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Law & Crime

U.S. left-center

Owned byJellysmack, a social-video and creator-economy company backed by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Highland Europe, and other venture investors; Dan Abrams remains CEO following the October 2023 acquisition
FundingPrimarily advertising revenue (display ads, YouTube monetization, and streaming); Jellysmack is a venture-backed private company
On the administrationbroadly critical

Background

Law & Crime launched in 2016 as LawNewz, a legal-news website and live-trial streaming service founded by Dan Abrams, the longtime ABC News chief legal analyst. In November 2017 it was rebranded Law & Crime Network, and A+E Networks took an equity stake, providing infrastructure for cable and satellite distribution. The outlet grew rapidly on YouTube, becoming the leading platform for live courtroom coverage with more than 3 billion views and 5 million subscribers. In October 2023 Abrams sold the property to Jellysmack, a creator-economy startup valued at roughly $1 billion, in a deal reported at nine figures (approximately $125 million); Abrams stayed on as CEO. Law & Crime also expanded into TV production, supplying true-crime content to Netflix, Hulu, HBO, and Fox. Media Bias/Fact Check rates it left-center with a high factual-reporting score, noting that its news coverage is minimally biased but its editorial positioning favors the political left and has frequently been critical of Trump-era policies and figures. AllSides rates it tentatively center but with low confidence, reflecting the outlet's focus on legal process over partisan commentary.

Sources

  1. Law & Crime – Bias and Credibility – Media Bias/Fact Check
  2. Law & Crime Media Bias – AllSides
  3. Dan Abrams' Law&Crime Network Acquired by Jellysmack – Variety
  4. Jellysmack Acquires Law&Crime Network – The Desk
  5. Law&Crime Network acquired by Jellysmack – Advanced Television
  6. Dan Abrams' Law&Crime Network Acquired by Jellysmack – Deadline
  7. Jellysmack Series C – SoftBank / Partech
  8. About Us – Law & Crime

Profile compiled 2026-09-21; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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