Young Thug and concert giant AEG have quietly settled their multi-million dollar legal battle over a touring partnership gone sour. The lawsuit, first filed in 2020 but delayed […]
Young Thug Plea, Ed Sheeran Win, Metro Boomin Case & More Legal News
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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 […]
Young Thug Pleads Guilty In YSL RICO Case
Young Thug has pleaded guilty in the long-running criminal case accusing the chart-topping rapper of leading a violent Atlanta street gang, a stunning twist that should end his […]
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 […]
2 Live Crew Win, Young Thug Ruling, Diddy Updates & More Legal News
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Young Thug Attorney’s Contempt Order Reversed By Georgia Supreme Court
Young Thug’s attorney Brian Steel has won a ruling at the Georgia Supreme Court overturning a trial judge’s controversial decision to hold the lawyer in criminal contempt earlier […]
Young Thug Trial Judge Blasts Prosecutors Over ‘Poor Lawyering’
The judge overseeing Young Thug’s sprawling Atlanta gang trial appears to have reached her wits’ end with the prosecutors trying the case — complaining of “poor lawyering, “baffling” […]
Young Thug RICO Trial to Resume After Judge Rejects Mistrial
Young Thug’s sprawling Atlanta gang trial is set to resume after the judge denied requests to declare a mistrial — though she also admonished prosecutors for suppressing evidence […]
Young Thug Denied Bond Again By New Judge In Atlanta RICO Trial
The new judge in Young Thug’s sprawling Atlanta gang trial has denied the rapper’s renewed request to be released from jail until a verdict is reached. Two weeks […]