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Jimi Hendrix Lawsuit Heads To Trial After UK Court Rejects Sony Appeal
A long-running legal battle over the rights to Jimi Hendrix’s music is going to trial after a U.K. appeals court rejected Sony Music’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit […]
Trial Court Had No Authority to Reopen Voir Dire After Jury Impaneled in Civil Case, State Appellate Court Rules
In a matter of first impression, the North Carolina Court of Appeals on Wednesday found that a trial court had no authority to grant a request to remove […]
How Did Young Thug Go From An Endless Gang Trial to Walking Away a Free Man?
When Young Thug went free Thursday (Oct. 31) after more than two years in custody, it didn’t come out of nowhere. It was the crescendo of a series […]
6th Circuit Judge Thapar on Making Originalism Work in Trial Courts
Happy Friday, and welcome to another roundup of the week’s news about the judiciary. This week, Judge Amul Thapar of the Sixth Circuit shared his views on challenges to applying […]
Young Thug Mistrial Possible as Judge Weighs Ending Atlanta RICO Trial
A Georgia judge is weighing whether to declare a mistrial in Young Thug’s long-running Atlanta gang trial, a move that would require prosecutors to either start from scratch […]
A$AP Rocky Trial On Gun Charges Set for Next Year
A$AP Rocky is set to go to trial in Los Angeles early next year on charges that he fired a gun at a former friend and collaborator on the […]
$604.9M Verdict Returned in Low-Carbon Fuels Trade Secrets Trial
Propel Fuels Inc., a major low-carbon fuels retailer at stations in California, received a $604.9 million jury verdict in its trade secrets misappropriation case against Phillips 66 Co. The […]
Diddy Gets Trial Date In Racketeering and Sex Trafficking Case
Sean “Diddy” Combs will stand trial on May 5 in his racketeering and sex trafficking case, a federal judge ruled at a court hearing on Thursday (Oct. 10). […]
Lawyer in 3rd NEC Formula Trial Asks Jurors for ‘a Very, Very Large Number’
A third trial about cow’s milk-based infant formula designed for premature babies began on Wednesday in Missouri, where a St. Louis jury heard opening statements. The trial, expected to […]