Law & Crime

LAKEWOOD, N.J. – Authorities are investigating a Friday night fire that broke out at Piner Elementary School on East County Line Road, where emergency crews responded around 7:30 p.m. to …

Riverhead, NY – A Suffolk County jury has convicted a 61-year-old man of murder for fatally shooting a 23-year-old father-to-be during a violent confrontation outside a family home, prosecutors announced …

Amarillo, TX – A California woman who admitted to sending a threatening message to a federal judge in Texas has been sentenced to the statutory maximum prison term, federal prosecutors …

NEW YORK, N.Y. – A Manhattan man was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in state prison for two back-to-back assaults that left strangers with severe injuries after unprovoked attacks in …

Newark, NJ – A federal judge has thrown out the constitutional claims of Asa Yohananov, who sued Byram Township police officers, supervisors, and the township itself after repeated disputes with …

Trenton, NJ – A New Jersey federal judge has issued a split ruling in a lawsuit brought by the Sinai Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, a skilled nursing facility, against …

Trenton, NJ – A federal magistrate judge has vacated default against two companies tied to an Ocean Grove foreclosure case, giving them another chance to fight claims brought by the …

Newark, NJ – A federal judge has ruled that a former United Airlines flight attendant’s discrimination lawsuit will proceed in part, finding that some of her claims of workplace bias …

Newark, NJ – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Douglas Manning, a civilly committed individual housed at New Jersey’s Special Treatment Unit, who accused Governor Phil Murphy …

Newark, NJ – A former flight attendant’s lawsuit accusing United Airlines of disability discrimination, retaliation, and family leave violations will move forward after a federal judge denied the airline’s bid …

Newark, NJ – A federal judge has pared back claims in a tangled class action over alleged short-weight calamari, granting in part a motion to dismiss by seafood supplier Ruggiero …

Newark, NJ – A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights complaint brought by a New Jersey inmate who alleged that corrections officers prevented him from pursuing his “legal litigation” …

Newark, NJ – A federal judge handed Union City and a police lieutenant a legal victory this week, granting their motions for summary judgment and dismissing Officer Samantha Martinez’s wide-ranging …

Newark, NJ – A federal judge has refused to vacate an arbitration award favoring Local 53 of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers Union, shutting down Bimbo Bakeries …

Manchester, NJ – A federal judge rejected an attempt by C.J. Hesse, Inc. and Atlantic Pier Co. to compel their carrier to cover six state lawsuits tied to accidents at …

Newark, NJ – A federal judge has halted a lawsuit brought by an Essex County Jail detainee until the prisoner either pays court fees or properly applies to proceed without …

Brooklyn, NY – A federal judge has allowed a former store manager’s retaliation claims against Mavis Discount Tire to move forward while dismissing his other discrimination allegations. Court trims down …

Camden, NJ – A federal judge signaled that a four-year legal battle against the Lindenwold Police Department may soon come to an end after the plaintiff repeatedly failed to follow …

WASHINGTON, DC – Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges tied to the disclosure of sensitive information and alleged efforts to mislead …

Newark, NJ – A federal judge has narrowed but not dismissed a lawsuit accusing Paterson police officers of violating a man’s rights during a 2022 street stop, allowing parts of …

Trenton, NJ – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a longtime New Jersey state nurse who challenged the denial of her religious exemption to the state’s COVID-19 …

Daily Beast retracts story on Melania Trump and Epstein scandal New York, NY – The Daily Beast has pulled a story that linked former First Lady Melania Trump to Jeffrey …

Indianapolis, IN — An Indiana bankruptcy lawyer named Mark Zuckerberg has taken Meta to court, claiming the company has wrongly punished him for impersonating its own chief executive — who …

NEW YORK, NY – President Donald Trump declared Friday morning that the suspect in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been caught, a statement he made “with a …

Orem, Utah – Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot Wednesday while speaking with students at Utah Valley University during a stop on his “American Comeback Tour,” authorities confirmed. Update: 9:54 …