Diddy prosecutors trim Kid Cudi-related arson and kidnapping portions of racketeering case
Kid Cudi may have testified for nothing. Prosecutors pruned back the kidnapping and car arson allegations relating to his romance with Cassie.
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Anthropic cut up millions of used books to train Claude — and downloaded over 7 million pirated ones too, a judge said
Training Claude on copyrighted books it purchased was fair use, but piracy wasn't, the judge ruled.
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17 biggest Diddy trial bombshells — as the prosecution rests its case
Sean Combs prosecution has rested. These are the biggest revelations from the trial so far.
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Diddy demonstrated confidence by resting his case without calling a single witness
Prosecutors rested after calling 34 witnesses. Sean "Diddy" Combs rested without calling any. It's a sign of confidence, ex-prosecutors say.
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Trump's lawyers say the Supreme Court's sweeping presidential immunity ruling should save him $83.3 million
President Donald Trump is invoking the Supreme Court's sweeping immunity decision to try to wipe away defamation damages to E. Jean Carroll.
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Prosecutors say the CFA Institute's former marketing chief embezzled millions and bought a $150k engagement ring
The Manhattan district attorney's office said Michael Collins, 61, embezzled nearly $6 million from two companies he worked at.
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How soccer match-fixing actually works, according to a former player
Moses Swaibu is a former professional footballer who in 2015 was sentenced to 16 months in prison for match-fixing.
How this lawyer used AI to help him win a $1.5 million case
A civil rights lawyer says AI helped him win a case and secure more than $1.5 million in damages for his clients.
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A Combs trial glossary: ex-PA tells jury what 'SEAL Team Six' and 'Gucci bag active' mean in Diddy-speak
What does "Gucci-bag active" mean? How about "flower," "tree," and "Sunset Sherbet?" A former personal assistant defined some key Combs-world terms.
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Diddy beat one criminal trial after testifying. Will he make the same gamble again?
If Sean "Diddy" Combs decides to testify, it could open him up to potentially damaging cross-examination from the prosecution. legal experts said.
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Diddy's courtroom energy has been off the charts as the defense case nears its start
Prosecutors are about to rest. The same can't be said for Sean "Diddy" Combs, whose courtroom energy is higher than ever.
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LexisNexis is teaming up with Harvey. Here's why that matters for the legal tech market.
With LexisNexis data baked into its interface, Harvey has a stronger case to make to law firms.
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Partner at firm that made deal with Trump defects to law firm suing administration
Ellen Holloman is leaving Cadwalader, which pledged $100 million to Trump's causes, to join a firm known for representing E. Jean Carroll.
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Diddy is building a 'consensual sex' defense. Ex-prosecutors say it's his best shot.
The prosecution's case in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex-trafficking trial will soon come to a close and the hip-hop mogul's defense will present his side.
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Combs' ex said he sulked after she went to another rapper's sex performance
Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyers say his so-called freak offs were part of a lifestyle. Another rapper hosted a sex performance, too, an accuser testified.
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The real 'Epstein files' story is misunderstood. Here's what the government is still keeping secret.
Trump has not released all the 'Epstein files' as promised. The still-secret docs could help answer some of the mysteries about the financier.
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Fears of a bubble in legal tech AI are growing
Zach Abramowitz, a tech consultant to law firms and legal departments, says legal tech's surging revenue may be a sign of an impending bubble.
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Sullivan & Cromwell's Trump team makes courtroom debut in effort to clear his 34-count criminal conviction
The Big Law firm Sullivan & Cromwell is arguing that additional appeals for Trump's hush-money convictions should be heard in federal court.
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Diddy's ex testified she researched what it means to be a 'cuck' to understand freak offs
"I just wanted to know why my partner wanted so many of these nights," a sex-trafficking accuser told the jury during Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial.
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A judge's dismissal of Justin Baldoni's $400 million defamation suit is a win for Blake Lively, but it's not 'game over'
Experts call Blake Lively's dismissed suit a win. Still, one expert told BI it's not "game over" for Justin Baldoni since he can "amend his claim."
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Diddy's ex, 'Jane,' is now his 2nd accuser to describe being sex-trafficked by violence
"Is this coercion?" the woman said Combs taunted after covering her with bruises. Prosecutors say the answer is yes.
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Justin Baldoni's $400 million lawsuit against Blake Lively has been dismissed
The 132-page decision closes off a chapter in the tangle of lawsuits between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.
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When Donald Trump calls, one Big Law firm answers
As President Trump waged war on Big Law, the head of Sullivan & Cromwell played double duty as his personal lawyer and a White House go-between.
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How each Diddy accuser testified and how it could sway the trial's outcome
Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial hinges on whether the jury finds 7 women who testified against him are victims or, as the defense argues, opportunists.
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High-profile Paul Weiss attorney defects to Big Law firm fighting Trump
Damian Williams was at Paul Weiss for just five months before joining Jenner & Block, which won a court ruling blocking a punitive Trump order.
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Judge threatens to kick Diddy out of courtroom after seeing him 'nodding vigorously' at the jury
Sean "Diddy" Combs kept "nodding vigorously" at the jury, the judge for his Manhattan sex-trafficking trial complained on Thursday.
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'Jane' is one of the final witnesses against Sean 'Diddy' Combs. Here's why her testimony about 'hotel nights' matters.
Sean "Diddy" Combs' prosecutors are beginning to wrap up their Manhattan sex-trafficking case. Jane Doe is their third and final sex assault victim.
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DA says 40 UnitedHealthcare execs got bodyguards and one dyed her hair after the CEO's killing
Luigi Mangione's lawyers previously told the court their client, who is charged with killing UnitedHealthcare's Brian Thompson, is not a terrorist.
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The estranged husband of a 'Real Housewives' star was sentenced for embezzling tens of millions from clients of his law firm
Tom Girardi has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison after being found guilty of embezzling millions of dollars from clients of his law firm.
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How the world's largest diamond heist actually worked, according to one of the would-be robbers
In 2000, Lee Wenham plotted the world's largest jewel heist. He shares how he planned it, did surveillance, and studied the gems' security.
I'm a business immigration lawyer. The current system is designed to get employers to say, 'Forget it.'
Jason Finkelman helps tech workers apply for employee visas. He shares his strategies for overcoming stricter scrutiny under Trump 2.0.
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Why Diddy prosecutors think the Cassie hotel video is the key to his conviction
The prosecution and defense in Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial agree that this hotel video is the most important piece of evidence.
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There's a salad war brewing in San Francisco
Travis Kalanick's Picnic is embroiled in a legal battle with Mixt. Mixt claimed in a lawsuit that Picnic resold its salads without permission.
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Second Diddy sexual assault accuser testifies
A former personal assistant of Sean Combs said Combs repeatedly attacked her. Testifying as "Mia," she described four instances of sexual assault.
Trump said he'd 'look at the facts' in considering pardoning Diddy
Trump said that Sean "Diddy" Combs disliking him "wouldn't have any impact" in him considering whether to pardon him.
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At Diddy trial, his consensual-sex defense is undercut by a personal assistant's wrenching rape testimony
Testifying in tears, the former personal assistant described four sex assaults, including on Combs' private jet and at the Plaza Hotel in NYC.
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Judges on Trump's war on Big Law: 5 explosive quotes from recent orders
President Donald Trump's deal with Paul Weiss has backfired as judges say it shows Trump never had national security concerns about Big Law firms.
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Here's where all the firms in the Trump-Big Law fight stand
President Trump has taken aim at law firms that he believes have wronged him. Here's how they've responded.
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Diddy broke his promise to monetize RockaByeBaby, Cassie's mixtape with Lil Wayne, Meek Mill: witness
A stylist for the R&B artist said Combs never released her 2013 mixtape to streaming services, depriving her of royalties and keeping her dependent.
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Capricorn Clark, Diddy's former personal assistant, testifies
Diddy's former personal assistant Capricorn Clark testified, recounting how she had to clean up after his "freak-offs" and endure threats.
Trump's EO targeting Big Law firm WilmerHale goes against Founding Fathers' vision, federal judge rules
Federal Judge Richard Leon on Tuesday ruled that Donald Trump's executive order targeting the Big Law firm WilmerHale amounts to illegal retaliation.
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AI hallucinations in court documents are a growing problem, and data shows lawyers are responsible for many of the errors
AI hallucinations in court documents are becoming more common. Self-represented people used to be the main culprits; now, it's legal professionals.
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Why Diddy trial witness Capricorn Clark is key to his racketeering and sex-trafficking charges
Clark rose from PA to marketing exec at Combs' rap empire. Testimony suggests she witnessed kidnapping, violence, and that vendetta against Kid Cudi.
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Trump weighs taking $3 billion in frozen Harvard grants and giving the money to trade schools instead
In a Truth Social post attacking "a very antisemitic Harvard," Trump says he may transfer $3B in university grants to trade schools.
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Sam Bankman-Fried is expected to be released from prison 4 years early
Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison. If nothing changes, he'll serve less than 21.
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Diddy diet: Here's the unusual way the mogul likes his cheeseburgers — and why he can't indulge this Memorial Day
Sean "Diddy" Combs' appetite for cheeseburgers has come up more than once in testimony given at his criminal sex-trafficking trial.
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Legaltech startups have raised over $1 billion this year. Here are 10 companies to watch.
From contract drafting to litigation outcome prediction tools, legaltech
is having a moment and raking in cash.
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At Diddy trial, ex-assistants recall smashed whiskey glasses, bags of drugs, and mopping up after freak offs
David James and George Kaplan testified at trial that being Diddy's personal assistant meant surviving threats, supplying drugs, and ignoring violence.
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