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The Manhattan District Attorney's Office appears increasingly close to obtaining an indictment of former President Donald Trump over an alleged 2016 payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels. Trump was ...

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Jessica Burgoyne, leveraging a deep background in research methods and a passion for legal issues, distills complex legal concepts into accessible insights. With over 100 published articles, her work ...

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In May 2019, Ronald Greene was beaten to death by Louisiana state troopers. Patrol leadership initially waged an aggressive cover-up campaign, claiming Greene had died in a car crash and concealing ...