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Crime Jussie Smollett Is Fighting To Dismiss A Special Prosecutor From Reviewing His Case Jussie Smollett and his team call it double jeopardy. By Chantilly Post July 19, 2019
TV Casey Anthony Tells Her Side Of The Story In Upcoming Docuseries The 36-year-old was found not guilty of the murder of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony, over a decade ago. By Hayley Hynes November 08, 2022
Music Justin Timberlake's Lawyer Argues Police Made "Significant Errors" In DWI Arrest There was a hearing in Justin Timberlake's case on Friday. By Cole Blake July 27, 2024
Music Tim Westwood Charged With Several Counts Of Rape, Sexual Assault & More British DJ Tim Westwood is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on November 10 of this year. By Caroline Fisher October 09, 2025
Crime Breonna Taylor Incident Report Omits Tons Of Key Details The Louisville Police Department has released the incident report from the night Breonna Taylor was shot dead in her home, but it's practically blank. By Lynn S. June 10, 2020
Pop Culture Clavicular's Mugshot Leaks Online Following Arrest Clavicular is dealing with police once again as a warrant for his arrest in Osceola County, Florida was executed yesterday. By Zachary Horvath March 27, 2026
Music YNW Melly Faces Six New Charges Related To Alleged Witness Tampering: Details YNW Melly's case continues on. By Alexander Cole October 19, 2023
Music Takeoff Sexual Assault Lawsuit Persists, Mother Will Serve As Defendant The lawsuit was originally made in August 2020, after the supposed incident took place in July of 2020. By Zachary Horvath December 11, 2023
Music Diddy Makes Last Minute Push To Hire A Black Female Attorney The move comes as jury selection in Diddy's highly-publicized alleged sex trafficking trial will begin on May 5th By Cole Blake April 15, 2025
Music Diddy Admits To Being "Nervous" While Addressing The Judge On Day 1 Of His Trial Diddy has officially begun his trail for numerous alleged sex crimes and for now, they are simply looking for jurors. By Alexander Cole May 06, 2025
TV Court TV To Air George Floyd And Ahmaud Arbery Cases The two tragic murder cases are set to receive some extra witnesses. By Noah John August 13, 2020
Crime Nicki Minaj’s Alleged Alias Revealed Amid $106K Hotel Tab Dispute Court filings reveal an alleged alias as Nicki Minaj faces claims over a $106K hotel tab. By Aron A. July 28, 2026