Tennessee officials have called off the lethal injection of Tony Carruthers, who was convicted of kidnapping and murdering three people in 1994, after his executioners tried and failed for over an hour to establish an intravenous line. Gov. Bill Lee says the state will not try again for at least a year. The Tennessee Department of Corrections said medical personnel had quickly established a primary IV line Thursday but were unable to find a suitable vein for a backup line as required by the state’s execution protocol. Maria DeLiberato, an attorney for Carruthers, said she saw him “wincing and groaning” Thursday as the medical team worked.

Meta has settled the first of many lawsuits brought by school districts across the country that sued social media companies seeking compensation for costs they say they incurred dealing with children’s social media addiction and mental health harms. The lawsuit brought by a small, rural Kentucky school district was set to go to trial in federal court in Oakland, California, next month. It was selected as a bellwether case, essentially a test case for both sides to see how their arguments play out before a jury. There are about 1,200 similar cases across the country. The settlement only applies to the Breathitt County School District.

Elon Musk lost his case against OpenAI and its top executives in a high-stakes trial that pitted billionaire against billionaires. But neither side emerged as too sympathetic. Americans’ opinion about artificial intelligence is at a low point with worries over job losses and even humanity’s extinction. Online comments and signs outside the courtroom rooted for neither side. Critics say the real losers are people whose lives are being upended by an AI industry controlled by a few out-of-touch billionaires who can’t get along.

Mark Fuhrman, former LA police detective convicted of lying during testimony at OJ Simpson murder trial, has died.

A man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two Michigan hunters has agreed to a $5.25 million settlement. Jeff Titus had accused police of failing to turn over evidence that could have helped him at trial. Titus was released in 2023 and his murder convictions were erased. The Innocence Clinic at University of Michigan law school and two investigators got authorities to acknowledge that an Ohio serial killer might have been the person who killed the hunters in 1990. Titus' lawsuit centered on evidence that might have helped at trial but wasn't shared.

A gun and notebook that prosecutors say link Luigi Mangione to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson can be used as evidence at his murder trial. The judge's ruling Monday partially rejects a defense argument that those items were seized illegally, before a search warrant was obtained. It's a major win for prosecutors, enabling them to show the jury a possible murder weapon and evidence they say points to motive. But the judge also ruled that other evidence found during an initial search of Mangione’s backpack must be suppressed. Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges.

Judge allows prosecutors to use gun, notebook as evidence at Luigi Mangione’s murder trial in UnitedHealthcare killing.

Félicien Kabuga, accused of bankrolling the Rwandan genocide, died in a hospital in The Hague while in custody, a U.N. court said. Kabuga, whose exact birthday is not known but was over 90, had dementia and had been stranded in legal limbo since 2023 when judges ruled that he was not fit to stand trial. He was one of the last fugitives charged in connection with the 1994 genocide, accused of encouraging and bankrolling the mass killing of Rwanda’s Tutsi minority. After years of evading international efforts to track him down, Kabuga was arrested near Paris in May 2020.

Judge declares a mistrial in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial after jury says it is deadlocked.