Second Circuit Presses Both Sides on Acquitted-Conduct Sentencing in Combs AppealMay 23, 2026Legal NewsA 2nd Circuit panel questioned both sides April 9 on whether Sean Combs' sentence violated due process by relying on conduct the jury rejected at trial.
Judge Dismisses Comey Case, Finding Prosecutor Illegally AppointedMay 23, 2026Legal NewsA federal judge dismissed criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James, ruling the special prosecutor was unconstitutionally appointed under the Appointments Clause.
Jury Deadlocks Again in Weinstein’s Third New York TrialMay 23, 2026Legal NewsA Manhattan jury deadlocked 9-3 in favor of acquittal in Harvey Weinstein's third New York rape trial, forcing a mistrial and a decision on a fourth prosecution.
States Push Ticketmaster Divestiture as Remedy Phase OpensMay 23, 2026Legal NewsThe remedy phase in United States v. Live Nation is open, with 33 state AGs seeking Ticketmaster divestiture while DOJ's separate settlement undergoes Tunney Act review.
Google Files 111-Page D.C. Circuit Brief Challenging Search Monopoly RulingMay 23, 2026Legal NewsGoogle's 111-page D.C. Circuit brief attacks Judge Mehta's 2024 search monopoly ruling, targeting data-sharing orders and default-placement bans as legally overbroad.
Trump Signals Supreme Court Bid to Block $83 Million Carroll Defamation JudgmentMay 23, 2026Legal NewsTrump's lawyers plan a Supreme Court petition invoking presidential immunity to challenge the $83 million Carroll defamation verdict, a first-of-its-kind civil immunity claim.
Supreme Court Delays Carroll Cert Conference for 11th TimeMay 23, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court has rescheduled its conference on Trump's $5 million Carroll verdict petition for the 11th time, with a second petition and immunity claim likely driving the delay.
Supreme Court Backs Pension Fund in ERISA Withdrawal Liability RulingMay 23, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court ruled pension funds may apply post-measurement-date actuarial assumptions to withdrawal liability calculations, resolving a circuit split and raising employer exposure.
Supreme Court Allows Helms-Burton Suits Against Cruise Lines Over Havana PortMay 23, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that cruise lines can be sued under Helms-Burton for using Cuba's confiscated Havana port, vacating the Eleventh Circuit and remanding.
Federal Jury Bars Musk’s OpenAI Claims on Statute of LimitationsMay 22, 2026Legal NewsA federal jury ruled Elon Musk's OpenAI lawsuit untimely, dismissing all claims without reaching the merits. Musk vows a Ninth Circuit appeal.