The article states that a group of top lawyers have declared they will refuse to prosecute climate activists, due to their belief that these protests are justified. The lawyers say that this… Read More
The former head of Cambodia's Department of Wildlife and Biodiversity, Masphal Kry, is facing charges of smuggling research monkeys into the United States, which he is defense argues is an a… Read More
Lawyers for disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried are struggling to meet conditions for their client’s bail, including a requirement that phones used by Bankman-Fried’s pare… Read More
The legal team of the Terraform Labs Co-founder and CEO Do Kwon has hit out at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – claiming Terra coins are not securities.
Th… Read More
Donald Trump has filed a notice of appeal after a federal civil jury found that he had raped and defamed writer E. Jean Carroll. Trump's lawyers will ask the US 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals… Read More
A federal judge warned JPMorgan Chase that he might find the bank in contempt of court if it does not speed up in producing evidence related to late sexual offender and money manager Jeffrey… Read More
Deutsche Bank to pay $75 million to Epstein victims in 'groundbreaking settlement,' lawyers say
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Seun Kuti, an afrobeat musician, was released on bail from the State Criminal Investigation Department in Panti, Lagos, on Tuesday night.
Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, SAN, his counsel, verified… Read More
E. Jean Carroll, an advice columnist who won a $5 million sexual abuse and defamation award against former President Donald Trump, is seeking at least $10 million more in a court filing that… Read More
Nollywood actor Damola Olatunji has descended on a netizen who crossed the line to troll him following Ex-lover, Bukola Arugba’s disclaimer on their relationship.
Bukola, on Tuesday, p… Read More
Lawyers for a Jeffrey Epstein victim have requested a federal judge to allow them to take new testimony from JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and others as part of a lawsuit against the bank o… Read More
Chinese police are continuing to harass prominent human rights lawyers, with Wang Quanzhang's family facing pressure after being evicted from their home and Li Heping's family being banned f… Read More
Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has been ordered to have immediate access to his attorneys and family members by an Abuja Federal High Court.
Ju… Read More
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My job for the Bicentennial Weekend was to come up to Hartford and get a story. Until the very moment that I wrote this, which was late on that… Read More
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed a law that prohibits the state's investor-owned utilities from charging customers for lobbying expenses and other political efforts. This is the third… Read More
Former Rwandan gendarme Philippe Hategekimana, who was naturalized as French under the name Philippe Manier, has appealed his conviction of genocide and crimes against humanity in Rwanda. Hi… Read More
Two authors, Paul Tremblay and Mona Awad, have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that their copyrighted books were used to train the company's AI chatbot, ChatGPT, without their permi… Read More
A federal jury has ruled that the gunman who killed 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 is eligible for the death penalty. The government is seeking capital punishment for Robert Bow… Read More
Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko has started a hunger strike after being arrested on new charges, while his lawyers criticize his arrest. Sonko, a vocal critic of President Mac… Read More
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's lawyers are seeking legal challenges against his three-year sentence for graft, which prevents him from contesting national elections. Khan, a fo… Read More
A judge in Nevada has allowed the US government to continue capturing wild horses despite the deaths of 31 horses during the roundup. Wild horse advocates had argued that the roundup was inh… Read More
A Texas judge presiding over Republican challenges to the 2022 election losses near Houston said a quick ruling should not be expected, as no GOP voters testified that they were unable to vo… Read More
The Catholic Church in South Africa has filed a class action lawsuit against mining companies on behalf of coal miners who have suffered from lung disease. The lawsuit, filed by lawyers with… Read More
The SSS has arrested Abbas Umar Masanawa, the chief executive officer of Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending, NIRSAL, for his alleged role in the ongoing cor… Read More
Inmates at Her Majesty's Penitentiary in Newfoundland and Labrador are reportedly being bitten by rats and mice, with the problem described as the worst it has ever been. The facility is als… Read More
President Bola Tinubu has sought protection from a U.S. court to prevent the public release of his records from Chicago State University (CSU), in order to safeguard his reputation as the Ni… Read More
In the wee hours of Thursday, a bunch of lawyers strutted out of a gig thrown by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), all because they couldn’t stomach the choice of Portable as the mai… Read More
The Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on a plea by the National Conference challenging the denial of the 'plough' symbol to its candidates for the upcoming Ladakh Autonomous Hill Develo… Read More
Lawyers in Jodhpur, Rajasthan went on a one-day strike in protest of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's comment suggesting "corruption" in the judiciary. Gehlot had stated that some judges might… Read More
The Supreme Court of India has reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the abrogation of Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The five-judge bench, he… Read More
Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 25, 2023 election, has accused President Bola Tinubu of wrongfully taking the mandate of Nigerians… Read More
LexisNexis, a legal software company, is exploring the use of generative AI, inspired by OpenAI's ChatGPT, to assist lawyers with legal writing and research. The move comes after a controver… Read More
Vietnam executed death row prisoner Le Van Manh, despite claims from his family and lawyers that the evidence against him was not clear enough. Manh was sentenced to death in 2005 for allege… Read More
Ajay Verma, the incharge of the Mahakal police station in Ujjain, has taken responsibility for the medical treatment, education, and marriage of a 12-year-old rape survivor who was turned aw… Read More
Sam Bankman-Fried, the defendant in a criminal trial set to start on Tuesday, opposes allowing a Ukraine-based FTX customer to testify remotely. The customer, referred to as "FTX Customer-1… Read More
Legislative elections in Eswatini are unlikely to bring about political change as the country's parliament holds only an advisory role in the last absolute monarchy in Africa. Human rights l… Read More
The fraud trial against former President Donald Trump in New York is focusing on who was responsible for fraudulent financial statements. Trump's lawyers are attempting to shift blame onto a… Read More
Family members of imprisoned lawyers and politicians in Tunisia are urging the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate allegations of political persecution and human rights abuses… Read More
FTX co-founder Gary Wang testified in a New York trial that Sam Bankman-Fried, also a co-founder, authorized the illegal use of FTX customers' funds to cover losses at an affiliated hedge fu… Read More
The Delhi High Court has reserved its order on the pleas made by NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and Amit Chakravarty, head of the human resources department, against their arrest and p… Read More
Retired US doctor Thomas Chris Lang has lost his High Court appeal against his conviction for the murder of Brisbane socialite Maureen Boyce. Lang was found guilty twice of stabbing Boyce fi… Read More
The ongoing custody battle between popular On Air Personality, Oladotun Ojuolape, known as Do2dtun, and his estranged wife, D’banJ’s sister Omotayo, have taken a controversial tu… Read More
Recent reports indicate that Cristiano Ronaldo has allegedly been sentenced to receive 99 lashes in Iran.
This supposedly occurred during his visit to the country in September with the team… Read More
A judge in Senegal has overturned the removal of opposition figure Ousmane Sonko from the electoral rolls, allowing him to stand as a presidential candidate in February 2024. Sonko's lawyers… Read More
Reports claiming that Cristiano Ronaldo, the Al-Nassr forward, would face 99 lashes in Iran for kissing artist Fatemeh Hamami have been debunked by Iranian authorities.
Last month, while Ron… Read More
Andrew Flintoff has reached a £9 million settlement with the BBC following his accident while filming for Top Gear. The deal is based on the former England cricketer missing two years'… Read More
Overnight, BBC New Broadcasting House was vandalized with red paint, possibly in protest against the BBC's coverage of events in Israel and Gaza. The front entrance and right-hand wall of th… Read More
A brain injury, often resulting from a traumatic accident or incident, can have severe consequences on an individual’s physical, cognitive, and emotional well-being. Understanding the… Read More
The Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of Congo has decided to judge former Prime Minister Augustin Matata "by default" in a trial for alleged embezzlement of public funds. Mata… Read More
Former President Donald Trump was warned by a judge to keep his voice down during his New York civil fraud trial after he spoke aloud to his lawyers while a witness was testifying against hi… Read More
Following more than three years of heated litigation, record company 1501 Certified Entertainment has announced that the two parties will “amicably part ways.”
Megan Thee Stallio… Read More
Dotun Kayode and his ex-wife, Taiwo Oyebanjo, who is also the sister of popular music star, Dapo DBanj Oyebanjo, have reportedly been found guilty of contempt today.
Taiwo Oyebanjo, who file… Read More
The Corporate Affairs Commission has announced that it has uncovered as many as 189 fake companies used to secure land allocations in the Federal Capital Territory, The PUNCH reports.
The Re… Read More
Lawyers representing the losing side in Nigeria's presidential election petition have expressed their dissatisfaction with the Supreme Court ruling which dismissed their petition and affirme… Read More
Lizzo’s legal team has dismissed the lawsuit filed by three of her former dancers as a false narrative. The 35-year-old singer was sued in August by three ex-members of her dance troup… Read More
The branch of the Unification Church in Japan has offered $67 million to compensate victims of the group's allegedly fraudulent donation tactics. The funds will be disbursed by the governmen… Read More
In Maitama, Abuja, a federal capital territory high court granted bail to Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The presiding judge, Olukayode Adeniyi, r… Read More
Nigerian musician and record label executive, Habeeb Okikiola also known as Portable, has debunked claims of coordinating an attack on his former signee, Young Duu.
His management issued a d… Read More
Senegal's Supreme Court has overturned a ruling that allowed jailed opposition figure Ousmane Sonko to run in the 2024 presidential election. The court ordered a retrial of the case, stating… Read More