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A city councilman unexpectedly resigned from his council seat and resigned from the race Monday.

The petition comes after the councilman's run-off opponent claimed he no longer lived in the district.

The father of a young boy who was killed after being thrown into a river attacked his son's accused killer in an Ohio courtroom.

Rutledge Deas IV pled guilty in 2019 to tricking women into changing his diaper and now he is accused of doing it again.

It's not just what you say in court that helps you to win or lose a case, it could also be what you wear.

This is definitely not the way you want to kick off a double-murder trial—especially when you're the suspect.

This episode of Divorce Court may be the most hilariously weird, real, unscripted, yet, ridiculous thing you've ever seen on television.

Our emotions get the best of us sometimes, and that was definitely the case with an Ohio father who attacked his daughter's killer in court.

As Kesha's court date draws near she is finding comfort in music as she covers 'Amazing Grace' for her fans.

The US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals says no air conditioning is needed to provide comfort for Louisiana death row inmates.

A 34-year-old guy in Florida was in court last week facing a misdemeanor charge for an obscured license plate. He decided to defend himself in court and on his big day he wore a t-shirt that read, "Eff The Police." Only, his shirt was not PG-Rated.

According to ABC News, Ohio school shooter TJ Lane arrived in court today wearing a blue button down shirt during his sentencing, and then removed it only to display a white t-shirt with "Killer" written across it. The young man showed no remorse for his actions, and elected to "flip off" the entire court room when he was given a chance to speak.

TMZ is reporting that Rapper/Entertainer Usher, who is still in an ugly custody battle with his ex-wife Tameka Foster, was held in contempt of court today. We have documented on several occasions just how ugly this battle  has gotten, in and out of the courts, but now this case seems to have taken an unprecedented turn!!

How can a lawyer get a subpoena to a busy and hard-to-find man like Kanye West? Divorce attorneys for Kris Humphries took a unique approach when they had it delivered to the fashion-conscious rapper at Kim Kardashian‘s house inside a Nordstrom box, TMZ reports.

Yesterday we told you that the Advertiser was reporting that the man accused of murdering UL student Mickey Shunick and Lisa Pate, Brandon Scott Lavergne, would be in court this Friday morning for an evidentiary hearing. Now we're learning, from the same source, that there may be a witness testifying in the Brandon Scott Lavergne case Friday morning.

The Advertiser is reporting that the man accused of murdering Mickey Shunick and Lisa Pate will indeed appear before a judge this Friday, August 17th. Fifteenth Judicial District Court Judge Herman Clause set an evidentiary hearing for 10 a.m. on Friday.

We have received word that Brandon Scott Lavergne plead NOT GUILTY this morning in a Lafayette Parish Courthouse in the cases involving missing UL student Mickey Shunick and Youngsville native Lisa Pate. He plead not guilty to first-degree murder charges in both cases.

Well this didn't take long, TMZ is reporting that the first lawsuit after the Century 16 Massacre has been filed and that one of the victims is going after three defendants. The website reports that Torrence Brown, Jr. has hired an attorney since the theater shooting, and he feels that there are a few parties responsible for all that he went through the night James Holmes shot up a theater in Auro

Charlene Shunick, the sister of missing 22-year-old Mickey Shunick, took some time out of her schedule to sit down with us and talk about the arrest of Brandon Scott Lavergne. Lavernge is the man being held by Lafayette Police in the disappearance of UL student Mickey Shunick.

KATC has just released audio of Brandon Scott Lavergne as he appeared before a judge earlier today in his first hearing. Lavergne, 33, is currently being held on charges for aggravated kidnapping and first-degree murder in connection with the disappearance of Mickey Shunick.