A Black inmate in Washington state has filed a federal lawsuit against the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, alleging excessive force after he was slammed into bunkbeds, thrown to the floor, and dragged backward across his jail cell using a rope clipped to his handcuffed wrists. The incident, which occurred in...

A federal appeals court ruled Friday to uphold a temporary block on Iowa’s controversial immigration law, siding with the Biden administration and immigrant rights groups. However, the court also issued a second decision, dismissing a related lawsuit, potentially complicating future legal proceedings. Iowa’s Immigration Law Under Scrutiny Iowa’s immigration law,...

KuCoin, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges worldwide, admitted in court to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business in the United States. The guilty plea, entered on Monday before U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter in Manhattan, brings hefty financial penalties and a temporary suspension from operating in the U.S. market....

A California woman, Phoebe Dong, was sentenced on Monday to 41 months in federal prison for her role in a long-running "birth tourism" business. Dong, along with her husband Michael Liu, operated USA Happy Baby, a company that helped pregnant Chinese women travel to the United States to give birth,...

The U.S. government has dropped its case against Dr. Eithan Haim, a Texas physician and self-described whistleblower, who was accused of illegally accessing and leaking medical records related to transgender care for minors. The decision comes just days after President Donald Trump’s return to office and has sparked renewed debate...

Nassau County, New York, has agreed to redraw its voting districts following a lawsuit that accused the county of diluting the electoral power of residents of color. The settlement, announced Thursday, marks a significant shift in how the suburban county, located just east of New York City, structures its political...

Pastor Chris Avell, who turned his Ohio church into a round-the-clock sanctuary for homeless individuals, was convicted Tuesday of violating zoning and fire codes. Despite the ruling, Avell remains steadfast in his mission, and his legal team plans to appeal. The Mission of Dad’s Place Pastor Avell opened his church,...

Quintez Brown, a Kentucky man who fired multiple shots at Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg during his mayoral campaign in 2022, was sentenced to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison on Friday. The federal court sentencing followed Brown’s guilty plea to charges of interfering with a federally protected activity...

Connecticut will award nearly $5.9 million to the family of Richard Lapointe, a disabled man who spent 25 years in prison for a 1987 murder he did not commit. Lapointe's conviction was overturned in 2015, but he passed away in 2020 at the age of 74. The Wrongful Conviction Lapointe...

Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family owners have agreed to a substantial $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits related to the opioid crisis in the United States. The lawsuits accused the company and its owners of fueling the widespread addiction crisis through deceptive marketing of OxyContin. The settlement...

Damien McDaniel, a 22-year-old Alabama man, was charged with 11 homicides, including two separate mass shootings in Birmingham last year. On Wednesday, McDaniel pleaded not guilty in state court. The charges he faces account for over 7% of the city’s record-high 151 homicides in 2024. Mass Shootings Linked to July...