2 Guards Charged With Murder in Beating Death of Prisoner in New York

Ten officers were charged in connection with the vicious beating of Messiah Nantwi, 22, at the Mid-State Correctional Facility, which left him bloodied and unrecognizable.

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Law Firm Skadden Arps Seeks Deal to Avert Trump Executive Order

The discussions come as President Trump has taken aim at Wilmer Hale, another big law firm. Other major firms are said to be trying to cut deals with the White House.

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Trump Expands Attacks on Law Firms, Singling Out Paul, Weiss

Experts have warned that the president’s efforts threaten the ability of lawyers to do their jobs and private citizens to obtain legal counsel.

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Fact-Checking Trump’s Justice Dept. Speech on Crime, Immigration and His Cases

The president revived a number of falsehoods he had used on the campaign trail last year, including his lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him.

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New York Attorney General Recuses Herself From Inquiry Into Prison Death

Letitia James said a special prosecutor would lead the investigation into the death of Messiah Nantwi because her office had a possible conflict of interest.

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F.B.I. Returns Materials Taken From Mar-a-Lago to Trump

Among the items taken from the president’s Florida residence were files that investigators said contained classified material and formed the central evidence in one of the criminal cases against him.

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Institute Asks Judge in Trump Documents Case to Disclose Special Counsel Report

The report is the second volume of a report Jack Smith wrote after dropping the federal criminal cases he brought against Donald J. Trump because of his 2024 election victory.

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Jim Guy Tucker, Ex-Arkansas Governor Caught Up in Whitewater, Dies at 81

He was among those targeted by the investigation that consumed much of Bill Clinton’s presidency. But his conviction was later questioned.

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Death of Robert Brooks, Inmate Beaten by N.Y. Prison Guards, Is Ruled a Homicide

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York said the autopsy results in the death of Robert Brooks, who was beaten by prison guards, should prompt the swift filing of criminal charges.

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A List of Those Who Could Be in Line for Trump’s ‘Retribution’

President-elect Donald J. Trump believes he has been wronged by current and former officials, members of the media and more.

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