Legal Affairs and Trials with Meghann Cuniff

Thank you to the LA Criminal Courts Bar Association for the Journalism Excellence Award

The recognition reminds me who I am as a journalist, and what I want my core values to always be.

May 17 • Meghann Cuniff

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Ex-MLB shortstop testifies in wrongful death trial over SUV crash that killed boys in crosswalk

Closing arguments also begin Monday in another wrongful death trial over a Los Angeles police shooting in a clothing store that killed a teenage girl. I…

May 4 • Meghann Cuniff

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April 2026

Judge rejects Megan Thee Stallion's injunction request in defamation lawsuit | Singer D4vd arraigned for teen girl's murder

I also have video of opening statements in the civil trial over a Los Angeles police shooting that killed a girl in a clothing store. Testimony…

Apr 21 • Meghann Cuniff

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Los Angeles police officers testify in civil trial over store shooting that killed teenage girl

The plaintiffs are the parents of a 14-year-old girl who died when an officer fired an AR-15 at an assault suspect three times in a Burlington Coat…

Apr 17 • Meghann Cuniff

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Hawaii jury convicts man of attempted manslaughter on 'emotional disturbance' finding

Prosecutors presented evidence of premeditation by a Maui anesthesiologist but charged him with second-degree attempted murder, which required jurors to…

Apr 10 • Meghann Cuniff

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March 2026

My take on the $6M jury verdict against Meta and YouTube in the social media addiction trial

“Especially as a reporter in L.A., when you spend a lot of time covering celebrity trials, you spend a lot of time around lawyers.

Mar 26 • Meghann Cuniff

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Jury sides with Afroman in police defamation lawsuit: Inside the trial that gripped America

A flash-in-the-pan trial in a rural Ohio county pitted the "Because I Got High" rapper against seven sheriff's officials who sued him for defamation…

Mar 20 • Meghann Cuniff

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February 2026

Inside the courtroom for Mark Zuckerberg's testimony, and a plaintiff lawyer's epic mea culpa

A lawyer behind many of the social media lawsuits said he was so emotional over the Meta founder's testimony that he violated the courthouse's ban on…

Feb 23 • Meghann Cuniff

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A hearing in North Carolina provided a rare look at a teenage mass shooter. Here are the details.

Following a seven-day hearing, a judge sentenced an 18-year-old man to five consecutive terms of life in prison without parole for murdering five people…

Feb 17 • Meghann Cuniff

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Instagram head Adam Mosseri testifies in child social media addiction trial in Los Angeles

Mosseri is the first technology executive to testify in the landmark social media trial against Google and Meta over YouTube and Instagram.

Feb 13 • Meghann Cuniff

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Meta and Google begin trial in lawsuit over child addiction and mental health claims

One of the most successful mass torts lawyers in the United States will question Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram Head Adam Mosseri as…

Feb 10 • Meghann Cuniff

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January 2026

Journalist Don Lemon released from federal custody in LA after first court appearance

I spent the afternoon inside the courthouse with dozens of other people awaiting Lemon's first appearance in his federal criminal case over a Jan. 18…

Jan 31 • Meghann Cuniff

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