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Danny Cevallos

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Minnesota Wants to Ban Betting on the Future. The Constitution Has a Problem With That.

On May 18, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed SF 4760, a sweeping public safety package that quietly accomplished a national first: making it a felony to operate, host, or advertise a prediction market inside the state.

Twenty-four hours...

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Luigi Mangione's Partial Suppression was a Total Win

On Monday, a New York State judge in the Luigi Mangione case handed down a decision that many called a “split” or “partial” win for the defense. That’s technically true: the Court denied the defense’s motion to suppress in part, and granted...

5 days ago
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Pirro Wants to Lock Up the Parents. The Law May Not Cooperate.

This weekend, a “teen takeover” turned into a teen brawl inside a Chipotle in Washington’s Navy Yard. Video shows kids hurling chairs and swinging a highchair like a sledgehammer while bystanders — including a father shielding his small dau...

6 days ago
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Even a defense lawyer can be frustrated by the Murdaugh decision

By Danny Cevallos

For six weeks in early 2023, the country watched the South Carolina murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, who was convicted of killing his wife and son. The prosecutors built a case. The defense did the best job it could with a...

7 days ago
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The Lively-Baldoni Settlement Wasn’t a Surprise. It Was Inevitable.

Many who watched Monday’s announcement that Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni had settled their case two weeks before trial treated it like a plot twist. It wasn’t. The vast majority of civil cases settle before trial. The only twist would ha...

19 days ago
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