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Val Kilmer, the California-born, Juilliard-trained actor who starred in films including Top Gun, The Doors, Tombstone and Batman Forever and earned a reputation as a Hollywood bad boy, has died, the New York Times reported. He was 65.The cause of death was pneumonia, the paper said, citing his daughter Mercedes Kilmer.Kilmer was one of Hollywood’s most prominent leading men in the 1990s before numerous spats with directors and co-stars and a series of flops dented his career. Over the years, Kilmer gained a reputation as a perfectionist who was temperamental, intense, and sometimes egotistical.”When certain people criticize me for being demanding, I think that’s…

LIVE By SCOTUSblog on Apr 2, 2025 at 12:00 am On Wednesday, April 2, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements.     Recommended Citation: SCOTUSblog , Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, April 2, SCOTUSblog (Apr. 2, 2025, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/04/announcement-of-opinions-for-wednesday-april-2/ Source link

Home Daily News Jenner & Block’s rehiring of lead Mueller… Law Firms Jenner & Block’s rehiring of lead Mueller prosecutor cited in executive order targeting firm By Debra Cassens Weiss March 26, 2025, 9:16 am CDT Andrew Weissmann, former lead prosecutor in the Mueller investigation, at the National Board of Review’s 2023 Awards Gala on Jan. 8, 2023, in New York City. (Photo by John Nacion/STAR MAX/IPx via the Associated Press) Jenner & Block has become the fourth BigLaw firm targeted by President Donald Trump in a punitive executive order. The March 25 order calls for suspension of security clearances…

We’ve got a little while to wait for the next oneWe’re in the middle of Eid Al Fitr 2025, but if you’re wondering when the next one is… well, we have good and bad news. 3 of 12 New Year’s EveNew Year’s Eve As has been the tradition in recent years, a one-day holiday is given on Wednesday January 1, 2025, celebrating the Gregorian New Year. RamadanRamadan 2025 While not a holiday, knowing when Ramadan begins makes it possible to predict when Eid is likely to start. According to Ibrahim Al Jarwan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the…

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. The Art Institute of Chicago announced recently that it had returned to Nepal a sculpture that had been in its collection for at least a quarter century. Conspicuously left out of the press release: that the sculpture had been a gift from a wealthy Chicago donor. That omission obscured a simmering controversy about whether Chicago philanthropists Marilynn Alsdorf and her husband, James, both of whom are dead, improperly built…

PA MediaMs Giuffre ‘remains in serious condition’ in hospital in Australia, her family saidVirginia Giuffre, a prominent Jeffrey Epstein accuser, has expressed gratitude for the “outpouring of love and support” she has received after being hospitalised following a car accident.In a statement shared with the BBC, her family said: “She is overwhelmed with gratitude. Today she remains in serious condition while receiving medical care.”On 24 March in western Australia, a school bus collided with a car Ms Giuffre was riding in, according to the statement.Ms Giuffre was “banged up and bruised” and later admitted to hospital after her condition deteriorated,…

While the loose lips of Hollywood have seen the likely cast members for an unprecedented series of Beatles biopics previously leaked in the media, moviegoers and fans of the band got their first look at the four actors playing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr on Monday.Harris Dickinson, Barry Keoghan, Paul Mescal and Joseph Quinn were officially introduced at Cinemacon in Las Vegas, with Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes also on hand to hype the project, which is being heralded as the first time that Apple Corps Ltd, the company founded by members of the Beatles, has signed off…

WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Apr 1, 2025 at 10:08 am The court this morning will hear arguments in a dispute over whether Americans injured in terror attacks abroad, or the family members of Americans killed in such attacks, can sue the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority in U.S. courts. Listen live.  Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Coming up: On Wednesday, April 2, the court expects to issue one or more opinions from the current term. We’ll be live…

Home Daily News ABA, more than 50 bar associations condemn… Bar Associations ABA, more than 50 bar associations condemn ‘government actions that seek to twist the scales of justice’ By Debra Cassens Weiss March 26, 2025, 9:43 am CDT More than 50 state, local and specialty bar associations have joined with the ABA to “defend the rule of law and reject efforts to undermine the courts and the legal profession.” (Photo by John O’Brien/ABA Journal) More than 50 state, local and specialty bar associations have joined with the ABA to “defend the rule of law and reject efforts to undermine…

Don’t be fooled…Ah April Fools’ Day, a day where so many businesses find a sense of humour and come up with some of the most ridiculous and hilarious pranks. We’ve rounded up some of the funniest April Fools’ Day pranks that have been posted on social media, well at least we hope they’re pranks… 3 of 12 The Great British Bakeoff  Click through the gallery and see below…      The Great British BakeoffFor anyone who watches this sweet British show, you’ll know how hot the tent gets in summer, for April Fools’ they announced the addition of aircon. Dyson ArabiaDyson have announced their…