A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the Los Angeles Unified School District following the death of 12-year-old Khimberly Zavaleta, who died in February after what her family describes as a violent bullying incident at Reseda Charter High School in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. The lawsuit, filed Monday, alleges that...
A federal judge in Seattle expressed skepticism Wednesday as sixteen states accused the U.S. Department of Education of attempting to circumvent a court order that blocked the cancellation of approximately $1 billion in school mental health grants. The controversy centers on funding allocated through the Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program and the School-Based...
A federal judge in Arkansas has issued a preliminary injunction preventing the state from enforcing its Social Media Safety Act, which was scheduled to take effect on April 21, 2026. The ruling came in response to a legal challenge filed by NetChoice, an internet trade association representing major technology companies. The blocked legislation sought to...
A 23-year-old Oregon man has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse after allegedly deceiving more than 100 women and minors by pretending to be a reflexology student conducting research for a school project. Cedric Valdez was taken into custody at a Target store in Hillsboro, Oregon, in January following an investigation...
A 64-year-old Florida man faces murder charges after allegedly shooting his stepdaughter multiple times following a brief disagreement about manners in their family kitchen. James Pelzer was arrested and charged with dangerous and depraved murder without premeditation in connection with the death of Alanda Cuffee. The incident occurred Sunday morning at a residence on Gulf...
A federal appeals court has overturned an insider trading conviction and ordered a new trial after determining that a lower court improperly handled a juror who expressed concerns about his ability to remain impartial during the proceedings. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the California federal district court made a critical error when...
A comprehensive national survey has revealed significant public skepticism regarding the ongoing military conflict with Iran and its economic consequences, with most Americans supporting the current ceasefire agreement while questioning whether the nation’s war objectives have been achieved. The poll, conducted by Marquette Law School between April 8 and April 16, gathered responses from over...
A significant federal trial commenced Tuesday in Phoenix, marking the first of six bellwether cases that will influence the outcome of over 3,000 consolidated lawsuits against medical device manufacturer Becton, Dickinson and Company and its subsidiary C. R. Bard. The cases center on allegations that the company’s PowerPort catheters cause severe infections and other serious...
A 34-year-old Fort Worth restaurant employee has been arrested and charged with capital murder following his alleged confession to killing a colleague who worked at the same establishment. Gregory D. Lewis is accused of shooting and killing 31-year-old Thomas King, whose body was discovered in a wooded area behind a business complex on the east...
A federal appeals court has affirmed the conviction of a Florida man who sold machine gun conversion devices to an undercover law enforcement agent, ruling that constitutional protections for firearm ownership do not extend to automatic weapons or their conversion mechanisms. Maxon Alsenat, 29, from Fort Lauderdale, was prosecuted after selling three machine gun conversion...