BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The man on trial in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie chose Tuesday not to testify or call any witnesses in the federal terr…
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There's a series of high-profile criminal cases with hearings this week that could prove pivotal. Four of the cases have celebrity defendants or victims. The hearings and trials this week include a prosecution for the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur and the murder case against singer D4vd. Also expected in court are attorneys for social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate, and the man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie. Some of the hearings could determine final resolution of the charges.
Prosecutors detailed the last night of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, showing her phone went silent after arriving at singer D4vd's home. This was during a Los Angeles hearing on Friday to decide if D4vd, whose real name is David Burke, will face trial in her killing. Prosecutors allege he stabbed her to death after she arrived at his house. The defense highlighted texts from Rivas Hernandez threatening him. Her body was found months later in a car registered to him. D4vd has pleaded not guilty. The judge will decide if he goes to trial on charges of murder and other offenses.
Supreme Court litigator gets 6 years in prison for tax evasion case after gambling millions on poker
A prominent Supreme Court litigator has been sentenced to six years in prison for evading a multimillion-dollar IRS tax debt and engaging in mortgage fraud in a case that cast a spotlight on his secretive lifestyle as a high-stakes poker player. A federal judge in Maryland also ordered SCOTUSblog publisher Thomas Goldstein to pay more than $3 million in restitution as part of his sentencing on Friday. A jury found Goldstein guilty of 12 of 16 counts after a six-week trial. Goldstein argued over 40 cases before the Supreme Court before retiring in 2023 at age 52.
In this courtroom sketch, Salman Rushdie, left, testifies in federal court during the terrorism trial for Hadi Matar, Rushdie's alleged attacker, shown second from bottom left, Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (Alexandra Newbould via AP)
In this courtroom sketch, Salman Rushdie, left, testifies in federal court during the terrorism trial for Hadi Matar, Rushdie's alleged attacker, Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (Alexandra Newbould via AP)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Four years after being stabbed on an amphitheater stage, Salman Rushdie sat across a courtroom from his convicted attacke…
In this courtroom sketch, Hadi Matar, center, sits in federal court during his terrorism trial for his alleged attack on Salman Rushdie, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (Alexandra Newbould via AP)
A money manager for D4vd testified that he had heard only the first name of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old girl the singer is charged with killing, before her dismembered body was found in the trunk of a car. The preliminary hearing resumed Wednesday in Los Angeles. A judge will determine if there's enough evidence to go to trial. Prosecutors allege D4vd, an indie-pop singer, killed Rivas Hernandez to prevent her from revealing their relationship. The court heard that D4vd's music career earned him at least $10 million between 2023 and 2025. Prosecutors claim he met Rivas Hernandez when she was 11 and began a relationship with her when she was 13.
Clancy confers with her lawyer Kevin Reddington during her murder trial where she is charged in the 2023 killing of her three children, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Mass. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)