A judge in Essex County slashed an $18 million jury award in a high-profile defamation case to just $500 on Monday, ruling Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas failed to prove actual harm to his reputation.

Prosecutors in "United States v Combs" say accused's latest request to the judge will risk a "chilling effect" on victim-witnesses if granted.

U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered that an independent manager be appointed to oversee the notorious jail complex.

A judge on Tuesday struck down Michigan’s 24-hour waiting period before an abortion, saying it conflicts with a voter-approved amendment that locked abortion rights in the state constitution in 2022.

US District Court Judge John J. McConnell Jr. ordered the Trump Administration to reverse the executive order and take “no further actions to eliminate” the three agencies.

The brothers will have to face the California Parole Board next, where Gov. Gavin Newsom will have the final say over their fate.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will no longer fully control its jail system, including the long-troubled Rikers Island complex, after a federal judge found the city had failed to stem spiraling dysfunction and brutality against those in custody.