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NYC politics
fromThe New York Sun
3 months ago

Twelves Jurors Are Seated in Harvey Weinstein's Retrial, as Defense Lawyers Probe Prospective Jurors About How They Identify if a Witness Is Lying

Harvey Weinstein is retried with new charges and a potentially more favorable legal environment amidst a cooling #MeToo movement.
fromOpen Culture
3 months ago

How to Evade Taxes in Ancient Rome: A 1,900-Year-Old Papyrus Reveals an Ancient Tax Evasion Scheme

Penal­ties ranged from heavy fines and permanent exile to hard labor in the salt mines and, in the worst case, damnatio ad bestias, a public execution in which the condemned were devoured by wild animals.
Law
fromNew York Post
7 months ago

Luigi Mangione, Eric Adams, Donald Trump top Post's list of NYC's most dramatic court moments of 2024

Giuliani's eruption in court highlighted the dramatic fall from grace of a once-revered figure, as he struggled to manage the repercussions of his past actions.
New York City
fromsfist.com
8 months ago

Day Around the Bay: Chronicle Projects Jackie Fielder Has Won the District 9 Supervisor Seat

The Mountain Fire in Ventura County has quickly escalated, leading to over 10,000 evacuations and covering 19,600 acres, with officials optimistic about upcoming weather aiding containment.
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