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Russell Brand is convicted of rape, and judge says he'll get a prison term: A prosecutor described Brand as a ruthless, calculating, manipulative "sexual ...
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Key FactsRussell Brand convicted of rape and sexual assault
2 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: npr.org
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: npr.org
- The jury convicted Brand of one rape and three sexual assaults involving four women.
- It acquitted him of two rape counts and one count of attempted indecent assault.
- The allegations concerned events that dated back more than 20 years.
- Judge Joel Bennathan indicated a significant prison term at Monday's sentencing and denied Brand bail over possible flight risk.
“I regret the hardship caused to the children, of course. But the hardship has been caused by serious criminal offending by their father.”— Judge Joel Bennathan spoke in court about the impact of the case on Brand’s children.
Judge wants former U.S. attorney to investigate whether the government misled her in Trump golf case
pbs.org/newshour/politics/judge-wants-former-u-s-attorney-to-investigate-whether-the-government-misled-her-in-trump-golf-case
Najib’s lawyers want house arrest to begin without delay: KUALA LUMPUR: The Prisons Department must facilitate the release of former prime minister Datuk Seri ...
thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/11/07/najibs-lawyers-want-house-arrest-to-begin-without-delay
Judge taps ex-prosecutor to probe lawyer conduct in Trump golf course fight: A former U.S. attorney for D.C. will look into whether Trump administration lawyers ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/11/07/judge-taps-ex-prosecutor-probe-lawyer-conduct-trump-golf-course-fight/
Harmeet Dhillon is stepping down as head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.
The conservative attorney oversaw a massive overhaul of the office ... Show more
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New York State Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat from Brooklyn, has secured a third term, defeating Republican Saritha Komatireddy ... Show more
Long Island Elections - Newsday
Long Island Elections - Newsday
Conservative crusader Kris Kobach loses Kansas attorney general seat to Democrat Chris Mann
kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-11-06/chris-mann-kansas-attorney-general-race-called-kris-kobach-democrat-blue-wave-election
State Rep. James Talarico (D) has managed to break his party’s long drought in Texas, defeating the state’s Republican attorney general, Ken Paxton ... Show more
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washingtonpost.com
Key FactsTalarico wins Texas Senate seat
3 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
- Talarico is the first Democrat elected by Texas voters to the U.S. Senate since 1988.
- Democrat Gina Hinojosa won the governorship as the first Latina; Texas had not elected a Democrat to it since 1990.
- Alongside Texas, Democrats won Republican-held Senate seats in Kansas, Iowa, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio and Maine.
- To secure a Senate majority, Democrats needed to flip four seats while retaining the seats they already held.
“The real fight in this country is not left vs. right. It is top vs. bottom. … Our unity is a threat to their wealth and their power.”— James Talarico, speaking to supporters in his victory speech after winning the Texas Senate race.
As Nicki Minaj Rallied for Trump’s GOP, Her Lawyers Told Court She Still Owes Them $295,000
rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nicki-minaj-default-bid-president-trump-new-hampshire-1235652674/
Breaking News: James Talarico, a Democratic state legislator, won election as the next senator of Texas, defeating Ken Paxton ... Show more
Talarico Defeats Paxton in Texas Senate Race, Ending a Three-Decade Drought for Democrats
Talarico Defeats Paxton in Texas Senate Race, Ending a Three-Decade Drought for Democrats
Vanity Fair Nov 03
One week after Hasan Piker filed a $72.5 million defamation suit against conservative commentator and CNN personality Scott Jennings, his attorney ... Show more
Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson says he won’t sue out-of-state doctors who mail abortion pills to Texas
texastribune.org/2026/11/04/texas-abortion-ban-democrats-nathan-johnson-gina-hinojosa/
Key FactsPartial returns put Yes ahead on three Virginia measures
4 days ago · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nbcnews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nbcnews.com
- Yes led on all three statewide questions: abortion rights, 60.2%; repealing the same-sex marriage ban, 55.7%; and voting rights after release, 54.2%.
- Among the counties shown, Alexandria had the highest Yes shares across all three questions and Alleghany the lowest: 81.2/79.7/75.0 versus 40.0/31.6/34.2 percent.
- Estimated remaining votes were 2,072,000, 2,087,000 and 2,089,000, respectively.
- NBC said the estimates draw partly on early-voting data and election-day information from county election officials.
Fani-Kayode rejects senior counsel of Nigeria title: Mr Fani-Kayode publicly rejected 'senior counsel' title conferred on him and four others by the ...
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Top lawyer in DOJ's National Security Division abruptly resigns: Assistant Attorney General John Eisenberg stepped down Friday, Attorney General Todd Blanche ...
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Key FactsEisenberg Resigns from U.S. Justice Department
1 days ago · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cbsnews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cbsnews.com
- Eisenberg was the second assistant attorney general to leave this week; Civil Rights Division chief Harmeet Dhillon submitted her resignation Thursday.
- The National Security Division lost a large number of its career staff over the past year.
- The expanded Epstein-files review assigned 400 attorneys across four Justice Department components to examine approximately 5.2 million pages.
- Victims complained that names and personal details were inadvertently released; lawmakers accused the department of improperly redacting information about possible unindicted co-conspirators.
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Malaysia's attorney-general defends halting Najib's house arrest after king's rebuke
channelnewsasia.com/asia/malaysias-attorney-general-defends-halting-najibs-house-arrest-after-kings-rebuke-6532961
Critics Remind Todd Blanche What His Job Is After AG’s Quick Defense of Stephen Miller: ‘He At Least Deserves Good Lawyers’
mediaite.com/politics/trump/critics-remind-todd-blanche-what-his-job-is-after-ags-quick-defense-of-stephen-miller-he-at-least-deserves-good-lawyers/
Gina Hinojosa’s Mexican roots: A family of lawyers and a past in the Huasteca Potosina
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Nicki Minaj’s lawyers want to fire her as a client: Lawyers representing singer Nicki Minaj are asking a court for permission to drop her as a client.
nydailynews.com/2026/11/05/nicki-minaj-lawyers-seek-withdrawal-counsel/
After 48 years: Cult gas station attendant from Dortmund says goodbye: He looked forward to Mondays on Saturdays: Gas station attendant Thomas Pokovec loved his ...
ruhrnachrichten.de/dortmund-west/kult-tankwart-tankstelle-tankstation-oespel-thomas-pokovec-ruhestand-tankautomaten-w1271093-2002289060/
Najib Abdul Razak's lawyers have left the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex payment counter.
It is not clear if they have paid the RM50 million fine ... Show more
Assault charge dropped against citizen ICE allegedly shot from behind: The decision to drop the charge of assault on a federal officer came after Carlos ...
latimes.com/california/story/2026-11-05/assault-charge-dropped-against-citizen-ice-allegedly-shot-from-behind
Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears has declared victory over Republican Philip Foust, securing another term after a race marked by sharp criticism of his ... Show more
Election results: Ryan Mears earns landslide win in Marion County prosecutor's race
Election results: Ryan Mears earns landslide win in Marion County prosecutor's race
Election results: Ryan Mears earns landslide win in Marion County prosecutor's race
Election results: Ryan Mears earns landslide win in Marion County prosecutor's race
Resignations Keep Coming From Justice Department
huffpost.com/entry/election-day-2026-live-updates_n_6ae88015e4b0b1f508d55edd/liveblog_6aedfdf2e4b037ca1033ac1e
🚨 LIVE FROM HENRY NOWAK MURDER SENTENCE APPEAL
Daily Echo Court and Crime reporter Cristiano Magaglio is outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London as ... Show more
Key FactsDigwa’s minimum term raised to 25 years
2 days ago · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.co.uk
- On 1 June 2026, Digwa received life imprisonment with a minimum term of 21 years for murdering Henry Nowak in Southampton.
- The Court of Appeal raised the minimum term to 25 years and refused Digwa permission to challenge the sentence.
- Judges assessed the offence at 23 years before aggravating factors, at least 27 afterward, and 25 after mitigation.
- No decision had yet been made on Digwa’s separate application to appeal his murder conviction.
It can now be revealed following his convictions that lawyers are examining a file of evidence claiming that Brand, 51, raped two more victims ... Show more
Ohio's attorney general race came down to the wire. Democrat John Kulewicz finished ahead of Republican Keith Faber by just 0 ... Show more
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cleveland.com
Russell Brand’s defence barrister has reported himself to the Bar Standards Board after accosting a Sunday Times journalist moments after his client was ... Show more
Democrat Tanya Miller has defeated Republican Brian Strickland to win Georgia’s attorney general race.
A state representative and former federal prosecutor ... Show more
HEARTBROKEN: A mourner weeps for slain attorney Taradath Singh at his funeral held at his home at Penn Trace, Enterprise on Sunday morning. Singh ... Show more
BREAKING: Texans elected a Democrat to serve as the state’s top lawyer for the first time in decades on Tuesday, flipping an attorney general’s office that had ... Show more
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thehill.com
Gina Hinojosa won the Texas governor race, a major win for Democrats that ends more than three decades of Republican control ... Show more
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bloom.bg
Key FactsHinojosa defeats Abbott in Texas governor’s race
3 days ago · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: texastribune.org
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: texastribune.org
- At 52, Hinojosa will become Texas’s first Latina governor, while Abbott was denied a fourth term.
- Abbott spent nearly $118 million on advertising, compared with $26 million for Hinojosa.
- Hinojosa centered her campaign on public schools and pledged to curb corporate and billionaire influence in state government.
- She said she would dismiss Mike Morath, the education commissioner appointed by Abbott, on her first day in office.
Rachel Maddow noted that Black women won every statewide race Democrats carried in Georgia, including governor, secretary of state ... Show more
WATCH: Sen. Cory Booker speaks after winning reelection in New Jersey: Booker won a third full term over Justin Murphy, a little-known attorney who emerged from ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-sen-cory-booker-speaks-after-winning-reelection-in-new-jersey
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Zambia's security forces carried out enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions and assaults targeting opposition members ... Show more
Democrat Zach Dembo projected to flip Kentucky House seat: Democrat Zach Dembo, a Navy veteran and former federal prosecutor, is projected to win Kentucky’s 6th ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6188425-democrat-zach-dembo-kentucky-6th-district/
Ken Paxton survived scandal after scandal. He couldn’t survive a Senate race.: The attorney general ran for Senate as a grudge match, and in the process helped ...
texastribune.org/2026/11/04/ken-paxton-political-future-texas-gop-senate-loss/
Cornell rape investigation to be led by former Diddy prosecutor: Jacqueline Kelly and her team will report to Letitia James, who was appointed last month by Gov ...
globalnews.ca/news/12137169/cornell-investigation-sean-diddy-combs-prosecutor/
In major upset, Nathan Johnson takes Texas attorney general’s office for Democrats
texastribune.org/2026/11/03/texas-nathan-johnson-mayes-middleton-attorney-general-elections-2026/
WATCH: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks after winning reelection: Shapiro was seeking a second term. He previously served two terms as state attorney ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-pennsylvania-gov-josh-shapiro-speaks-after-winning-reelection
Key FactsShapiro wins Pennsylvania’s governor’s race again
4 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: inquirer.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: inquirer.com
- Shapiro invested $10 million to flip four congressional seats and win a Democratic trifecta in Harrisburg; those races remained unresolved Tuesday evening.
- In the campaign’s final days, Garrity received more than $6 million from the skill-games industry after supporting it during the only debate on October 7.
- An Inquirer/New York Times/Siena poll found one-quarter of Republican voters lacked enough information about Garrity or her platform to form an opinion in the final weeks.
- Over the past year, Shapiro more clearly signaled plans to run in 2028; a poll found Pennsylvania voters divided over whether they wanted him to.
“In politics, you learn very quickly that not everyone follows through on your promises.”— Stacy Garrity said this to the crowd at her election-night watch party after congratulating Josh Shapiro on his reelection.
California fights "preposterous" Trump admin demand to scrap state broadband laws
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/11/california-fights-preposterous-trump-admin-demand-to-scrap-state-broadband-laws/
President Donald Trump said it was 'unacceptable' for one of his former lawyers, Alina Habba Mildon, to secure a $50 million contract for herself ... Show more
Cristhian Martinez, 21, did not directly sell the fatal dose to Preston Lee Udenby but supplied it to the street dealer who did ... Show more
Fentanyl supplier gets 17-year sentence for dealing drug that led to death of Milwaukie man
Fentanyl supplier gets 17-year sentence for dealing drug that led to death of Milwaukie man
Fentanyl supplier gets 17-year sentence for dealing drug that led to death of Milwaukie man
Fentanyl supplier gets 17-year sentence for dealing drug that led to death of Milwaukie man
Supreme Court rejects Trump administration's bid to set aside 20,000 California ballots
latimes.com/politics/story/2026-11-02/trump-lawyers-ask-supreme-court-to-set-aside-20-000-california-ballots
Indicted ICE agent surrenders himself in Harris County court: Mario Morales is accused of striking Miguel Parra-Hernandez with his vehicle while on patrol as an ...
houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2026/11/02/565831/indicted-ice-agent-surrenders-himself-in-harris-county-court/
Russell Brand’s Wife Testifies in His Defense at Rape Trial: ‘Caring and Kind’: Russell Brand’s wife Laura took the stand Thursday in defense of her husband at ...
rollingstone.com/music/music-news/russell-brand-wife-testifies-defense-rape-trial-1235649652/
businesstech.co.za Nov 01
One group of skilled South Africans calling it quits: Teachers in South Africa are leaving the profession and retiring early due to burnout, excessive workloads ...
businesstech.co.za/news/education/881764/one-group-of-skilled-south-africans-calling-it-quits/
Starting an AI Side Hustle is Easy (Steal This System): See how AI agents can help solo entrepreneurs delegate work, build tools and operate with the ...
entrepreneur.com/building-a-business/starting-an-ai-side-hustle-is-easy-steal-this-system-2
Shadrack Sibiya in alleged false arrests scandal : Affidavit implicates disgraced former top cop in R750,000 payment to arrest businessman
sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-10-31-shadrack-sibiya-in-alleged-false-arrests-scandal/
Federal judge rules WV AG chilled free speech, blocks environmental group subpoenas
wvgazettemail.com/news/energy_and_environment/federal-judge-rules-wv-ag-chilled-free-speech-blocks-environmental-group-subpoenas/article_e1bad8a6-a8df-4fb4-abd9-cefa91b477b3.html
Human rights lawyer couple sentenced to 10 years' prison in Pakistan: Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha were charged over an incident in 2024 ...
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Barbadian William Allder is 103 years old. A tailor by profession, he hails from Mount Hillaby, St Andrew. He remembered his days as a lad at Hillaby Mixed ... Show more
A federal judge is opening an investigation into whether Justice Department lawyers misled the court about plans to renovate an historic golf course in ... Show more
Top federal prosecutor in Alaska says criminal investigation underway over would-be spoiler Senate candidate
chicagotribune.com/2026/10/30/federal-prosecutors-alaska-criminal-probe-elections-sullivan-peltola/
For Josephine Neidhardt, it's normal for the police to call her out of bed, for her to comfort grieving people - | and for her to sometimes even speak with ... Show more
Alaska federal prosecutor says probe underway over Senate candidate: The U.S. Department of Justice is pushing for a court order to isolate certain Alaska ...
apnews.com/article/alaska-sullivan-peltola-senate-election-88259e40d70a7e4f535e01a2b88489aa
A grand jury in Texas indicted an ICE officer Friday on a second-degree felony charge for allegedly running over a man near Houston earlier in October ... Show more
Protests are spreading across Kosovo after a woman who repeatedly pleaded for protection was killed, allegedly by her brother-in-law ... Show more
The Globe and Mail Oct 31
One week ago, lawyers at Canada’s top firms received urgent calls from their IT departments about a critical software update or an expired password ... Show more
Trump Reportedly ‘Erupted’ After Learning His Former Lawyer Scored $50 Million in Alleged Pard ...
mediaite.com/politics/trump/trump-reportedly-erupted-after-learning-his-former-lawyer-scored-50-million-in-alleged-pardon-deal/
A federal judge said Bill Essayli, the top U.S. prosecutor in Los Angeles, is serving in the role unlawfully.
Essayli was also barred from overseeing certain ... Show more
