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Gavel & Gazette explains the legal stories making headlines, in plain English. Supreme Court cases, viral lawsuits, and everyday legal questions, with both sides of the argument and what it all means for you. New episodes every week.

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Yesterday · 22 min
Can Adobe Charge You 50% to Cancel Photoshop? The FTC Settlement and Class Action, Explained
Can a company charge you half of your remaining payments to cancel a subscription you thought was monthly? That is the question behind the legal fight over Adobe's Creative Cloud plans, which include Photoshop. In March 2026, Adobe agreed to pay $150...
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Wednesday · 26 min
Can a Judge Sanction Lawyers After the Case Is Dropped? Inside the Trump IRS Lawsuit Fight
In July 2026, a federal judge in Florida sanctioned lawyers for President Trump in his lawsuit against the IRS, finding the case was "non-adversarial" and "collusive" and aimed at forcing a $1.776 billion settlement. She referred one attorney to the...
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Tuesday · 24 min
InfoWars Is Back: The Onion's Parody, Alex Jones's Lawsuit, and the $1.5 Billion Fight
Alex Jones built InfoWars into a conspiracy empire. Then a jury ordered him to pay the Sandy Hook families over $1.4 billion. Now, the satirical site The Onion has launched its own parody version of InfoWars, and Alex Jones is furious—and suing. But...
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Monday · 21 min
Disney v. Midjourney: Can AI Companies Copy Hollywood's Characters?
Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. are suing Midjourney, accusing the AI image generator of training on their copyrighted characters and allowing users to create images of Darth Vader, Minions, and Batman on demand. Midjourney argues that training...
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Sunday · 31 min
Diddy's 50-Month Sentence: Why Appeals Judges Called It an 'Exceptionally Difficult Case'
Sean “Diddy” Combs was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering, but a jury convicted him on two counts under the Mann Act. Now he is serving a 50-month sentence and appealing to the Second Circuit, arguing that the judge improperly used...
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Saturday · 14 min
Luigi Mangione: Guilty Plea, Double Jeopardy, and the Trial That Won't Start
Luigi Mangione admitted in federal court that he shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. He pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges and is scheduled to be sentenced on December 18, 2026. But New York State still wants to try him for...
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October 30 · 26 min
Alejandro Brito: The Trump Lawyer Sanctioned Over a 'Bad Faith' IRS Deal
A federal appeals court has refused to block sanctions against lawyers who represented Donald Trump in a lawsuit against the IRS. Judge Kathleen Williams found the suit was brought in "bad faith" to manipulate the judicial process and create a $1.8...
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October 29 · 29 min
Elizabeth Holmes: True Believer or Fraudster? The Jury Instructions
Elizabeth Holmes continues to maintain that she did nothing wrong. But a federal jury disagreed, convicting her of four counts of wire fraud. How does the law distinguish between a visionary entrepreneur whose company failed and a fraudster who...
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October 28 · 31 min
Your TV Was Sending Your Location to an Ad Server. A Lawyer Read the Fine Print.
A two-hour investigation by GamersNexus alleged that LG smart TVs collect viewing data, map home networks, and transmit location data to advertising servers. LG called the claims untrue. Then a lawyer read the thirty-thousand-word user agreement. This...
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October 27 · 42 min
38 Hours, 1 Holdout Juror, No Verdict: What Happens Next in the Lindsay Clancy Case
In January 2023, three young children, Cora, Dawson, and Callan, died in their Duxbury, Massachusetts home. Their mother, Lindsay Clancy, was charged with murder. Her defense argued she was not criminally responsible because of severe mental illness,...
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October 25 · 31 min
Cornell 7: A Special Prosecutor, an Outside Review, and a Faculty Vote
An alleged assault at a fraternity house in October 2024. Seven accused students. No criminal charges, until a lawsuit filed in September 2026 reopened the case. Since then, New York's governor said she had lost faith in the local district attorney...
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October 24 · 20 min
Kevin Kolenda: The $40,000 Hole-in-One Lawsuit
A hole-in-one is supposed to be the luckiest shot in golf. But for thousands of charity tournaments, it became a trap. Kevin Kolenda sold prize insurance for decades, collected the premiums, and then vanished when it was time to pay. Fake claims...
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October 23 · 27 min
Ilhan Omar: The 'Typo' at the Heart of a Federal Probe
The Trump administration is reportedly trying to strip Rep. Ilhan Omar of her U.S. citizenship and deport her — a move her spokesperson calls "no basis in law." Legal experts say denaturalization is an arduous process with a "really, really high"...
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October 22 · 26 min
Beavers, Alligators, Moose, a Dog: Can Buc-ee's Really Sue Over Any Cartoon Animal?
A late night host dares a Texas travel chain to sue him over a cartoon squirrel. Two days later, the company sues a small Ohio convenience store over its cartoon beaver. In July 2026, John Oliver took on Buc-ee's and its trademark lawsuits against...
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October 21 · 30 min
Supreme Court Takes DOGE Records Case: What Happens Next?
The Supreme Court is weighing a decision that could change how the law works for millions of Americans. This episode breaks it down in plain English: what the case is about, what the justices are being asked to decide, the arguments on each side, and...
October 20 · 59 min
Can a Fake Pregnancy Lawsuit Become a Felony? The Bachelor Paternity Case
A woman said a Bachelor star had gotten her pregnant with twins. She filed a paternity suit and asked for child support. There was just one problem: there were no twins. In 2023, Laura Owens sued former Bachelor lead Clayton Echard in Arizona. He...
October 19 · 26 min
Can a Lawyer Be Punished for Citing Fake AI Cases in Court?
A lawyer files a brief. The cases look real, the quotes sound right, and the citations are perfectly formatted. Then the judge checks, and none of it exists. AI chatbots can invent court cases with total confidence, and judges across the country have...
October 17 · 25 min
Can You Be Charged for Wiping Your Own Phone at the Border?
At an airport border stop, officers asked for a phone passcode. What the traveler allegedly typed in did not unlock the phone. It erased it. Now it is a federal case. In this episode, we explain the legal fight in plain English: - What happened at the...
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October 16 · 32 min
The Cartoon Animal Trademark War: Can a Company Own a Beaver?
What happens when a late-night host dares a famous brand to take him to court? In this episode, we break down the legal fight behind the headlines, in plain English: - What the "Buc-Off" parody challenge was, and how the company responded - Why...
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October 15 · 25 min
Can a State Execute You Twice? The Tennessee Case With No Clear Answer
Tennessee tried to carry out an execution, and it did not go as planned. Now a question that courts have rarely faced is on the table: can a state try again? In this episode, we walk through what the public record and credible reporting say, without...
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