# US Courts

This month

November 2023

Robert De Niro’s company ordered to pay $1.2 million in gender discrimination lawsuit

The jury did not find the actor personally liable but ordered his company to make two payments to his former personal assistant Graham Chase Robinson.

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Nov 10th 2023, 6:50 AM

# North Carolina

Five women tell court that Jason Corbett physically, emotionally abused Molly Corbett

Molly Corbett and her father Thomas Martens entered arranged pleas Monday in Jason Corbett’s death.

38.7k

Nov 3rd 2023, 11:05 PM

# New York

Donald Trump Jr tells judge he's not involved in financial papers at centre of civil fraud trial

Donald Trump Jr and his brother Eric Trump, who is also expected to testify this week, are both vice presidents of the Trump Organization.

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Updated

Nov 2nd 2023, 8:54 AM

# Manhattan

Prosecutor tells jury to follow 'pyramid of deceit' to convict FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried

Bankman-Fried was arrested last December after the collapse of FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange platform he opened in 2019.

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Nov 1st 2023, 5:44 PM

This year

2023

# 6 january

Former Proud Boys leader sentenced to 22 years in prison for part in US Capitol riot

Enrique Tarrio’s sentence is the longest so far among more than 1,100 Capitol riot cases.

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Sep 5th 2023, 11:05 PM

# 6 january

Proud Boys leader sentenced to 17 years in prison over US Capitol attack

Joseph Biggs was the first of five Proud Boys figures to be sentenced this week.

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Aug 31st 2023, 8:18 PM

# Dismissed

Judge throws out Donald Trump's $475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN

Trump filed the lawsuit against CNN for describing his claim that the 2020 election was stolen as the “Big Lie.”

21.5k

Jul 30th 2023, 8:11 AM

# US

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr settles New York rape lawsuit, averting civil trial

The actor had insisted through lawyers that his encounter with the woman was consensual after the two met at a nearby restaurant.

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Jun 6th 2023, 4:49 PM

# US Courts

Gwyneth Paltrow cleared of all fault in high-profile skiing lawsuit

Following a high-profile two-week trial in Utah, jurors returned a verdict in favour of the Oscar-winning actress after just over two hours.

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Mar 31st 2023, 7:10 AM

# US Courts

Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash caused man to lose his love of life, US court told

The actress is being sued for crashing into a man who alleges she caused him severe brain injuries.

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Mar 23rd 2023, 6:02 PM

# US

R Kelly ordered to serve extra year for child sex offences on top of 30-year sentence

A federal judge handed Kelly a 20-year sentence to be served alongside his current prison term.

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Feb 23rd 2023, 7:33 PM

Last year

2022

# US Courts

Co-leader of Michigan governor kidnapping plot jailed for 16 years

Adam Fox was convicted of conspiracy charges in August.

23.8k

Dec 27th 2022, 8:51 PM

# US Courts

Former police officer jailed over role in death of George Floyd

J. Alexander Kueng had kneeled on George Floyd’s back.

23.6k

Dec 9th 2022, 10:55 PM

# US Courts

Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon sentenced to four months in jail for contempt of Congress

The Justice Department had urged a six-month sentence.

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Oct 21st 2022, 4:18 PM

# US Courts

R Kelly convicted on multiple sex abuse charges but acquitted of trial fixing

The decision comes after a federal judge in New York sentenced Kelly to 30 years in prison in June for racketeering and sex trafficking.

15.9k

Sep 14th 2022, 11:06 PM

# Georgia

Man who shot jogger Ahmaud Arbery given life sentence for hate crime

Travis McMichael’s punishment is largely symbolic as he had already been sentenced to life without parole for murder earlier this year.

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Aug 8th 2022, 4:59 PM

# january 6

Former Trump aide Steve Bannon convicted of contempt for defying Capitol riots subpoena

He faces up to two years in federal prison when he is sentenced on October 21.

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Jul 22nd 2022, 8:33 PM

# 4 july shooting

Chicago parade shooting suspect 'contemplated second attack' before arrest

The accused’s lawyer said he intends to plea not guilty plea to all charges.

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Jul 6th 2022, 6:14 PM

# fraud probe

New York high court rejects Trump appeal, clearing way for testimony

Trump and his two eldest children, Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr, agreed last week to answer questions under oath starting 15 July.

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Jun 14th 2022, 10:41 PM

# Mark Zuckerberg

Washington sues Mark Zuckerberg over Cambridge Analytica privacy breach

The lawsuit maintains he was aware of the potential dangers of sharing Facebook users’ data.

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May 23rd 2022, 10:55 PM

# US Courts

'How To Murder Your Husband' writer on trial for murder of husband

Nancy Crampton Brophy stands accused of shooting Daniel Brophy using a gun whose now-missing barrel she bought on eBay.

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May 19th 2022, 10:18 AM

# Roe v Wade

Roe v Wade: What would change if the landmark abortion case was overturned by the US Supreme Court?

If the case was overturned, 24 States are set to restrict abortion access.

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May 3rd 2022, 1:57 PM

# US Courts

Judge finds Trump in contempt in legal fight with New York attorney general

New York Attorney General Letitia James had asked the court to hold Mr Trump in contempt over disclosure of documents.

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Apr 25th 2022, 6:38 PM

# us lawsuits

Depp will go to his grave knowing people think he is an abuser, court hears

Lawyers on behalf of the actor said Amber Heard had been ‘preparing to give the performance of a lifetime’ during the recently begun US trial.

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Apr 12th 2022, 5:35 PM

# US Courts

LGBTQ group sues Florida Governor over so-called Don’t Say Gay law

The law has catapulted Florida and Ron DeSantis, a potential 2024 Republican presidential candidate, to the forefront of the US’s culture wars.

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Mar 31st 2022, 3:48 PM

# jussie smollett

US actor Jussie Smollett released from jail during appeal

Smollett’s lawyers said he was the target of a racist justice system and people playing politics.

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Mar 17th 2022, 9:25 AM

# US

Families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims agree €64 million settlement with gun maker

The families and a survivor of the Sandy Hook shooting in Connecticut sued Remington in 2015.

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Feb 15th 2022, 8:35 PM

All time

# US Courts

Ghislaine Maxwell jury must work through new year’s holiday if they do not reach verdict

It was the latest sign that a verdict was not near in the month-long trial.

15.3k

Dec 29th 2021, 6:15 PM

# Floyd

Derek Chauvin expected to plead guilty to violating George Floyd's civil rights

Chauvin has already been convicted of state murder and manslaughter charges.

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Dec 13th 2021, 10:15 PM

# banning the ban

Once again, Donald Trump's travel ban has been rejected by the courts

The ban has been rejected twice before – once in January and again in March.

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Jun 12th 2017, 7:47 PM

# Erin Andrews

Fox Sports TV star awarded $55m after stalker filmed her naked in a hotel room

A jury found the hotel was partly to blame.

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Mar 7th 2016, 11:21 PM

# shannon conley

Judge describes ISIS-bound US teen as "a bit of a mess", jails her for four years

A US judge described Shannon Conley as “a bit of a mess”.

26.4k

Jan 24th 2015, 7:36 AM

# not my type

Court reporter fired for repeatedly typing 'I hate my job' instead of case dialogue

Pages and pages of this: “I hate my job. I hate my job. I hate my job. I hate my job…”

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Apr 4th 2014, 2:00 PM

# Birth Control

US businesses in dispute with White House over birth control cover for employees

Two businesses will go to the Supreme Court to get exemptions given to religious organisations extended.

8.6k

Nov 26th 2013, 7:25 PM

# Copyright

Google wins sweeping court ruling and the right to scan 'millions of books'

A US judge rejected arguments from the Authors Guild that Google’s “Library Project” violated the rights of authors by scanning works without approval.

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Nov 14th 2013, 6:51 PM

# Smartphones

US upholds ban on some Samsung devices

The ban had been issued due to patent infringements on Apple products with today’s decision coming as Samsung announced details of their new curved smartphone.

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Oct 9th 2013, 4:37 PM