Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes threatened big fines if citizens used VPNs to access X after the site was banned. Demand for VPNs surged anyway.
Over three months, a 28-year-old woman was scammed out of over $300,000. When she realized it was a scam, her world came crashing down.
Legal tech is having a big moment thanks to gen-AI, with established startups as well as newcomers nabbing VC funding to build out their offerings.
Pavel Durov's arrest prompted questions about to what degree executives are responsible for content on their platforms.
Care.com agreed to pay $8.5 million after the FTC said it deceived both caregivers and people needing care.
Those nine pages Jack Smith trimmed from Trump's election-conspiracy indictment mean it will now survive a SCOTUS challenge, a legal expert said.
Ivan Rossomakhin, 29, was to serve 23 years in prison after committing another murder in 2023, but was released on August 19 to fight in Ukraine.
The new indictment removes some of former President Donald Trump's alleged conduct that risked presidential immunity challenges.
Martin Shkreli boasted he burned copies of the Wu-Tang Clan album for women and later received sexual favors, a lawsuit alleges.
Legal challenges to the outcome of this year's election are all but inevitable, and both campaigns are preparing for a nasty fight in court.
Experts predict Trump is about to use his new immunity powers to pull an unprecedented legal move that will ice his sentencing for months.
Former OpenAI researchers warned of "catastrophic harm" in a letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom after the company opposed an AI safety bill.
Federal prosecutors brought charges against Michelle Bond, a failed Republican congressional candidate dating former FTX executive Ryan Salame.
Lynch was accused of fraud, which led to a messy intercontinental court battle. He finally won and died celebrating on a superyacht, the Bayesian.
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Justin DeLoretto, aka Mooch, discusses life as an ex-chapter president, leaving the club "out bad," and rivalry with the Hells Angels.
Romanian police raided four homes Wednesday in relation to fresh allegations against self-described misogynist influencer Andrew Tate.
A judge who threw out a $72 million verdict against Boeing said the case wasn't impacted by a financial advisor's trades of Boeing stock last year.
Stefanie Costi went viral with her story of workplace bullying, and it changed the trajectory of career. Now she helps others in the same situation.
Police detained a woman who was invited to sing with Macklemore at a festival in Slovakia, after she was recognized from a wanted list.
A doctor died from a severe allergic reaction at Disney Springs in Florida last year. Disney said her husband couldn't take it to court under the T&Cs of his Disney+ free trial.
Swift could sue Donald Trump on federal grounds of trademark infringement and false advertising, but her best bet may be to just call him out.
Serial liar and former US Congressman George Santos pleaded guilty in his criminal case, averting a looming trial.
A well-known defense lawyer, who helped Mike Lynch win acquittal, is missing along with his wife after Lynch's yacht sank off the Italian coast.
New rules for Realtors will make buying a home more complicated. But both buyers and sellers could save a ton of money.
Prosecutors said the flight attendants took advantage of their "Known Crewmember" statuses to get through airport security.
An escalation in Elon Musk's public feud with Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes has led Musk to close X's office in the country.
A Missouri woman pretended Lisa Marie Presley had lost Graceland in a loan default, federal prosecutors said Friday.
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From money laundering to fake Rolexes, six former forgers, counterfeiters and investigators discuss how their criminal businesses actually worked.
Logan Paul and KSI's Prime Hydration is facing lawsuits from plaintiffs including a bottler and parents.
Matthew Perry's assistant Kenneth Iwamasa sought drugs from the "ketamine queen" and a rogue doctor, court documents say.
His 12th request to delay the New York criminal case comes one day after the judge criticized his repeatedly failed legal efforts.
The Independent candidate on Wednesday previewed his appeal of being kicked off NY's ballot for using a "sham" address.
A neighbor has accused the business magnate Mark Attanasio of using Malibu's posh Broad Beach as his own "personal sandbox."
An Intel executive, and former IDF soldier, says he was fired for complaining about his boss' pro-Hamas activity on X.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement training materials don't appear to teach de-escalation techniques. But ICE agents learn how to justify use of force.
Elon Musk said a "boycott" by advertisers may have violated the RICO Act. But a RICO lawyer told BI that argument doesn't hold up.
Michael Pratt was on the run for three years until a data leak involving crypto wallets he'd bought years earlier led the FBI to his Madrid hotel.
A Toronto firm began a three-year independent monitorship of how the site screens for illegal content and responds to takedown requests.
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Butler County police released bodycam footage of officers scrambling to find the gunman who shot at Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally on July 13.
The indictment may help right-wing media organizations, who've argued that Smartmatic's lost contracts are due to other scandals.
A 19-year-old Austrian teenager with North Macedonian roots planned to kill "as many people as possible" with knives and explosives, officials said.
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From government investigations to labor disputes and a custody battle, Elon Musk has a lot to lose in court. Here's the tea on Musk's lawsuits.
The family of a French explorer killed on the Titan sub is suing OceanGate for more than $50 million.
While securing the area for a Kamala Harris fundraiser, a Secret Service agent taped over the Ring camera of a local business.
Politicians make a lot of noise about taking on Big Tech giants like Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai. Instead, they've outsourced the work to lawsuits.
The supplier of Logan Paul's Prime energy drinks is suing the beverage company for $68 million, accusing it of breaching a contract when sales cratered.
A new court filing shines a light into the unsexy but brutal world of casino-style mobile games.