The Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District, has affirmed the conviction of Victorious Carter-El for his role in a fatal shooting that occurred in Cleveland, Ohio, in January 2023. Carter-El, who was 16 at the time of the crime, was found guilty of murder, felonious assault, and discharging a…
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Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Sentence in Child Sexual Contact Case
The Delaware Supreme Court has affirmed the eight-year prison sentence of Steven Anderson, who pleaded no contest to first-degree unlawful sexual contact with a nine-year-old child. Despite acknowledging a mistake by the Superior Court in applying a sentencing guideline, the Supreme Court ruled the error was “harmless” because the trial…
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Teacher’s Sentence Upheld in Sexual Battery Case
A Tennessee court has affirmed the trial court’s decision to sentence Joseph Kade Abbott, a former teacher, to six years in prison for sexually battering a student. Abbott had pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual battery by an authority figure in exchange for concurrent sentences. The trial court determined…
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Court Tosses Arbitration Award Confirmation, Partially Reverses Default Judgment
The Georgia Court of Appeals has weighed in on a dispute between United Gaming, LLC, and Sanvi Business, LLC, along with its owner, Vikramdip Singh, regarding a licensing agreement. The court’s decision involves complex legal issues, specifically concerning the confirmation of an arbitration award, proper service of process, and default…
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Ohio Court Upholds Decision in Replevin Case Over Vehicle Ownership
The Eighth Appellate District Court of Ohio has affirmed a lower court’s decision in a replevin case, solidifying the ownership of a vehicle with Akeesha Abdullah. The case, *Pope v. Abdullah*, centered on a dispute over a 2021 Ford Mach-E Mustang. Tommie Pope, the plaintiff-appellant, sought to reclaim the vehicle,…
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Quantico Homeowner’s Takings Claim Against the Government Dismissed
The United States Court of Federal Claims has sided with the government in a case brought by Jennifer A. Nikolaisen, a homeowner in the Town of Quantico, Virginia. Nikolaisen claimed the Marine Corps’ access control policies, which regulate entry onto Marine Corps Base Quantico, had effectively “taken” her property by…
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Court Rules Iran Liable in 1998 Embassy Bombings Case
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled that the Islamic Republic of Iran is liable for the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. The ruling, issued on October 23, 2025, grants default judgment on liability to the plaintiffs, who are victims and/or…
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Quantico Homeowner’s Takings Claim Against the U.S. Government Dismissed
The United States Court of Federal Claims has sided with the government in a case brought by Jennifer A. Nikolaisen, a homeowner in Quantico, Virginia, who claimed that Marine Corps access control policies effectively “took” her property by limiting access to her short-term rental. Judge Elaine D. Kaplan granted the…
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Court Denies Stay in Media Matters vs. FTC Case, Setting Stage for Further Legal Battle
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has denied a request for a stay in the ongoing legal battle between Media Matters for America and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This decision means a preliminary injunction against the FTC’s civil investigative demand remains in place while…
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Texas Man’s Community Supervision Revoked Over Diluted Urine Samples
In a recent decision, the Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth upheld the trial court’s decision to revoke Kendrick Joel Sanders’s community supervision and sentence him to five years in prison. The case centered on allegations that Sanders had violated the terms of his community supervision by submitting…