Prison guards' use of force is rarely deemed excessive by federal courts and judges, analysis shows
Supreme Court standards prohibit officer use of force only if it is "malicious and sadistic." Courts rarely rule that extreme violence hits that bar.
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How casino scams actually work, according to a former Las Vegas cheat
Richard Marcus was a casino cheat in Las Vegas for 25 years. He talks about cheat moves, casino surveillance, and ways to catch cheaters.
'Deliberate indifference': The Supreme Court standard that requires prisoners to prove mindset to win Eighth Amendment claims
Farmer v. Brennan was a landmark case for trans rights. It also cemented a standard that makes it almost impossible to win Eighth Amendment claims.
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Luigi Mangione — now in solitary confinement — could join the same jail unit as Diddy and SBF as soon as Monday
He may join Combs and SBF next week. For now, it's "the hole" for Mangione, who is charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
The PLRA was meant to end frivolous prisoner lawsuits. It's stymied most legitimate Eighth Amendment cases too.
The Clinton-era law created a separate, unequal justice system for prisoners, placing obstacles in their way before civil rights claims can be heard court.
An employee stabbed the president of their manufacturing company during a staff meeting, police say
A stabbing at a Michigan company has left the police seeking a motive, including whether it was a copycat linked to the UnitedHealthcare CEO killing.
Luigi Mangione appears in court on new federal murder charges that are death-penalty eligible
Mangione waived his extradition fight and arrived in New York Thursday.
Luigi Mangione is in New York to face federal stalking and murder charges
The man charged in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is better off in New York than Pennsylvania right now, legal experts told BI.
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The Eighth Amendment is meant to protect against prisoner abuse. Less than 1% of cases succeed.
The Eighth Amendment is meant to protect prisoners against abuse. BI has found that Supreme Court decisions and federal laws have obliterated it.
How Business Insider investigated the state of the Eighth Amendment
BI analyzed nearly 1,500 cases to obtain data on prisoner litigation. We found that constitutional protections have been dramatically weakened.
Luigi Mangione's NY judge, Gregory Carro, is tough on crime and sympathetic to victims
Mangione's NY judge is no-nonsense and victim-focused, veteran New York legal minds said.
Tony Buzbee accuses Jay-Z's Roc Nation of using 'shadowy operatives' and 'fake badges' to pressure his clients to sue his firm
Tony Buzbee is suing Jay-Z's Roc Nation, accusing it of trying to flip his clients and get them to sue his firm.
Luigi Mangione is expected to be in front of a veteran Manhattan judge as soon as Thursday
Law enforcement in New York are planning for a late Thursday arraignment on charges that could jail Mangione for life.
Juror 'misconduct' battle brewing in Trump hush-money case
Donald Trump's lawyers allege in newly-released filings "extensive and pervasive misconduct" during his hush-money trial.
Luigi Mangione indicted on first-degree murder charge 'in furtherance of terrorism'
Manhattan prosecutors brought a murder indictment against Luigi Mangione, accused in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killing.
Rapper unraveled: How Diddy's world fell apart in one year
Following an avalanche of lawsuits and a federal indictment, Diddy's freedom, reputation, and finances are in jeopardy.
Trump hush-money conviction survives his 'immunity' challenge — for now
New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan noted Trump's "overwhelming evidence of guilt," and wrote "a president is not above the law."
Former OpenAI employee who died by suicide was named in a court case that could decide the future of the internet
Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI researcher, raised questions about OpenAI possibly violating copyright law.
What we know about Luigi Mangione, the Ivy League grad charged with murder in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing
Luigi Mangione, who comes from a wealthy Baltimore family, founded an app and reviewed the Unabomber Manifesto.
ABC News will pay $15 million to Trump's future presidential library to settle suit over Stephanopoulos comments
Trump filed a defamation lawsuit over inaccurate comments made by the anchor George Stephanopoulos on a March episode of ABC's "This Week."
Luigi Mangione reward money: Tipster in UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting needs to wait for payout
The tipster who called 911 on Luigi Mangione won't be able to collect reward money without a conviction.
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Mike Lindell says 'cash-strapped' MyPillow took $1.6 million loan from payday lender at 409% interest
MyPillow and its owner, Mike Lindell, have sued a payday lender. It's at least the third lawsuit with other high-rate advance companies.
Bragg says Trump's crimes and 'history of malicious conduct' are too serious for his hush-money case to be dismissed
Trump is too guilty, and his history of flouting the law too serious, for his only conviction to be tossed, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg is arguing.
What is a ghost gun? Here's what's being done about the firearms that can be 3D printed and assembled at home.
Ghost guns, like the weapon the NYPD said UnitedHealthcare shooting suspect Luigi Mangione had when arrested, can be assembled at home.
Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO requests a hearing to determine if he's mentally fit to be tried on sex-trafficking charges
The move would delay the trial of Mike Jeffries, who is accused of running an international sex-trafficking business.
The list of famous people who appear in the sexual-assault lawsuits against Sean 'Diddy' Combs
See the list of celebrities — including Jay-Z and Cuba Gooding Jr. — with alleged ties to Diddy, some of whom were accused of wrongdoing.
Jay-Z asks judge to unmask Jane Doe who said in lawsuit that he and Diddy raped her when she was 13 years old
Jay-Z has filed his first formal response to a lawsuit alleging he and Sean "Diddy" Combs raped a 13-year-old girl at a VMA afterparty in 2000.
As the search for Brian Thompson's killer continues, experts in NYPD murder manhunts explain why it's taken this long
Whoever shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson appears to have planned carefully, veterans of NYPD murder manhunts say.
Read Jay-Z's full statement in response to rape accusation
Rapper Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, has denied accusations that he and Sean "Diddy" Combs raped a 13-year-old.
A musical parody about Raygun, the Olympic breakdancer, has been stopped by her lawyers
A musical inspired by Olympic breakdancer Rachael "Raygun" Gunn, which was set to debut in Australia, was cancelled after her lawyers got involved.
Jay-Z accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in a civil case against Sean 'Diddy' Combs
An amended complaint in a civil case against Sean "Diddy" Combs includes new accusations of sexual assault against Jay-Z.
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Ultrawealthy investors are vying to buy TikTok — here's what some would do if they took over the mega-app
Several ultrawealthy investors like Kevin O'Leary and Frank McCourt have expressed interest in buying TikTok — here's what they'd do with it.
Trump argues he has presidential immunity now, as president-elect
SCOTUS gave presidents broad immunity from prosecution. Trump says that protection extends to him now, before he's sworn into office.
Elon Musk asks court to stop OpenAI from dropping nonprofit status
In a Friday court filing, Elon Musk asked the court issue an injunction to prevent OpenAI from completing its transition to a for-profit entity.
Lawmakers in Massachusetts are trying to eventually stop the sale of tobacco
Massachusetts lawmakers are proposing a ban on nicotine sales, aiming to prevent future generations from purchasing tobacco products.
Rudy Giuliani's mother-daughter defamation victims still haven't received millions of dollars of his assets
Thanksgiving means one month has passed since a judge ordered Giuliani to turn over assets. So far, his victims have received a handful of watches.
Third judge denies bail for Sean 'Diddy' Combs
"No condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the safety of the community," a judge wrote in denying bail.
Drake lost his rap battle with Kendrick Lamar. Now he's going to war with Spotify.
The superstar rapper alleges that Universal Music Group and Spotify conspired to boost Kendrick Lamar's playcount. Insiders are skeptical.
A TikTok influencer was arrested after police say she flaunted stolen goods to her 360,000 followers
Florida police arrested a TikTok influencer with over 360,000 followers after they say she shared a video of her flaunting stolen items from Target.
Diddy cites Trump in arguing he has the right to say almost anything while awaiting his sex-trafficking trial
On Monday, lawyers in Sean Combs's sex-trafficking case cited Donald Trump in noting that federal criminal defendants can say almost anything.
A Florida man pretending to be Elon Musk scammed an elderly woman out of over $250,000
Police in Florida arrested a man on grand theft charges for a fake Elon Musk Facebook scam that duped an elderly woman out of $250,000.
Diddy's prosecutors compare him to R. Kelly in fighting his latest bail application
At a hearing in New York, Sean Combs' prosecutors said he should remain behind bars pending his May 5 sex-trafficking trial, just like R. Kelly did.
Diddy argues that Abercrombie & Fitch's ex-CEO is out on bail on serial sex-trafficking charges — so he should be, too
For Combs' 3rd bid for bail Friday, the judge wants to know why prosecutors agreed to bail for Michael Jeffries, also charged with sex-trafficking.
4 tips to get through roadblocks when requesting a WFH accommodation, according to an employment lawyer
Greg Mansell is an employment lawyer who shares how to make the work-from-home accommodation request process easier during an RTO mandate.
How illegal steroids actually work, according to a former smuggler
Chet Sandhu is a former smuggler. He estimates that he trafficked over $50 million worth of illegal steroids.
Investor who bought Kanye's Malibu home makes lowball offer for Diddy's 'Freak Off' mansion
The investor who made the lowball offer on the mansion recently purchased Kanye West's Malibu home.
Judge asks if Diddy retroactively wrote 'Legal' on his jail notes to implicate sex-trafficking prosecutors
The judge in Sean Combs' Manhattan sex-trafficking case is asking if the word "Legal" was added to implicate prosecutors.
DOJ asks judge to force Google to sell Chrome as remedy in landmark antitrust case
In a filing, Department of Justice officials urged Judge Amit Mehta to force Google to sell its Chrome browser to remedy antitrust violations.
7 key details from Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's DOGE plan
The co-heads of the Department of Government Efficiency outlined their vision in a WSJ op-ed.
Trump demands immediate dismissal of hush-money case, saying he can't be sentenced while president-elect or president
Trump's lawyers say the Constitution, the DOJ, and "the interest of justice" all prevent him from being sentenced while president-elect or president.