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Make sure you check out our new Law Nerd App at https://www.lawnerdapp.com or download it in the app store. Alex Murdaugh takes responsibility for the first time by pleading guilty to 22 federal fraud counts related to his theft from clients. Kouri Richins has written a letter found in her cell by law enforcement titled 'Walk The Dog'. Prosecutors are alleging she was attempting to tamper with witnesses by relaying the story she wanted them to tell to her lawyer. Kouri Richins, in a recorded jail call to her mother, stated that the letter contained excerpts from the story she is writing. The Thouy family responded in a court filing to the allegations made by Michael Oher, vehemently denying the allegations made. Connect With Me.Get the Members Only ‘I Have Thoughts Podcast https://www.LawNerdsUnite.comJoin the Text Crew  https://www.TextEmily.ComLooking for my YouTube videos?  https//www.WatchEmily.comWant to connect with Emily More?  https://www.Instagram.com/theemilydbaker I share things on Twitter too! https://www.twitter.com/theemilydbaker

Lawsuits aren’t slowing down. Leah Remini sued Scientology in a very big way, and they responded in kind, calling her a horrible person who is against the First Amendment. Mr. Beast has been sued over BeastBurger by the company he is suing. The TikTok Psychic defamation lawsuit that I have been following had a big ruling with a stern warning from the federal Judge. Connect With Me.Get the Members Only ‘I Have Thoughts Podcast https://www.LawNerdsUnite.comJoin the Text Crew  https://www.TextEmily.ComLooking for my YouTube videos?  https//www.WatchEmily.comWant to connect with Emily More?  https://www.Instagram.com/theemilydbaker I share things on Twitter too! https://www.twitter.com/theemilydbaker

The Lizzo lawsuit may have dominated the news cycle, but a lot happened last week. First, this Lizzo employment lawsuit is bananas. The allegations strike at the heart of Lizzos brand and though she responded to the allegations, it wasn’t a specific denial of most of them. I would be surprised if this suit doesn’t end up in arbitration. Mr. Beast sued Mr. Beast Burger after complaining that the company he was working with for the ghost kitchens was holding him into a contract even though he argued they weren’t upholding their obligations. Specifically citing terrible quality control and including too many pictures of undercooked and raw food to prove it. Kohberger turned over his ‘alibi’ defense to the prosecution according to the laws in Idaho, and the prosecution filed a motion to compel because what Kohberger's team turned over was not an ‘alibi’ defense.  At the end of the week, the Defense opposed the motion, indicating that Kohberger was out driving alone, as was his habit. So basically, his alibi is ‘it wasn’t me’.  Finally, I talked with Mandy Matney about the future of reporting, what drove her coverage of the Murdaugh story, and what is next. Connect With Me.Get the Members Only ‘I Have Thoughts Podcast https://www.LawNerdsUnite.comJoin the Text Crew  https://www.TextEmily.ComLooking for my YouTube videos?  https//www.WatchEmily.comWant to connect with Emily More?  https://www.Instagram.com/theemilydbaker I share things on Twitter too! https://www.twitter.com/theemilydbaker

Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys file their notice of alibi, and it didn’t contain much. There is a lot of litigation in the Idaho Defamation case, and I broke down the last court hearing, it seems that the Judge will be granting the Plaintiff’s motions against the TikToker’s counterclaims.  Carlee Russell’s lawyer admits that her abduction was a hoax, and she was charged and then arrested later in the week. The Schabusiness trial started with evidence on Monday; the jury reached Guilty Verdicts on all counts on Wednesday afternoon. The NGI Trial took place on Thursday, and the jury found Taylor Schabusiness culpable late in the day Thursday. It was a busy week in court in Wisconsin, and my coverage of the trial is live on my long-form channel.Connect With Me.Get the Members Only ‘I Have Thoughts Podcast https://www.LawNerdsUnite.comJoin the Text Crew  https://www.TextEmily.ComLooking for my YouTube videos?  https//www.WatchEmily.comWant to connect with Emily More?  https://www.Instagram.com/theemilydbaker I share things on Twitter too! https://www.twitter.com/theemilydbaker

This week, I covered the Mallory Beach hearings ahead of the case's scheduled trial and the resulting settlement. There is still a lot of ongoing litigation in the various Murdaugh cases.  On The Emily Show Podcast, I cover all the Girardi Updates. Erika Girardi won an appeal regarding the earrings that were turned over to the Bankruptcy Court, Tom Girardi’s competency hearing is pending with litigation over media coverage. Tom Girardi’s son-in-law David Lira is pending disbarment in California as is attorney Keith Griffin who was also counsel on the Lion Air case. Finally, there are a lot of updates in Idaho in both the murder case and the defamation case. LONG FORM CONTENT Tuesday: https://www.youtube.com/live/m9Q6Y04G6do Podcast: https://youtu.be/9_PdK0chofo Thursday: https://www.youtube.com/live/psOZTmmQvOo  Connect With Me.Get the Members Only ‘I Have Thoughts Podcast https://www.LawNerdsUnite.comLooking for my YouTube videos?  https//www.WatchEmily.comWant to connect with Emily More?  https://www.Instagram.com/theemilydbaker I share things on Twitter too! https://www.twitter.com/theemilydbaker

The 1122 King Road House is now the property of the University of Idaho, and they announced it would be demolished before students return for the Fall 2023 semester. The Goncalves family though their attorney Shannon Grey stated that they didn't want the home demolished until after the trial is complete. The University has agreed on the stay. The court granted a 37-day stay of the speedy trial allowing a bit of extra time for the defense to prepare.In Utah Kouri Richins is not only pending trial on the alleged murder of her husband there are multiple civil lawsuits regarding the settling of Eric Richins estate. The estate is suing Kouri, Kouri is suing the estate and there are now motions regarding the Utah Slayer Statute. Finally, Sarah Silverman is suing OpenAI the company behind ChatGPT over the copyright of her book The Bedwetter.

The prosecution in the Idaho University Murders has been tremendously busy, with discovery, hearings, and a new non-dissemination order. There are also updates in the TikTok defamation case, and those ChatGPT lawyers were sanctioned.Connect With Me.Get the Members Only ‘I Have Thoughts Podcast https://www.LawNerdsUnite.comJoin the Text Crew  https://www.TextEmily.ComLooking for my YouTube videos?  https//www.WatchEmily.comWant to connect with Emily More?  https://www.Instagram.com/theemilydbaker I share things on Twitter too! https://www.twitter.com/theemilydbaker

There are a lot of motions continuing in the Bryan Kohberger Prosecution, including Kohberger asking for a stay of the court proceedings while there is a determination on the discovery issues over what will be turned over from the Grand Jury. Kouri Richins has been charged with the murder of her husband and her bail hearing included numerous witnesses who testified about the evidence the prosecutor has to argue that Richins should be held without bail, which she was. Finally, the civil case between Gloria Satterfield's sons and Alex Murdaugh has heated up their attorney's ask for sanctions against Alex Murdaugh's attorneys, Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin. I am interested to see what the court decides and if Alex Murdaughs confession of judgment will stand or be invalidated. Connect With Me.Get the Members Only ‘I Have Thoughts Podcast https://www.LawNerdsUnite.comJoin the Text Crew  https://www.TextEmily.ComLooking for my YouTube videos?  https//www.WatchEmily.comWant to connect with Emily More?  https://www.Instagram.com/theemilydbaker I share things on Twitter too! https://www.twitter.com/theemilydbaker

Joran Van Der Sloot, the primary suspect in the Natalee Holloway disappearance, has been extradited to the United States from Peru for his 2010 indictment for extortion and wire fraud. He has already been arraigned on his indictment and plead Not Guilty. There are a number of lawsuits related to ChatGPT first their company OpenAI is being sued for the chatbot allegedly defaming someone with a fake lawsuit. Two New York lawyers are pending sanctions for using ChatGPT to do legal research and then citing 6 cases that ChatGPT made up, and then they doubled down. Finally, a lot has been happening in the prosecution of Bryan Kohberger, including many new filings that finally became public and two hearings regarding the gag orders and cameras in the courtroom. This Week's ContentTue https://youtube.com/live/3OCS9v2fmUMWed https://youtu.be/UWklywB-uZs Thur https://youtube.com/live/WxaBMALE7LQFri https://youtube.com/live/oROvvhaZ-UQ

The letter Roberta Laundrie wrote to Bryan Laundrie has been publically released after the court ordered it turned over to Gabby Petito's parents. Alex Murdaugh was indicted on 22 federal counts and his friend Cory Flemming already took a plea deal related to the Satterfield estate.Connect With Me.Get the Members Only ‘I Have Thoughts Podcast https://www.LawNerdsUnite.comJoin the Text Crew  https://www.TextEmily.ComLooking for my YouTube videos?  https//www.WatchEmily.comWant to connect with Emily More?  https://www.Instagram.com/theemilydbaker I share things on Twitter too! https://www.twitter.com/theemilydbaker

This week there were a number of civil hearings. In Quick Bits, I am breaking down the main points of the hearings I covered live. For complete coverage of the hearings, my live videos are listed below.Idaho Court Hearings Live https://youtube.com/live/h--XNLSYKmINew Filings https://youtube.com/live/qRfFDXKHWlMPetito v. Laundrie Motions https://youtu.be/whpGB2oM2Ag Petito v. Laundrie Hearings https://youtube.com/live/lLkXZ6O4Vl4 Connect With Me.Get the Members Only ‘I Have Thoughts Podcast https://www.LawNerdsUnite.comJoin the Text Crew  https://www.TextEmily.ComLooking for my YouTube videos?  https//www.WatchEmily.comWant to connect with Emily More?  https://www.Instagram.com/theemilydbaker I share things on Twitter too! https://www.twitter.com/theemilydbaker

I covered a lot this past week because there is so much happening in both the Idaho University Murders, including Bryan Kohberger getting indicted and a ton of movement in that case because of the indictment and the fight over the gag order. Alex Murdaugh is lashing out legally in wild ways with a ton of filings that are not the murder case. Finally, Prince Harry is in trial, and Elizabeth Holmes is heading to prison this month.Content LinksTue   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da6ytWHtMTU Pod  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxoCU-N2F-A Wed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vocdVshzr4Y Thur https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vocdVshzr4Y Connect With Me.Get the Members Only ‘I Have Thoughts Podcast https://www.LawNerdsUnite.comJoin the Text Crew  https://www.TextEmily.ComLooking for my YouTube videos?  https//www.WatchEmily.comWant to connect with Emily More?  https://www.Instagram.com/theemilydbaker I share things on Twitter too! https://www.twitter.com/theemilydbaker

An Idaho Grand Jury has indicted Bryan Kohberger. This case will not go to a preliminary hearing next month. The evidence a Grand Jury hears is secret. This case will be arraigned on Monday and then scheduled. It is now heading toward trial. Will he waive time for trial?? We will see. Watch the full breakdown... https://youtube.com/live/4WIoGHa9lB8?feature=share Connect With Me.Get the Members Only ‘I Have Thoughts Podcast https://www.LawNerdsUnite.comJoin the Text Crew  https://www.TextEmily.ComLooking for my YouTube videos?  https//www.WatchEmily.comWant to connect with Emily More?  https://www.Instagram.com/theemilydbaker I share things on Twitter too! https://www.twitter.com/theemilydbaker

Exclusive pre-sale available to all Law Nerd Alert members. Sign up today https://www.lawnerdalert.comNot only did Ed Sheeran win big at trial and Prince Harry started a trial against the UK media. We learned a lot more about Alex Murdaugh’s last desperate attempt to lie his way out of his behavior, and his attempt to pull Gloria Satterfield's sons and their lawyer into his fight with his insurance company who never paid them! I also cover all the latest in the Idaho University Murders where the media is still fighting for more access and we learn for the first time in a discovery fight that Bryan Kohberger was interrogated by law enforcement. LinksTuesday https://www.youtube.com/live/Av390kNZcag?feature=share Podcast https://youtu.be/FmspldzDTwg Thursday https://www.youtube.com/live/A6jwbhojHpw?feature=share Connect With Me.Get the Members Only ‘I Have Thoughts Podcast https://www.LawNerdsUnite.comJoin the Text Crew  https://www.TextEmily.ComLooking for my YouTube videos?  https//www.WatchEmily.comWant to connect with Emily More?  https://www.Instagram.com/theemilydbaker I share things on Twitter too! https://www.twitter.com/theemilydbaker

Don't forget to stay in the loop at https://www.LawNerdAlert.com Coach Monica and Navarro College known for being featured in the Netflix show Cheer, have been sued by former cheerleader Madi Lane. The civil lawsuit alleges that the school and coaches allowed and encouraged an environment of silencing victims, and I covered that on last week's Emily Show Podcast. The University of Idaho murder preliminary hearing is still over a month away. Still, the court battle over the non-dissemination gag order has moved back to the lower court and will be back in court this month. Finally, Alex Murdaugh states in court documents that he made up the story that the family's deceased housekeeper Gloria Satterfield fell because of the family dogs. Murdaugh seems to be trying to drag Satterfield's sons and their lawyers into court over monies paid to them by insurance. This court battle isn’t going away any time soon. Links Tuesday https://www.youtube.com/live/Tl2vhZLgRhQThe Emily Show Podcast   https://youtu.be/fC4Nz0TJpcM Thursday https://www.youtube.com/live/73lyxHwb6mgConnect With Me.Get the Members Only ‘I Have Thoughts Podcast https://www.LawNerdsUnite.comJoin the Text Crew  https://www.TextEmily.ComLooking for my YouTube videos?  https//www.WatchEmily.comWant to connect with Emily More?  https://www.Instagram.com/theemilydbaker I share things on Twitter too! https://www.twitter.com/theemilydbaker

It was a busy week. Let’s get into it quickly. First, there are a bunch of updates on the Idaho King Road murders. Defendant Bryan Kohberger has subpoenaed surviving roommate BF for the June Preliminary hearing. However, the subpoena was quashed after a stipulation was filed that BF would sit for an interview with the defense. The Idaho Supreme Court of Idaho threw out the writs regarding the non-dissemination order allowing media outlets to pursue a remedy with the lower court. In the TikTok defamation suit, the court granted the ProPer defendant TikToker's motion to set aside the default, with a warning to follow all deadlines and procedures.The prosecution dropped Alec Baldwin’s criminal charges related to the Rust shooting. However, they can refile these charges later if they choose to.  Finally, food court resumed with the Utah cookie wars and a wild TopoChico lawsuit.Connect With Me.Get the Members Only ‘I Have Thoughts Podcast https://www.LawNerdsUnite.comJoin the Text Crew  https://www.TextEmily.ComLooking for my YouTube videos?  https//www.WatchEmily.comWant to connect with Emily More?  https://www.Instagram.com/theemilydbaker I share things on Twitter too! https://www.twitter.com/theemilydbaker

The BitBoy Crypto lawsuit has spiraled out of control quickly. He has been ordered to court again and has to answer to the judge about why he blew off the last court date to go on a cruise. I also covered the lawsuit against YouTuber Piper Rockells mother by 11 minors who were part of the ‘squad’.  I also talk about if TikTok is getting banned and the implications if it is. Finally, The Emily Show this week was a wonderful conversation with Gwyneth Paltrow’s Attorney, James Egan. Content for the weekTuesday https://youtube.com/live/ODRJVxfOjOM Podcast https://youtu.be/dVIyQaVgOtk Thursday https://youtube.com/live/ul790RaoOtU Connect With Me.Get the Members Only ‘I Have Thoughts Podcast https://www.LawNerdsUnite.comJoin the Text Crew  https://www.TextEmily.ComLooking for my YouTube videos?  https//www.WatchEmily.comWant to connect with Emily More?  https://www.Instagram.com/theemilydbaker I share things on Twitter too! https://www.twitter.com/theemilydbaker

In this week's episode, I cover a few cases. First is the Kohberger case, where the headlines have been slightly misleading. She also provides updates on the ID cards found in the search warrant. Next, Emily covers the BBTV Ethan Klien H3 kerfuffle, where BBTV allegedly took over $600,000 from Ethan. Emily reviews the contract and highlights some ambiguities that led to the dispute. Lastly, I cover the wild Mötley Crüe Lawsuit. Mick Mars demands a turnover of the corporate books and alleges that Nikki Sixx is trying to force him completely out of the band. Connect With Me.Get the Members Only ‘I Have Thoughts Podcast https://www.LawNerdsUnite.comJoin the Text Crew  https://www.TextEmily.ComLooking for my YouTube videos?  https//www.WatchEmily.comWant to connect with Emily More?  https://www.Instagram.com/theemilydbaker I share things on Twitter too! https://www.twitter.com/theemilydbaker

First up, we've got the latest on the Rust case. The first AD, Dave Halls, plead no contest to one count of negligent use of a deadly weapon. He'll have to attend firearm safety classes, pay a fine, and testify truthfully if called upon. Next, jurors in the Gwyneth Paltrow case have spoken out, saying they took their responsibilities seriously and didn't let celebrity sway their decision.Cousin Eddie was in court on April 4, 2023, for a bond reconsideration hearing, and while his bond was reinstated, it was made clear that he has health issues that aren't being addressed. He'll be on GPS monitoring and house arrest.In other news, the defamation suit filed by Samantha Markle against Megan Markle was dismissed. The court ruled that Megan Markle didn't publish the statements made in the book "Finding Freedom"  and they were dismissed with prejudice. As for the statements made to Opera, the court is allowing the allegations to be amended but seems skeptical about whether they'll ultimately hold up.Finally, Todd and Julie Chrisley and their accountant have appealed their convictions. Todd is arguing for a remand over a failed hearing and an error in allowing in evidence obtained through an illegal search. Julie is arguing that the government didn't prove she participated in tax fraud and that there were errors in sentencing. Their CPA, Tarantino, argues that he was just doing his job and was tainted by being tried alongside the Chrisleys.Videos from the weekTuesday https://youtube.com/live/UjEQbpi31_0 The Emily Show Podcast https://youtu.be/uaAenisP1o0 Thursday https://youtube.com/live/NzFuEgoJwi4 Connect With Me.Get the Members Only ‘I Have Thoughts Podcast https://www.LawNerdsUnite.comJoin the Text Crew  https://www.TextEmily.ComLooking for my YouTube videos?  https//www.WatchEmily.comWant to connect with Emily More?  https://www.Instagram.com/theemilydbaker I share things on Twitter too! https://www.twitter.com/theemilydbaker