Legal Affairs and Trials with Meghann Cuniff

A judge sentenced Diddy to 4 years in prison. Here's everything that went into it.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' appeal could be the first test of a U.S. Sentencing Commission guidelines amendment that says judges can't consider acquitted…

Oct 4 • 

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September 2025

Jury finds no claims proven in Metro Boomin's civil sexual assault trial

The verdict followed a two-day trial with three witnesses, including Metro and a woman who claims to speak with the dead and accused him of sexually…

Sep 26 • 

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In trial testimony, Metro Boomin calls sexual assault allegation 'beyond insulting'

Rapper Jeffery "Young Thug" Williams was at the Roybal federal courthouse in Los Angeles on Wednesday to support Metro. Closing arguments are Thursday.

Sep 25 • 

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Hip-hop producer Metro Boomin begins trial in federal sexual assault lawsuit

The woman suing testified she realized she needed to seek justice eight years later during a therapy session with the psychedelic plant Ayahuasca.

Sep 24 • 

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Judge says Mark Geragos owes nothing in Nike extortion malpractice lawsuit

A jury in July found $100,000 in damages but no liability or causation by Geragos.

Sep 17 • 

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Jury clears rapper Cardi B in civil assault trial over 2018 security guard dispute

Jurors deliberated about an hour on Tuesday in a lawsuit that stemmed from Cardi's visit to an OB-GYN center in Beverly Hills, California, during her…

Sep 3 • 

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Cardi B is on trial in an assault lawsuit, and the judge let jurors ask their own questions

Closing arguments are scheduled Tuesday morning in a state superior court trial over a lawsuit from a former security guard at a medical center in…

Sep 2 • 

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August 2025

Judge gives ex-deputy bail | Jury acquits in Young Dolph murder plot | Adelson murder-for-hire-trial begins | Tory Lanez argument

My YouTube channel is booming with my coverage of the Young Dolph murder plot trial last week and my coverage of Donna Adelson's murder-for-hire trial…

Aug 25 • 

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Appellate court rejects Tory Lanez's habeas petitions in Megan Thee Stallion appeal

The three-justice panel has not issued its ruling on Lanez's main appeal, which is scheduled for oral argument Monday in Los Angeles.

Aug 13 • 

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Judge rejects DOJ's post-sentencing dismissal request in police civil rights case

Ex-Deputy Trevor Kirk is to report to prison in Aug. 28 after U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson said dismissing his criminal case is "contrary to…

Aug 11 • 

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Judge questions post-sentencing dismissal request in sheriff deputy's civil rights case

A former federal judge now representing the victim is asking the 9th Circuit to appoint him and the victim's other lawyer as special counsel to defend…

Aug 8 • 

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July 2025

Jury in Mark Geragos' malpractice trial finds $100K in damages, but who will pay?

Jurors in Los Angeles delivered a split verdict in a civil trial over Geragos' work with Michael Avenatti in the 2019 meetings with Nike that led to…

Jul 18 • 

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