Florida

Juror’s TikTok post during Donna Adelson trial didn’t constitute misconduct, judge rules

A juror who posted a TikTok video during the murder trial of Donna Adelson did not commit misconduct, a judge in Leon County, Florida, ruled last week in an order denying defense motions following their client’s conviction in the death of her former son-in-law.

Sep 29, 2025 12:58 PM CDT

St. Thomas College of Law found out of ABA accreditation compliance

The St. Thomas University College of Law has fallen out of compliance with a core accreditation standard titled “Nondiscrimination and Equality of Opportunity,” according to a memo from the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.

Sep 23, 2025 12:44 PM CDT

Cooley Law School found noncompliant with ABA accreditation standard

The council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has found Western Michigan University’s Thomas M. Cooley Law School to be not compliant with law school accreditation standards.

Sep 22, 2025 2:44 PM CDT

Why a federal judge quickly tossed Trump’s ‘florid and enervating’ suit against the New York Times

Lawyers for President Donald Trump will have to trim more than half the pages from their $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times after a federal judge quickly tossed the suit for violating a procedural rule requiring a short and plain statement of the facts.

Sep 22, 2025 10:35 AM CDT

Donna Adelson’s motion for new trial cites jurors’ TikTok and podcast activities

Alleging potential misconduct, Donna Adelson’s lawyers want to interview two jurors following her Sept. 4 conviction in the murder of a Florida law professor who was her former son-in-law.

Sep 18, 2025 9:54 AM CDT

Trump files defamation and libel lawsuit against New York Times

President Donald Trump filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against the New York Times and four of its reporters, accusing the newspaper of libeling him in several articles in the lead-up to last year’s presidential election.

Sep 16, 2025 11:16 AM CDT

Donna Adelson was ‘matriarch mastermind’ in law prof’s murder, but others could be charged, jury foreperson speculates

The foreperson of the Florida jury that last week convicted Donna Adelson, the matriarch of a wealthy Florida family, in the July 2014 murder of her former son-in-law is talking about the case in TikTok videos and responses to commenters.

Sep 8, 2025 2:21 PM CDT

In 3 hours, jury finds Donna Adelson guilty of murder

Updated: Donna Adelson, the former mother-in-law of Dan Markel, was found guilty Thursday of murdering the Florida State University College of Law professor.

Sep 4, 2025 10:43 AM CDT

Jailhouse informants testify they were asked to lie on behalf of Donna Adelson, woman on trial in law prof’s murder

Updated: Donna Adelson, on trial for the murder of former Florida State University law professor Dan Markel, allegedly offered gifts in exchange for false testimony that would support an acquittal, two jailhouse informants testified Friday.

Sep 2, 2025 12:55 PM CDT

Prosecutors’ Pursuit: A timeline of the Dan Markel murder trials and convictions

Prosecutors and police have worked for more than 11 years to solve the mystery surrounding the shooting death of Florida State University law professor Dan Markel, a criminal law professor who founded PrawfsBlog. It took nearly two years before a first arrest was made and more than two years before an early suspect pleaded guilty.

Sep 2, 2025 12:19 PM CDT

Throwing food at people has led to serious criminal charges for some

While federal prosecutors failed to get a felony indictment against a man for throwing a sandwich at a law enforcement officer in Washington, D.C., people have faced serious consequences for hurling food.

Aug 29, 2025 11:00 AM CDT

11th Circuit upholds $144K sanction against food industry lawyer for repeating failed allegations in second suit

A federal appeals court has upheld a $144,000 attorney fees sanction imposed on New York food labeling lawyer Spencer Sheehan for filing a false advertising claim against Big Lots in a Florida federal court that repeated allegations in a failed lawsuit in another jurisdiction.

Aug 28, 2025 12:12 PM CDT

Estranged son of Donna Adelson, charged with law prof’s murder, called as a government witness

New York physician Robert Adelson, the estranged son of murder defendant Donna Adelson, testified about an unusual phone call during his mother’s trial this week in Tallahassee, Florida, for the murder of a law professor who was her former son-in-law.

Aug 27, 2025 12:47 PM CDT

‘Can a killer look like a granny?’ Prosecutor poses questions as mother-in-law of slain law prof goes on trial

Lawyers questioned potential jurors this week as 75-year-old Donna Adelson went on trial for the July 2014 murder of her son-in-law, Florida State University College of Law professor Dan Markel.

Aug 22, 2025 9:32 AM CDT

After PACER hack, judiciary takes ‘special measures’ and ‘technical steps,’ DOJ official says

The federal judiciary is taking “special measures” in cases in which information may have been exposed in a hack of the case management system used to upload case documents, according to Acting Assistant Attorney General Matt Galeotti.

Aug 19, 2025 9:53 AM CDT