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Trump hush money sentencing set for January 10 — and judge says he'll likely walk away with zero punishment

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President-elect Donald Trump stands at a podium and speaks at AmericaFest in Phoenix on December 22, 2024.
Donald Trump's sentencing is scheduled for January 10.

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Biggest court cases of 2025: From Diddy and Luigi Mangione to the DOJ's list of antitrust investigations

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Donald Trump, Luigi Mangione, Sean Combs, Meta logo, Nvidia logo, TikTok logo, Google logo
 

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A cybersecurity executive was pardoned by Donald Trump. His crime was a mystery.

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Donald Trump's face is covered by shadows.

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How casino scams actually work, according to a former Las Vegas cheat

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Richard Marcus was a casino cheat in Las Vegas for 25 years. He says he used a mixture of chip scams and social engineering to con casinos such as Caesars Palace, the MGM Grand, and the Riviera out of millions of dollars. Though he was tailed by private investigators, he was never caught.

'Deliberate indifference': The Supreme Court standard that requires prisoners to prove mindset to win Eighth Amendment claims

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James Vandevender touching a scar on his head.
James Vandevender sued Minnesota prison officials in 2018 after another prisoner attacked him using a wooden post from a prison shop. He lost his case.

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Luigi Mangione — now in solitary confinement — could join the same jail unit as Diddy and SBF as soon as Monday

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Sam Bankman-Fried, Luigi Mangione, and Sean
Sam Bankman-Fried, Luigi Mangione, and Sean "Diddy" Combs.

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The PLRA was meant to end frivolous prisoner lawsuits. It's stymied most legitimate Eighth Amendment cases too.

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Juanita Ornelas wearing a white prison uniform in the yard at the William G. McConnell Unit.
Juanita Ornelas, a Texas prisoner, filed a lawsuit in 2018 claiming the state had failed to protect her from repeated sexual assaults; she presents as masculine in prison for safety reasons. A federal judge dismissed the case.

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An employee stabbed the president of their manufacturing company during a staff meeting, police say

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The president of Anderson Express, a Michigan manufacturer, was stabbed at work on Tuesday.

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Luigi Mangione appears in court on new federal murder charges that are death-penalty eligible

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Luigi Mangione
Luigi Mangione arrives in New York for his first appearance in federal court.

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Luigi Mangione is in New York to face federal stalking and murder charges

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Luigi Mangione is seen in a holding cell after being taken into custody on December 9, 2024 in Altoona, Pennsylvania
Luigi Mangione in a holding cell after being taken into custody on December 9 in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

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