A California federal judge acquitted an ex-Google software engineer of espionage charges Thursday while upholding his trade secret theft conviction, ruling that although trial evidence showed his trade secret theft was “ad hoc, disorganized and feeble,” such evidence isn’t enough to prove he intentionally colluded with the Chinese government. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted) )

The National Crime Agency confirmed Tuesday that it has unfrozen the assets of former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke after she was acquitted of corruption charges earlier in 2026. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted) )

In a split 4-2 decision Monday, the Colorado Supreme Court departed from federal precedent, finding that a defendant’s double jeopardy protections were violated when a trial court declared a mistrial though a jury “spontaneously and unequivocally” signaled it acquitted a defendant of certain offenses. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted) )

The Spanish government must pay Shakira over €60 million ($ 70 million), including interest, after a Madrid court acquitted the Colombian singer of allegations of tax fraud in a long-running dispute over her residency status, the court announced Monday. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted) )

A Connecticut man has filed a lawsuit against the city of Hartford and a forensic expert he claims withheld evidence in a murder investigation that led to him being tried twice before the state Supreme Court overturned his conviction and a third jury acquitted him of all charges. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted) )

Tornado Cash’s Roman Storm on Tuesday urged a New York federal court to acquit the cryptocurrency tumbler co-founder of enabling more than $ 1 billion in money laundering transactions, as questions remain even among government officials about criminal liability for software developers of open-source privacy tech. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted) )

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