CNN Settles for $5 Million After Jury Finds Network Defamed Navy Veteran Amid Chaotic Afghan Evacuations

Tampa, FL — A Florida jury has found CNN guilty of defaming security consultant Zachary Young, a Navy veteran, leading to a rapid settlement by the news network hours after Young was awarded $5 million in damages. The case revolved around a CNN report aired in 2021 discussing the chaotic evacuation of Afghans during the U.S.’s military withdrawal from Afghanistan. Judge William Henry declared the settlement during the trial’s second phase, which aimed to determine the amount of punitive damages CNN might face. Details of the settlement have not been disclosed. The case spotlighted the … Read more

Court in Bangladesh Grants Bail to 63 Lawyers Involved in Chaotic Protests

Chattogram, Bangladesh — A local court in Chattogram has granted bail to 63 lawyers implicated in a case related to unrest at a court premises during a bail hearing in November of the previous year. This decision came after the attorneys presented themselves before the court, adhering to the legal process and securing bail on a bond of Tk 1000 until the charge-sheet is submitted. The bail pertained to a heated incident centered around the bail hearing of Chinmoy Krishna Das, a former ISKCON leader and spokesperson for the Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatan Jagran Jote. Following … Read more

Former President Trump Faces a Chaotic 2024 with Multiple Trials and Civil Verdicts

New York City, NY – Former President Donald Trump’s legal battles are far from over as he faces a series of trials and civil cases in 2024. The past year has seen Trump on trial twice, indicted four times, and hit with a multimillion-dollar civil verdict. Now, he faces up to five separate trials and verdicts in two civil cases that could potentially cost him and his business hundreds of millions of dollars. The criminal cases alone involve 91 felony counts, some of which carry maximum prison terms of 20 years. While the trial dates … Read more