DOJ Indicts 11 in $15 Million Temp-Tag Toll-Evasion SchemeMay 25, 2026Law and PolicyFederal prosecutors in New York charged 11 defendants with wire fraud and access device fraud in a scheme tied to $15 million in unpaid tolls and plates linked to six homicides.
States Secure Antitrust Verdict Against Live Nation; Breakup LoomsMay 25, 2026Legal NewsA federal jury found Live Nation and Ticketmaster liable for unlawful monopoly maintenance; 33 states rejected the DOJ's $280M settlement and won at trial.
Sean Combs Loses $100 Million Defamation Suit Against NBC Over DocumentaryMay 24, 2026Law and PolicyA New York judge dismissed Sean Combs' $100 million defamation suit against NBC, ruling his own federal sentencing admissions negated his reputational-harm claim.
Federal Jury Convicts Brooklyn Man in CCP Secret Police Station CaseMay 24, 2026VerdictsA Brooklyn federal jury convicted Lu Jianwang on May 14, 2026, for operating a secret CCP police station in Manhattan and obstructing justice in the EDNY.
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.
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.
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.
Judge Subramanian Orders Remedy Schedule After Live Nation Monopoly VerdictMay 22, 2026Legal NewsA federal jury found Live Nation and Ticketmaster operated an illegal monopoly; Judge Subramanian now orders a remedy schedule that could force a Ticketmaster divestiture.
DOJ Moves to Substitute United States for Trump in Carroll Defamation AppealMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe DOJ's motion to substitute the U.S. government for Trump in Carroll's $83 million defamation case tests whether presidential press denials are official acts.