Tragic Wrong-Way Crash in Weyauwega A Wisconsin man has been convicted in a devastating wrong-way drunken driving crash that resulted in the deaths of four siblings last December. Scott Farmer, 48, of Neenah, entered a no-contest plea on Wednesday to four counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor...

Guilty Pleas in Civil Rights Violation Case Two former West Virginia correctional officers pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday for their roles in failing to protect an inmate who was fatally beaten by colleagues in 2022. Jacob Boothe and Ashley Toney admitted to violating the civil rights of 37-year-old...

Charges Filed 16 Months After Shocking Homicide Authorities have charged a man with first-degree murder in connection with the 2023 death of Dr. Devon Hoover, a highly respected neurosurgeon in the Detroit area. Dr. Hoover’s body was discovered wrapped in carpet and hidden in an attic crawl space in his...

García Luna's Attempt to Secure a New Trial Fails A U.S. judge rejected a request for a new trial from Genaro García Luna, a former high-ranking Mexican official, after finding that he attempted to bribe fellow inmates to provide false statements in support of his case. García Luna, who once...

Execution Details and Final Moments In the early hours of Thursday morning, Taberon Dave Honie, 48, was executed by lethal injection in Utah, marking the state’s first execution since 2010. Honie was convicted of the 1998 murder of Claudia Benn, his girlfriend's mother, in Cedar City, Utah. The execution took...

Arrests Made Following Verbal Altercation Three individuals were arrested on Wednesday in Virginia City, Nevada, following a verbal altercation that took place last week during the Hot August Nights classic car festival. The incident involved Ricky Johnson, a Black man from Houston, who claimed that a racial slur and a...

Lloyd Austin's Decision Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin addressed his decision on Tuesday to cancel a plea deal for the men accused of orchestrating the 2001 al-Qaida attacks. Austin emphasized that the magnitude of American losses on 9/11 warranted a full military commission trial. “This wasn't a decision that I took...

New Legislation Nassau County, a suburb of New York, has passed a controversial bill that bans the wearing of masks to conceal identities during public protests. The move is aimed at preventing pro-Palestinian protesters, who oppose U.S. support for Israel's war in Gaza, from hiding their identities and avoiding accountability...

Charges Filed Prosecutors charged four Milwaukee hotel employees on Tuesday with being party to felony murder in connection with the death of D’Vontaye Mitchell. The incident has drawn comparisons to the murder of George Floyd, sparking concerns about race relations and police brutality. The Accused The accused employees are hotel...

The Power of Forum Selection in Corporate Bankruptcies In the complex world of bankruptcy law, law firms wield significant influence over which districts handle billion-dollar cases and receive substantial legal fees. This practice, known as forum or judge shopping, is notably employed by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, the largest law...

Legal Battle Erupts Over Alleged Advertising Boycott In a dramatic escalation of tensions between Elon Musk's social media platform and the advertising industry, X Corp. (formerly known as Twitter) has filed a lawsuit against the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM). The lawsuit, filed on August 6, 2024, in federal...