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  • October 20, 2026

    11th Circ. Upholds Producer's Financing Scheme Conviction

    The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday refused to disturb the conviction and sentencing of a producer accused of stealing $68.7 million from film and theater investors and producers, ruling that the producer hasn't shown that the district court made any mistakes.

  • October 20, 2026

    No PTSD, Expert Says In Ex-SF DA Worker's Racial Slur Trial

    A Stanford medical school psychiatry professor testifying in a California state trial on Tuesday refuted claims of post-traumatic stress disorder from a Black San Francisco prosecutor's office worker who says she was left debilitated when the city failed to take appropriate action after a co-worker called her a racial slur.

  • October 20, 2026

    Colo. Justices Mull Criminal Trial Court's Restitution Authority

    Colorado's justices appeared hesitant Tuesday to limit a trial court's ability to impose restitution in cases where prosecutors fail to make a diligent effort to bring restitution information to sentencing, but pressed the state on what ruling would make victims whole and incentivize prosecutors to meet statutory deadlines.

  • October 20, 2026

    Meta To Rereview MDL Privilege Claims Under Special Master

    Meta Platforms Inc. has agreed to have an independent special master rereview potentially thousands of documents the company withheld as privileged in social media addiction multidistrict litigation, after a California federal judge criticized Meta's privilege claims and refused to let Meta use an AI tool to rereview 170,000 documents at issue.

  • October 20, 2026

    Mich. Pharmacist Tells 6th Circ. Feds Silenced Key Witness

    A Michigan pharmacist serving an eight-year prison sentence for medical fraud is entitled to a new trial, his attorney told a Sixth Circuit panel Tuesday, arguing that a key defense witness in the case was threatened by the government and dissuaded from testifying.

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