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Louisiana becomes first state to mandate that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public school classrooms

Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry...

State doubles down in fight against 'squatter's rights'

Pennsylvania tenants and homeowners may soon get clear legislative guidance overcoming improperly claimed "squatter's rights."

TikTok building US-based copy of recommendation algorithm as potential sale, ban looms: report

Efforts to rebuild the algorithm would allow the app to operate separately from ByteDance – potentially clearing the way for it to remain operational if TikTok was sold to a...

Stop letting the skeevy legal lending industry make bank off New Yorkers

A coalition of business, labor and government groups demands to know if state pension funds may be supporting sleazy litigation-finance outfits. Sunlight is the best disinfectant.

Top anti-Trump legal pundits at various networks quietly meet for private weekly call: report

A cable cabal of anti-Trump legal pundits reportedly meet for a weekly Zoom call to discuss the latest on former President Donald Trump's legal troubles – and then spread their...

Michael Jackson's son Blanket in legal battle with grandmother Katherine over estate funds

Michael Jackson’s son Blanket is asking the court to deny his grandmother, Katherine Jackson, from using the late pop star's estate money.

Fani Willis stays on the Trump case: Letters to the Editor — March 20, 2024

NY Post readers discuss the ruling allowing District Attorney Fani Willis to prosecute former President Donald Trump.

Fani Willis' ex-lover Nathan Wade quits Trump election case after judge's ruling, allowing DA to stay on case

Wade bowed out from the case a few hours after Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee ruled either he or district attorney Fani Willis had to go after their romance complicated...

Fani Willis' legal drama explained: Will she be booted from case? What does it mean for Trump?

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee is currently weighing whether Willis’ affair with prosecutor Nathan Wade is grounds for taking the case off her hands.

SCOTUS demands Trump back on ballot: Letters to the Editor — March 6, 2024

NY Post readers discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling keeping former President Donald Trump on the Colorado ballot.

Carmen Electra officially changes her legal name — here's why

Prince gave Electra her famous moniker in the 90s.

'Christmas Lawyer' faces disbarment after calling judge 'corrupt bigot' for banning live-camel holiday display

"The Idaho State Bar has made it clear they're going to protect their friends, in this case, a federal judge."

Tiffany Haddish arrested for second DUI after falling asleep at wheel, spotted in handcuffs

Haddish was busted for a DUI on Friday morning in Beverly Hills.

Google's AI technology could further entrench online search monopoly: lawmakers

Rep. Ken Buck said the competition concerns around Google’s business will “absolutely” get worse as AI takes hold.

NY AG sues Winklevoss twins' crypto firm Gemini in alleged $1.1B fraud

Victims of the Gemini Earn meltdown included a 73-year-old grandmother in New York who “invested her and her husband’s lifesavings."

Emojis can cost you thousands of dollars or land you in jail -- here's why

Think before you send that playful, emoji-laden text – communicating with emojis is becoming increasingly legally fraught.

Google claims DOJ antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter has 'deep-seated bias' as trial looms

Google argued that Kanter’s “bias has shaped and infected this entire proceeding."

How this handyman-for-hire moves in with squatters to force them out

"I can basically become a tenant and live with them until they choose to leave on their own," he Flash Shelton said.

Sam Bankman-Fried tossed in jail for leaking ex-girlfriend's love letters

A U.S judge on Friday revoked Sam Bankman-Fried's bail, after finding probable cause that he tampered with witnesses at least twice.

GOP senator calls for investigation into Hunter Biden's defense team over 'unethical conduct'

Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) requested a probe over allegations that Biden's lawyers deceived court officials to have key documents pulled from public view.