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Jury Finds Live Nation Acted as an Illegal Monopoly
Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork
Penalties against the live-music industry giant will be decided at a later date
Apr 15, 2026, 7:27 PM
Judge Tosses Trump’s Ridiculous $10 Billion Defamation Suit Against Rupert Murdoch
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Back in January of last year, the Wall Street Journal published a story about a leather-bound birthday book that Ghislaine Maxwell had assembled for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday in 2003. The book included letters from various associates, and one of them bo…
Apr 15, 2026, 6:08 PM
Trump administration moves to erase Jan. 6 riot convictions for seditious conspiracy
Tom Dreisbach, NPR
The Trump administration is moving to vacate the seditious conspiracy convictions of extremists involved in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack, who earlier received commutations instead of full pardons.
Apr 15, 2026, 1:30 PM
Justice Department moves to toss conspiracy convictions for Jan. 6 rioters
The Associated Press, NPR
The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders, for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack.
Apr 15, 2026, 6:35 AM
US justice department seeks to throw out Capitol riot convictions
BBC News
The Trump administration is asking a court to throw out the convictions of Stewart Rhodes and other members of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys.
Apr 15, 2026, 2:56 AM
DOJ moves to vacate convictions of Proud Boys, Oath Keepers from Jan. 6
Alexander Mallin, Abcnews.com
The request is for those who were previously not covered by President Donald Trump’s sweeping Day 1 clemency grants.
Apr 14, 2026, 11:51 PM
Inside Trump’s effort to “take over” the midterms
Doug Bock Clark, Jen Fifield, Salon
Ahead of the midterms, Trump has demolished guardrails that prevented him from overturning the 202o election.
Apr 14, 2026, 10:00 AM
DOJ Is Using A Grand Jury To Force Reddit To Unmask An Anonymous User
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
The government’s reliance on grand juries to bring charges against activists, protesters, and the president’s personal enemies has been misplaced. Increasingly, grand juries are refusing to give the government what it wants: rubber-stamped indictments that wi…
Apr 13, 2026, 8:05 PM
WATCH: Police shoot and kill machete-wielding man in New York City
ABC News, Abcnews.com
The man allegedly attacked three people waiting for the subway in Grand Central Station, police said.
Apr 13, 2026, 3:30 PM
US judge dismisses Trump’s $10bn lawsuit against WSJ over Epstein story
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Dismissed lawsuit follows WSJ's report on letter allegedly signed by Donald Trump for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday.
Apr 13, 2026, 2:57 PM
Judge throws out Trump's $10B lawsuit against WSJ over Epstein reporting
Alexander Mallin, James Hill, Peter Charalambous, Abcnews.com
A judge has thrown out President Trump's $10 billion defamation suit against the Wall Street Journal over the paper's reporting on Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday book.
Apr 13, 2026, 2:20 PM
Judge dismisses Trump's Wall Street Journal Epstein letter defamation lawsuit
Drew Gillis, Jezebel
Judge dismisses Trump's Wall Street Journal Epstein letter defamation lawsuit The president can still refile the lawsuit before the end of April.
Apr 13, 2026, 11:44 AM
Women Accuse Rep. Eric Swalwell of Sexual Misconduct, Including Rape and Unsolicited Snapchat Dick Pics
Lauren Tousignant, Jezebel
One of the women, a former staffer, alleges Swalwell raped her in 2024 and sexually assaulted her in 2019 while she was a 20-year-old intern.
Apr 11, 2026, 1:35 PM
WATCH: Gilgo Beach murders: Rex Heuermann admits to killing 8 women
ABC News, Abcnews.com
Accused Gilgo Beach, New York, serial killer Rex Heuermann admitted to the murders of eight women in court on Wednesday as he changed his plea to guilty.
Apr 9, 2026, 12:05 PM
WATCH: Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann admits to killing eight women
ABC News, Abcnews.com
Heuermann changed his plea to guilty and admitted to the murders of eight women in court.
Apr 8, 2026, 5:21 PM
US Supreme Court clears path for Steve Bannon criminal case dismissal
Elizabeth Melimopoulos, Al Jazeera English
Steve Bannon, an ally of US President Donald Trump, served a four-month prison sentence after his 2022 conviction.
Apr 6, 2026, 8:22 PM
Supreme Court vacates Steve Bannon contempt-of-Congress charges
Devin Dwyer, Abcnews.com
Bannon refused to honor a subpoena to testify about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
Apr 6, 2026, 2:03 PM
Woman's Lawsuit Over Criminalized Abortion Gets Tossed by Trump-Appointed Judge
Danielle Han, Jezebel
For the last year, Lizelle Gonzalez has been seeking $1 million in federal damages after officials tried to charge her with murder for self-inducing an abortion.
Apr 3, 2026, 2:42 PM
Todd Blanche Also Botched the Epstein Files—Then Secured Ghislaine Maxwell VIP Prison Treatment
Danielle Han, Jezebel
Pam Bondi's replacement is a former personal lawyer of Trump’s, a big number-two (at the Justice Department), and, well...Maxwell’s biggest bitch.
Apr 3, 2026, 12:11 PM
After the release of the Epstein files, why have there been so few arrests?
Ava Berger, NPR
Legal experts tell NPR five possible reasons that, despite the accusations made against rich and powerful people in the files, the DOJ have made no additional arrests. The big one? Lack of evidence.
Apr 3, 2026, 9:02 AM
WATCH: Body camera video shows Tiger Woods' field sobriety tests, DUI arrest after crash
ABC News, Abcnews.com
Newly released police body camera video shows the moments after Woods' rollover crash in Jupiter Island, Florida.
Apr 3, 2026, 12:18 AM
WATCH: Body camera footage released in Tiger Woods rollover car crash: 'I'm being arrested?'
ABC News, Abcnews.com
Body camera footage has been released showing the law enforcement response to Tiger Woods' rollover crash in Florida.
Apr 2, 2026, 4:37 PM
They Had to Clean Solitary Cells. What They Saw Forced Them to Quit.
Antoine E. Davis, Slate Magazine
It might be the worst job in all of prison.
Apr 2, 2026, 2:00 PM
FBI agents who investigated Trump file lawsuit alleging retaliatory firing
Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English
Former agents say that they were fired for work on probe into Trump's efforts to stay in power after 2020 election loss.
Mar 31, 2026, 9:17 PM