Los Angeles Jury Awards $176M in Iskander Crosswalk Deaths Civil TrialJune 11, 2026VerdictsA Van Nuys jury awarded $176 million in compensatory damages against Rebecca Grossman and Scott Erickson in the Iskander family's wrongful death civil trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Van Nuys Jury Adds $22M Punitive Award in Grossman Wrongful Death CaseJune 11, 2026VerdictsA Van Nuys jury ordered Rebecca Grossman and Scott Erickson to pay $22M in punitive damages, pushing the total wrongful death award in Iskander v. Grossman to $198M.
Nations Pitch Trump White House on Hormuz Alternatives, Seeking U.S. Backing and CapitalJune 11, 2026Intelligence
San Francisco Jury Convicts STOP AI Protester on All Four CountsJune 11, 2026VerdictsA San Francisco jury convicted Wynd Sethe Kaufmyn on all four counts tied to the 2025 STOP AI blockade of OpenAI's offices, with sentencing set for June 22, 2026.
Federal Jury Convicts Arizona Man on Three Threat CountsJune 11, 2026VerdictsA federal jury in Phoenix convicted Rene Ortiz on three counts of threatening President Trump and former VP Harris in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.
Texas Jury Convicts Karmelo Anthony of Murder, Sentences Him to 35 YearsJune 11, 2026VerdictsA Collin County jury convicted Karmelo Anthony of first-degree murder on June 9, 2026, and the court sentenced him to 35 years in the Frisco stabbing case.
Judge Stein Affirms Order Compelling OpenAI to Produce 20 Million ChatGPT LogsJune 10, 2026Legal NewsJudge Sidney Stein affirmed an order compelling OpenAI to produce 20 million anonymized ChatGPT logs in a landmark AI copyright MDL in the Southern District of New York.
Reinstated Copyright Chief Defends AI Fair-Use Limits Before SenateJune 10, 2026Legal NewsRegister of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter, reinstated by court order, testified before a Senate panel on AI fair use, foreign piracy, and training-data disclosure.
SCOTUSblog Analysis Documents Organized Drive to Overturn ObergefellJune 10, 2026Legal NewsSCOTUSblog documents an organized legal campaign to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, identifying advocacy groups building a test case to bring same-sex marriage before the Supreme Court.