Author: Shayna Jacobs

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Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty on charges of stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in late 2024, a federal judge ruled Friday.

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Opening statements began in the New York trial of three Alexander brothers accused of sexually assaulting and trafficking women.

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Expert testimony about sexual violence helped convict a Pakistani American man of assaulting his wife. His defense says the testimony relied on stereotypes.

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Judge Richard M. Berman says a law Congress passed last month overrides the usual secrecy of grand jury proceedings.

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A federal judge ordered the release of “voluminous” material gathered for the prosecution of Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of aiding Jeffrey Epstein.

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Federal officials accuse Linda Sun of secretly helping the Chinese government while working in senior positions for New York state government.

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Nadine Menendez was convicted in April for her part in a bribery scandal that resulted in her husband, former senator Bob Menendez, being sentenced to prison for 11 years.

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Rudy Giuliani and two Georgia election workers reached a settlement in a $148 million defamation case judgment against him.

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Michael Cohen returns to the stand to continue testifying in Donald Trump’s trial on allegations of business fraud related to a hush money payment.