The Trump administration appealed a federal judge's order Tuesday, October 27, 2026, barring further tree removal at a historic Washington, D.C., golf course after workers cut down more than 400 trees as part of a disputed overhaul. lawcommentary.com/articles/t…

FBI agents raided the Beverly Hills mansion of billionaire political donor Stephen Cloobeck on October 27, seeking electronic devices and records related to prostitution as part of a federal criminal investigation into former Congressman Eric Swalwell. lawcommentary.com/articles/f…

Neil Young has filed a $10 million copyright infringement lawsuit against President Donald Trump's political committee, accusing it of playing "Rockin' in the Free World" at campaign rallies. lawcommentary.com/articles/n…

Rapper 50 Cent has filed a $6 million federal lawsuit against Rick Ross's former girlfriend, accusing her of making false and sexually degrading claims about his 14-year-old son on social media. lawcommentary.com/articles/5…

The Supreme Court on October 27 rejected an emergency request to restore immigration judges' authority to temporarily close certain deportation cases, leaving in place a nationwide restriction that prevents judges from pausing proceedings. lawcommentary.com/articles/s…

The companies controlling rights to Elvis Presley's music filed a federal lawsuit Friday, October 23, 2026, accusing Claude AI developer Anthropic of using 274 copyrighted compositions to train its artificial intelligence models without permission. lawcommentary.com/articles/a…

A federal judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit accusing Spotify of allowing billions of fraudulent streams for Drake and other major artists, rejecting claims that the streaming platform deliberately ignored bot activity. lawcommentary.com/articles/s…

A federal appeals court ruled on October 26, 2026, that the Federal Reserve’s 21-cent debit card swipe fee cap violates federal law, forcing the agency to revisit how much large banks can collect when customers pay by debit card. lawcommentary.com/articles/f…

A Texas judge ordered Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on October 26, 2026, to let his Democratic election opponent inspect more than 1,000 pages of unredacted communications involving Elon Musk and his companies, handing state Rep. Gina Hinojosa access. lawcommentary.com/articles/g…

The company behind the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders has taken legal action against My Chemical Romance and concert promoter Live Nation after dancers wearing costumes resembling the squad's signature uniforms during the band's Hollywood Bowl residency. lawcommentary.com/articles/d…

Chris Brown avoided jail Monday, October 26, 2026, after a London court sentenced the R&B singer to eight months in prison, suspended for one year, for attacking a music producer with a tequila bottle at a nightclub in 2023. lawcommentary.com/articles/c…

The DOJ has filed new criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey, accusing him of leaking national defense information to a reporter in 2016 in its third attempt to prosecute him. The two-count filing alleges violations of the Espionage Act. lawcommentary.com/articles/d…

A federal appeals court ruled 10-7 on October 23, 2026, that ICE can detain certain immigrants throughout their deportation proceedings without granting them bond hearings, overturning an earlier decision requiring hearings within 90 days. lawcommentary.com/articles/f…

A former Miss Switzerland contestant has accused President Donald Trump of raping her inside his New York hotel in 1993, alleging that he left her bleeding and bruised before pressuring her to remain silent according to a House Judiciary Democrats' report lawcommentary.com/articles/t…

A federal appeals court on Monday rejected the Trump administration's emergency effort to block California from counting mail-in ballots from more than 20,000 voters it suspects are noncitizens, allowing election officials to continue processing votes. lawcommentary.com/articles/a…

A federal appeals court ruled on October 23, 2026, that President Donald Trump violated the Constitution when he took control of approximately 4,000 California National Guard members during immigration enforcement protests in Los Angeles in 2025. lawcommentary.com/articles/t…

Two former senior FBI officials face federal criminal charges after allegedly lying to Congress about their knowledge of Hunter Biden's laptop and related investigations ahead of the 2020 presidential election. lawcommentary.com/articles/f…

Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Damon “Dame” Dash is challenging the $550K sale of his life story to a film company, arguing that the proposed agreement could give the buyer control over his personal memories and future activities against his wishes. lawcommentary.com/articles/d…

Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to reject rapper Pooh Shiesty's emergency request for relief from 23-hour daily jail isolation, arguing that security concerns justify his confinement while he awaits trial in a federal criminal case. lawcommentary.com/articles/p…

Philippine police are seeking a warrant to examine electronic devices recovered from the former home of Thomas Markle Sr., Meghan Markle's estranged father, as investigators pursue allegations that he possessed child sexual abuse material. lawcommentary.com/articles/m…