Charges Dismissed Against Alec Baldwin

On December 21, 2022, Sam Bankman-Fried appeared in a Bahamian court and waived his right to contest an extradition request by U.S. prosecutors, to return him to New York to face a federal indictment accusing him of fraud, relating to the collapse of the FTX...

American crypto currency entrepreneur, Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested in the Bahamas on a federal indictment filed against him in the United States. So what happens next for Mr. Bankman-Fried? He will now face extradition. Extradition is the formal process of one...

On November 18, 2022, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Jack Smith, a long time federal prosecutor, as special counsel to lead two criminal investigations involving former President Donald Trump. Mr. Garland made that announcement after Donald Trump...

On November 15, 2022, Donald Trump announced that he will run again for president in 2024. However, he faces a host of criminal investigations and civil lawsuits. First, former President Trump faces an on-going criminal investigation for retaining government...

On November 8, 2022, election day, voters in 2 more states have approved the legal use of recreational marijuana. On election day, voters in Maryland and Missouri approved the use of recreational marijuana. There are now 21 states, plus the District of Columbia, which...

On October 5, 2022, President Biden announced the pardoning of approximately 6,500 people with federal marijuana possession convictions. Additionally, he also instructed the Department of Health and Hunan Services and the Justice Department to review the standing of...

On Monday October 3, the U.S. Supreme Court opened its new term facing a host of challenges. The Court is expected to still feel public backlash against its decision this past summer overturning Roe v. Wade, and abolishing the constitutional right to an abortion....

A Federal Grand Jury has issued a subpoena to the Save America Political Action Committee tied to former president Donald Trump. The subpoena seeks documents on how money was collected and spent by the political action committee. The Save America Political Action...

A federal jury recently rejected an Ohio man's novel defense, that he was simply following "Presidential orders" when he he entered that U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021. A federal jury in the District of Columbia found Dustin Thompson guilty of Obstruction of...

Can a police officer be charged with lying in a search warrant? The answer, from a federal grand jury in Kentucky who reviewed the Breonna Taylor shooting case, is YES. A former Louisville, Kentucky detective, Kelly Goodlett, plans to plead guilty to federal charges...