facebook post about Charlie Kirk’s death. He has now settled a lawsuit for $835,000 with the sheriff who detained him, as per his lawyers’ announcement on Wednesday. The fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist, last September sparked a nationwide social...