L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer lied to investigators, FBI affidavit says
Los Angeles City Atty. Mike Feuer lied to government investigators and likely obstructed justice during a massive federal probe into a fraudulent lawsuit orchestrated by…
Defense tries to chip Michael Cohen’s credibility at Trump’s trial
NEW YORK — With prosecutors’ hush money case against Donald Trump barreling toward its end, defense lawyers pressed former attorney Michael Cohen on his criminal history…
L.A. prosecutors say recording of racist City Hall conversation was a crime but refer case to the city attorney
A crime was committed by at least one former employee of the L.A. County Federation of Labor in connection with the recording of a racist…
Original ‘Star Trek’ Enterprise model is at center of lawsuit
In April, Heritage Auctions heralded the discovery of the original model of the U.S.S. Enterprise, the iconic starship that whooshed through the stars in the…
California’s attorney general has plans to sue Trump if he wins another term
WASHINGTON — California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said he and his staff have been reviewing former President Trump’s second-term agenda in detail to prepare a potential…
Two charged after alleged unauthorized access to 2020 voter data
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s attorney general announced charges Wednesday against a former township clerk and a lawyer who had supported attempts to overturn the results of…
Pete McCloskey, antiwar candidate who took on Nixon, dies at 96
When Pete McCloskey challenged President Richard M. Nixon for the Republican nomination in 1972, his defeat was nothing short of stunning. Only one of the…
Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas, wife indicted over Azerbaijan ties
WASHINGTON — Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife were indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges and taken into custody Friday in connection…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks to dismiss claims in sex assault lawsuit
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team is pushing back against his accusers in their civil suits as a federal sex-trafficking probe continues. His lawyers are asking…
Britney Spears, Jamie Spears settle fight over legal fees
Britney Spears and her father Jamie Spears, her former conservator, have settled their protracted legal dispute over the payment of his legal fees and how…
Harvey Weinstein hospitalized in New York, undergoing tests, attorney says
Film producer Harvey Weinstein was hospitalized Saturday just days after the New York Appeals Court overturned his 2020 rape conviction and ordered a new trial…
With Heisman returned, Reggie Bush vows to continue NCAA fight
Through his decade in exile, Reggie Bush said he never lost faith that this day would come. Even when no path forth appeared to exist…
Lawsuits over voting create shadow war for 2024 election
CHICAGO — As President Biden and Donald Trump step up their campaigning in swing states, a quieter battle is taking place in the shadows of their…
Trump’s bond in N.Y. civil fraud case is settled with cash promise
NEW YORK — New York state lawyers and an attorney for former President Trump settled their differences Monday over a $175-million bond that Trump posted to…
Documents to be unsealed in L.A. city attorney and DWP corruption case
More than 1,000 pages of confidential documents from a federal criminal investigation into the Los Angeles city attorney’s office and the Department of Water and…
Justice Department blasts GOP effort to hold attorney general in contempt
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Monday blasted Republicans’ effort to hold Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland in contempt over his refusal to turn over unredacted materials…
Angelina Jolie motion heats up Brad Pitt’s winery lawsuit
Angelina Jolie’s legal team filed a motion Thursday to compel Brad Pitt’s communications stemming from an “all-encompassing” nondisclosure agreement he wanted that purportedly tanked the…
Coachella wants billboard advertising free STD testing removed
Coachella organizers have called for the removal of a billboard near the music festival site advertising free sexually transmitted disease testing services, the organization that…
Jay Leno’s wife Mavis Leno sometimes ‘does not know’ him
An attorney for Mavis Leno is recommending that the court approve comedian Jay Leno’s petition to be a conservator over his wife’s estate as she…
Lawyers for former L.A. deputy mayor will seek mistrial over juror remark
A lawyer for former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan said Friday that he would seek a mistrial after the judge revealed that a juror…