Kid Cudi Testifies to Firebombing; Judge Rejects Combs Mistrial BidMay 25, 2026Legal NewsKid Cudi testified at the Sean Combs federal trial that Combs directed a home break-in and car firebombing; a mistrial motion was denied by the presiding judge.
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.
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.
Combs Appeals Panel Weighs First Amendment Defense to Mann Act ConvictionsMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe Second Circuit heard Sean Combs argue his Mann Act convictions are shielded by the First Amendment and that his sentence relied on acquitted conduct.
Second Circuit Hears Combs Sentencing Appeal Over Acquitted ConductMay 21, 2026Law and PolicyThe Second Circuit heard Combs's appeal over acquitted-conduct sentencing on April 9, 2026, with judges signaling the legal question is far from settled.
Second Circuit Hears Combs Appeal Over Record Mann Act SentenceMay 19, 2026Legal NewsThe Second Circuit heard oral arguments in Sean Combs' Mann Act appeal, with his defense challenging a 50-month sentence as the highest ever for the offense and arguing the judge penalized conduct the jury rejected.
Combs Prison Release Date Advances as Mann Act Appeal Awaits ArgumentMay 19, 2026Law and PolicySean "Diddy" Combs' federal release date moved to April 15, 2028 after rehab credits, while his Mann Act appeal awaits Second Circuit argument in April 2026.
Second Circuit Presses Both Sides on Acquitted-Conduct Sentencing in Combs AppealMay 18, 2026Legal NewsThe Second Circuit grilled prosecutors and Sean Combs's defense over whether acquitted racketeering conduct inflated his 50-month Mann Act sentence, with no ruling issued.
2nd Circuit Questions Combs Sentence Built on Acquitted ConductMay 18, 2026Legal NewsThe 2nd Circuit heard arguments April 9 on whether Sean Combs' 50-month sentence improperly relied on conduct a jury rejected, raising a nationally divisive sentencing doctrine.
New York Court Dismisses Combs’ $100 Million Defamation Suit Against NBCUniversalMay 17, 2026Law and PolicyA New York court dismissed Sean Combs' $100 million defamation suit against NBCUniversal, ruling the Peacock documentary could not damage his already-ruined reputation.