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Trump fraud-trial fireworks: 'You lied yesterday!' defense lawyer shouts while grilling an AG witness
There was a feisty back-and-forth at Trump's New York fraud trial, with accusations of perjury, wit…
Laura Italiano
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Judge erupts at Trump's lawyers for wasting time with 'ridiculous' repetitive questions aimed at Trump Organization's ex-accountant
Justice Arthur Engoron said he was "pounding the bench again" after Trump's lawyer kept up with a r…
Jacob Shamsian
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Mark Zuckerberg is arguing he can't be held liable for kids' Instagram addiction just because he's the boss. He may be right.
Mark Zuckerberg says he can't be held personally liable in lawsuits alleging harm to kids with soci…
Kelsey Vlamis
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If Roe v. Wade is tossed it would mark the first time the Supreme Court overturned precedent 'to limit civil rights, not expand them,' expert says
"Instead of using the Constitution to expand rights" overturning Roe v. Wade would limit the rights…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Trump's lawyers say concerns about his fraud-trial judge's clerk getting threats are bogus since she's getting publicity in court
Former President Donald Trump's attorneys argue in new court documents that threats against the law…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Donald Trump, ungagged, is right back to attacking his fraud trial's law clerk
Former President Donald Trump posted on Truth just hours after his gag order was lifted, calling th…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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2 men convicted of assassinating Malcolm X have been officially exonerated
A new investigation alleged the FBI and NYPD hid evidence that proved the innocence of two men conv…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Rudy Giuliani says he has just one lawyer in his election fraud defamation trial because he's 'innocent' but the judge already ruled he's liable
Rudy Giuliani, who claims he's having financial troubles, told Business Insider he has just one law…
Jacob Shamsian
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How civil rights attorney Ben Crump came to represent George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Black America
Ben Crump has become Black America's go-to lawyer in every major police brutality case. "CIVIL," a …
Yoonji Han
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Trump and his 2 children will not sit for depositions in a civil investigation as they seek to appeal subpoenas, lawyer says
A lawyer for Donald Trump says he won't testify next month before the New York Attorney General's o…
Laura Italiano,Sonam Sheth
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Irked Trump trial judge blasts ex-president's lawyer for asking to criticize clerk again: 'It's a shame you've descended to this level'
Before and after brief testimony from Eric Trump, Trump's lawyers raised an issue based on a Breitb…
Jacob Shamsian
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A lawyer argued that mass riots triggered by Trump's power grab could be crushed by US troops: indictment
The new indictment against Donald Trump describes how he tried to stay in power after losing the 20…
Jacob Shamsian
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The ACLU and other civil- and disability-rights groups filed a brief asking an LA court to allow Britney Spears to choose her own lawyer
"Britney Spears has said that she wants to pick her own lawyer and the court should respect that wi…
Connor Perrett
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NYPD under fire: lawyers in historic BLM brutality lawsuit release chilling new videos of protester beatdowns
Footage shows baton beatdowns, kettling, pepper-spraying of non-violent protesters. "No amount of m…
Laura Italiano,Havovi Cooper,…
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Federal judge appears skeptical of Trump lawyers' claim that he's immune to civil litigation over January 6 remarks
The judge focused on the breadth of Trump's claim, asking whether there was anything a president co…
Sonam Sheth,C. Ryan Barber
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Older Americans report higher levels of age discrimination in the workplace, but it's getting harder to prove in court
According to AARP, 78% of older workers saw or experienced age discrimination in 2020. Proving age …
Stephanie Russell-Kraft
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Derek Chauvin pleads guilty in federal civil rights case tied to murder of George Floyd
Three other former Minneapolis police officers accused of willfully violating Floyd's civil rights …
Ashley Collman
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Facebook has hired its first vice president of civil rights
"I am excited to join Facebook at this moment when there is a national and global awakening happeni…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Civil-rights attorney Ben Crump is planning to file lawsuits on behalf of more than 100 Astroworld victims
Crump gained national recognition for his work on prominent civil rights cases, including those of …
Kelsey Vlamis
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Derek Chauvin and 3 other former officers pleaded not guilty to violating George Floyd's civil rights
Former Minneapolis officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Keung, and Thomas Lane want their cases severed …