Second Circuit Presses Both Sides in Sean Combs Sentencing AppealMay 14, 2026Legal NewsA Second Circuit panel challenged prosecutors and defense counsel at oral argument over Sean Combs's 50-month Mann Act sentence and acquitted-conduct enhancements.
# Court of International Trade Voids Trump’s 10% Global Tariffs Under Section 122May 14, 2026Legal NewsA 2-1 Court of International Trade panel struck down Trump's Section 122 global tariffs as unlawful, the second major tariff rebuke of 2026. An appeal is already filed.
Brooklyn Tax Preparer Sentenced to 36 Months for $600 Million COVID Credit FraudMay 14, 2026Law and PolicyA Brooklyn tax preparer received a 36-month federal prison sentence for filing over 8,000 fraudulent returns seeking $600 million in COVID tax credits.
Brooklyn Jury Convicts Lu Jianwang on Chinese Police Station ChargesMay 14, 2026VerdictsA Brooklyn federal jury convicted Lu Jianwang on May 13, 2026, of acting as an unregistered Chinese agent and obstruction of justice in the EDNY's first trial targeting Chinese transnational repression.
DOJ Antitrust Division Sues NewYork-Presbyterian Over Insurer ContractsMay 14, 2026Law and PolicyThe DOJ filed a Sherman Act civil antitrust suit against NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital on March 26, 2026, alleging all-or-nothing insurer contracts blocked competition in New York City.
Dan Sohail Pleads Guilty to Ramming Chabad Headquarters in BrooklynMay 13, 2026Law and PolicyDan Sohail, 36, pleaded guilty May 13 to federal religious property damage after ramming his car into Chabad's Brooklyn headquarters. Hate crime charges were not filed.
Brooklyn Jury Convicts Lu Jianwang on Foreign-Agent and Obstruction CountsMay 13, 2026VerdictsA Brooklyn federal jury convicted Lu Jianwang on May 13, 2026, of acting as an illegal foreign agent and destroying evidence linked to a secret Chinese police outpost in Manhattan's Chinatown.
Three Charged With Smuggling AI Server Technology to ChinaMay 12, 2026Law and PolicyThree defendants face federal export control charges for allegedly smuggling U.S. AI server technology to China using fake documents and transshipment schemes.
Army Sergeant Indicted for Trading Classified Venezuela Mission Intel on PolymarketMay 12, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury indicted Army Special Forces Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke for allegedly using classified intel on a Venezuela mission to profit on Polymarket.
Army Sergeant Indicted for Trading Classified Intel on PolymarketMay 11, 2026Law and PolicyA federal indictment charges Army Master Sgt. Gannon Van Dyke with using classified intel on Operation Absolute Resolve to profit $409,881 on Polymarket.