Smokey Robinson is under criminal investigation following allegations of rape and sexual assault made by four former housekeepers (Image: AP) The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Thursday that it has opened a criminal investigation into rape and sexual assault allegations against Motown music luminary Smokey Robinson. The department said in a statement that its…
Fifteen states sued the Trump administration over its declaration of an “energy emergency,” arguing that there is no emergency and that the order instructs regulators to illegally bypass reviews of fossil fuel projects, potentially damaging the environment. The president’s Jan. 20 executive order, “Declaring a National Energy Emergency,” directed federal agencies to speed up energy…
Pinterest recently agreed to pay $34.7 million to settle a lawsuit from an early adviser who claimed she had co-created the platform without compensation. Christine Martinez, 44, who was a friend of Ben Silbermann and Paul Sciarra, two of Pinterest’s three co-founders, sued the company in 2021 for breach of implied contract, idea theft, unjust…
US universities fight back as NSF imposes 15% cap on research cost reimbursements (mit.edu) Brown University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), along with 10 other institutions, have filed a lawsuit against the National Science Foundation (NSF), seeking to block newly announced limits on indirect cost reimbursements for federally funded research. The suit, filed…
The board of Paramount, which owns CBS News, has reportedly set financial terms for a possible settlement with US President Donald Trump over his “60 Minutes” lawsuit. The New York Times shared this update on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Legal experts have dismissed the lawsuit as baseless, predicting an easy win for…
Lawyers for President Trump and Paramount, the parent of CBS News, are set to begin mediation on Wednesday over a lawsuit brought by Mr. Trump that accuses “60 Minutes” of deceptively editing an interview with his 2024 Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris. Legal experts have called the suit baseless and an easy victory for CBS. But…
A lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s policy of allowing immigration enforcement agents to act in spaces like schools and houses of worship was filed in Oregon on Monday, seeking to settle a legal debate over whether those areas should be off-limits. The suit, brought by Justice Action Center and Innovation Law Lab, follows efforts by…
Legal experts back Harvard’s First Amendment case against US government Harvard University has launched a high-stakes legal battle against the Trump administration, alleging unconstitutional overreach and violations of academic freedom after the federal government froze $2.2 billion in research funding. In a lawsuit filed in the US District Court for Massachusetts, Harvard argues that the…
Bill Owens, the longtime executive producer of CBS’s iconic news program 60 Minutes, resigned on Tuesday. In a note to staff, Owens said he could no longer operate the show as he once did — especially when it came to making decisions independently and in the best interest of the audience. In his memo, Owens…
Andrew Tate, the online influencer known for his misogynistic views, has been accused of raping two women and threatening one of them with a gun, in a claim filed in Britain’s High Court. The accusations are part of a civil suit filed by the two women, and two others, last June against Mr. Tate. The…