📚 Welcome to Part 2 of Lay Man’s Law School’s 2025 Year in Review!

In this episode, we break down two of the most explosive legal stories of the year.

👉 Sean “Diddy” Combs: Sentenced to 4+ years in federal prison for violating the Mann Act. We break down the verdict, why his lawyer quit, and what his sentence means — including supervised release and pending civil suits.

👉 Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker: A Virginia teacher shot by a 6-year-old student is awarded $10 million in a groundbreaking civil case. We analyze the gross negligence verdict, how ignored warnings led to tragedy, and why this sets a precedent.

🔍 Plus: Updates on Alex Murdaugh, Sarah Grace Patrick, and Blake Lively v. Justin Baldoni. And the attorneys weigh in on their favorite episode and case we covered this year!

What was YOUR favorite episode we covered this year? Tell us in the comments!

👇 Timestamps Below

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🔗 Related /Mentioned Layman's Law School Episodes:

📺 Layman's Law School 2025 Year End Review Part 1 (Karen Reed + Dank Demoss): https://youtu.be/W7uq3QBDMEo?si=2o5hxh1Eyl5dzJ_d

📺 Abby Zwerner Episode: https://youtu.be/vzInNTk5Lqs?si=_bB_WeBiUawBxUQ2

📺 P. Diddy Episode: https://youtu.be/lmS-j-dKyLs?si=TTXspGu9nXFK75_x

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Reference links used for prior research for this episode if you want to dive deeper:

Sean "Diddy" Combs Case

CBS News: Combs sentenced to 4+ years

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/diddy-sentencing-hearing/

ABC News: Sentencing day details

https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/sean-diddy-combs-sentencing-live-updates/?id=126081824

NBC News: Release date and conditions (October 15, 2025)

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sean-diddy-combs-prison-release-rcna240109

19th News: Victim statements (October 4, 2025)

https://19thnews.org/2025/10/sean-diddy-combs-sentencing/

Abby Zwerner vs. Ebony Parker

Court TV: Complete trial coverage and verdict

https://www.courttv.com/news/abby-zwerner-v-newport-news-school-division-teacher-shot-by-first-grader-civil-trial/

NPR: Teacher wins $10M verdict

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g-s1-96830/child-shot-elementary-teacher-lawsuit-newport-news-virginia

ABC News: Jury awards breakdown

https://abcnews.go.com/US/jury-awards-10-million-teacher-shot-6-year/story?id=127237252

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