A federal judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit accusing Spotify of allowing billions of fraudulent streams for Drake and other major artists, rejecting claims that the streaming platform deliberately ignored bot activity. lawcommentary.com/articles/s…

A federal appeals court ruled on October 26, 2026, that the Federal Reserve’s 21-cent debit card swipe fee cap violates federal law, forcing the agency to revisit how much large banks can collect when customers pay by debit card. lawcommentary.com/articles/f…

A Texas judge ordered Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on October 26, 2026, to let his Democratic election opponent inspect more than 1,000 pages of unredacted communications involving Elon Musk and his companies, handing state Rep. Gina Hinojosa access. lawcommentary.com/articles/g…

The company behind the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders has taken legal action against My Chemical Romance and concert promoter Live Nation after dancers wearing costumes resembling the squad's signature uniforms during the band's Hollywood Bowl residency. lawcommentary.com/articles/d…

Chris Brown avoided jail Monday, October 26, 2026, after a London court sentenced the R&B singer to eight months in prison, suspended for one year, for attacking a music producer with a tequila bottle at a nightclub in 2023. lawcommentary.com/articles/c…

The DOJ has filed new criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey, accusing him of leaking national defense information to a reporter in 2016 in its third attempt to prosecute him. The two-count filing alleges violations of the Espionage Act. lawcommentary.com/articles/d…

A federal appeals court ruled 10-7 on October 23, 2026, that ICE can detain certain immigrants throughout their deportation proceedings without granting them bond hearings, overturning an earlier decision requiring hearings within 90 days. lawcommentary.com/articles/f…

A former Miss Switzerland contestant has accused President Donald Trump of raping her inside his New York hotel in 1993, alleging that he left her bleeding and bruised before pressuring her to remain silent according to a House Judiciary Democrats' report lawcommentary.com/articles/t…

A federal appeals court on Monday rejected the Trump administration's emergency effort to block California from counting mail-in ballots from more than 20,000 voters it suspects are noncitizens, allowing election officials to continue processing votes. lawcommentary.com/articles/a…

A federal appeals court ruled on October 23, 2026, that President Donald Trump violated the Constitution when he took control of approximately 4,000 California National Guard members during immigration enforcement protests in Los Angeles in 2025. lawcommentary.com/articles/t…

Two former senior FBI officials face federal criminal charges after allegedly lying to Congress about their knowledge of Hunter Biden's laptop and related investigations ahead of the 2020 presidential election. lawcommentary.com/articles/f…

Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Damon “Dame” Dash is challenging the $550K sale of his life story to a film company, arguing that the proposed agreement could give the buyer control over his personal memories and future activities against his wishes. lawcommentary.com/articles/d…

Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to reject rapper Pooh Shiesty's emergency request for relief from 23-hour daily jail isolation, arguing that security concerns justify his confinement while he awaits trial in a federal criminal case. lawcommentary.com/articles/p…

Philippine police are seeking a warrant to examine electronic devices recovered from the former home of Thomas Markle Sr., Meghan Markle's estranged father, as investigators pursue allegations that he possessed child sexual abuse material. lawcommentary.com/articles/m…

A federal judge in California has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to halt certain election-related interrogations in 9 states ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. lawcommentary.com/articles/j…

Stevie Wonder is seeking to evict a woman who has lived rent-free in his Hollywood Hills home for 38 years, alleging that she repeatedly refused to allow insurance inspectors inside the property and caused its coverage to lapse. lawcommentary.com/articles/s…

Music publisher Reservoir is pursuing nearly $340 million in potential statutory damages from AI companies Suno and Anthropic, accusing them of illegally copying copyrighted music associated with Madonna, Johnny Cash, and Joni Mitchell to train their AI. lawcommentary.com/articles/s…

Atlanta rapper and social media personality Shawty Dred has been indicted on 63 federal charges over an alleged $4.4 million food stamp fraud scheme involving hundreds of accounts created with stolen identities. lawcommentary.com/articles/s…

A California judge has rejected a request to dismiss Rebel Wilson's claims or impose more than $474K in financial penalties over allegations that the actress lied under oath, manipulated evidence, and helped create anonymous websites targeting a producer. lawcommentary.com/articles/r…

Three men have accused the late Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of paying them for sex in a new documentary, including one who claims he was 17 when the South Carolina lawmaker paid him $120 for a sexual encounter in Arizona in 2001. lawcommentary.com/articles/l…