The legal team representing Sean “Diddy” Combs is challenging whether the Mann Act applies to the music mogul. Diddy is ...

The issue at hand is a century-old law called the Mann Act. Both of Diddy’s convictions for transporting people across state lines for the purposes of sex are related to the law that's been in effect ...

Sean "Diddy" Combs' legal team is looking to get the mogul's convictions overturned, and if that doesn't work, then they want ...

The Mann Act, a century-old law with origins in racial bias and moral policing, is rarely used in cases involving adult consensual activity. The defense states that the government’s use of prejudicial ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team has filed a new motion asking the Court to set aside the jury’s verdict or grant him a new ...

After a months-long sex trafficking trial, Sean "Diddy" Combs was convicted on two counts of prostitution-related charges ...

Diddy wants his conviction on 2 counts of the Mann Act overturned, and if not, he's demanding a whole new trial on those ...

Updated: Jul 2, 2025 / 03:56 PM CDT Sean “Diddy” Combs was convicted Wednesday of prostitution-related offenses under the federal Mann Act, an anti-sex trafficking law with a century-old history.

Here's what to know about the law. Why is it called the Mann Act? In 1910, Congress passed the bill, which was named after Republican U.S. Rep. James Robert Mann of Illinois.

Why is it called the Mann Act? In 1910, Congress passed the bill, which was named after Republican U.S. Rep. James Robert Mann of Illinois. It's also known as the "White-Slave Traffic Act" of 1910.