Laura Italiano
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Senior Legal Affairs Correspondent, Business Insider. Veteran of three New York City tabloids.
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www.businessinsider.com/diddy-trial-... What do Mike Meyers, Harry Potter, and #Andor have in common? All had cameos in the three days of jury selection for the #USvCombs trial. Also weed and Altoids. Read about the strangeness — @businessinsider.com — @jayshams.bsky.social
Altoids, K-Pop, and a Harry Potter wand: The strangest moments of Diddy jury selection
The Diddy trial jury selection process had lighter moments, including mentions of "The Lord of the Rings" and one prospect's 'Andor' binge-watching.
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May 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
www.businessinsider.com/diddy-trial-... What do Mike Meyers, Harry Potter, and #Andor have in common? All had cameos in the three days of jury selection for the #USvCombs trial. Also weed and Altoids. Read about the strangeness — @businessinsider.com — @jayshams.bsky.social
www.businessinsider.com/diddy-wants-... Spotted waiting on line at court: Noted jury selection attorney Linda Moreno, who consulted on the Wesley Snipes and Elizabeth Holmes cases.
Why Diddy wants sexually squeamish people banished from the jury pool before voir dire even starts
A proposed jury questionnaire will flag anyone too squeamish to deliberate about sex with fellow jurors. Jury experts say that's a smart move.
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May 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
www.businessinsider.com/diddy-wants-... Spotted waiting on line at court: Noted jury selection attorney Linda Moreno, who consulted on the Wesley Snipes and Elizabeth Holmes cases.
www.businessinsider.com/ny-attorney-... @newyorkstateag.bsky.social’s ongoing Trumpworld insider trading inquiry is unprecedented. Former OAG securities fraud prosecutors tell @businessinsider.com how these inquiries work — and why they’re so tricky.
Letitia James is hunting for insider trading in Trump's inner circle. Ex-prosecutors call her tariff inquiry unprecedented.
Trump's tariff flip-flops are the focus of AG Letitia James' inquiry. Ex-prosecutors call insider trading hard to prove and the strategy unprecedented.
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May 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
www.businessinsider.com/ny-attorney-... @newyorkstateag.bsky.social’s ongoing Trumpworld insider trading inquiry is unprecedented. Former OAG securities fraud prosecutors tell @businessinsider.com how these inquiries work — and why they’re so tricky.
www.businessinsider.com/luigi-mangio... After Brian Thompson’s murder, @unitedhealthcare.sa.com warned employees not wear clothing with the UHC logo in public. The fear this caused them does not rise to the level of “terrorism” under NY law, lawyers for #luigi argue. @businessinsider.com
Luigi Mangione seeks to drop NY terrorism charge and shares new police body-cam photos in latest defense filing
A defense filing reveals new police body-cam stills from his arrest — and that workers were advised not wear the UHC logo in public after the murder.
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May 2, 2025 at 11:52 AM
www.businessinsider.com/luigi-mangio... After Brian Thompson’s murder, @unitedhealthcare.sa.com warned employees not wear clothing with the UHC logo in public. The fear this caused them does not rise to the level of “terrorism” under NY law, lawyers for #luigi argue. @businessinsider.com
www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump... Excellent story today by Jack Newsham and Jacob Shamsian — showing these Big Law EOs have had the opposite impact Trump intended.
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Donald Trump went after one of America's top law firms. Its decision to fight back took just two hours.
More than a month into Trump's war on Big Law, there is little evidence the four firms who chose to fight have suffered serious consequences.
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April 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump... Excellent story today by Jack Newsham and Jacob Shamsian — showing these Big Law EOs have had the opposite impact Trump intended.
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www.businessinsider.com/luigi-girls-... @unitedhealthcare.sa.com Brian Thompson’s name never comes up, folks in this macabre line tell @businessinsider.com. “It’s all talk about Luigi.” @jayshams.bsky.social
Meet the 'Luigi Girls' who slept outside a courthouse to see the alleged killer in the flesh
Fans of the man charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson wait hours for a glimpse. Thompson's name is never heard at these vigils.
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April 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
www.businessinsider.com/luigi-girls-... @unitedhealthcare.sa.com Brian Thompson’s name never comes up, folks in this macabre line tell @businessinsider.com. “It’s all talk about Luigi.” @jayshams.bsky.social
www.businessinsider.com/new-york-cit...
“What we are witnessing today is not normal,” says the president of New York City’s Bar Association. “And it must not be normalized.”
“What we are witnessing today is not normal,” says the president of New York City’s Bar Association. “And it must not be normalized.”
We sat with 350 lawyers as they strategized against Trump. Big Law was absent — but Smaller Law is itching to fight.
Hundreds of lawyers brainstormed ways to stand up to Trump — and how to stiffen the spines of lawyers facing pressure from his administration.
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April 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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“What we are witnessing today is not normal,” says the president of New York City’s Bar Association. “And it must not be normalized.”
“What we are witnessing today is not normal,” says the president of New York City’s Bar Association. “And it must not be normalized.”
www.businessinsider.com/trump-pardon... Former DOJ pardon attorney Margaret Love takes this opportunity to remind us all of Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
A judge found probable cause to hold the administration in criminal contempt. A Trump pardon would make it all go away.
Sure, a judge found cause to hold the administration in criminal contempt. But a Trump pardon would void any real consequences.
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April 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
www.businessinsider.com/trump-pardon... Former DOJ pardon attorney Margaret Love takes this opportunity to remind us all of Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
businessinsider.com/nascar-fraud... No trial, alas.
NASCAR fraudster pleads guilty to tricking his hedge fund investors, scuttling Monday jury trial
Racing superfan and team owner Andrew Franzone waved the red flag on a trial set to start Monday in New York.
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April 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
businessinsider.com/nascar-fraud... No trial, alas.
www.businessinsider.com/hedge-fund-f... From stock cars to stock fraud? Looking forward to covering this little-noticed case going to trial in Manhattan this week, barring a last minute plea. The trial will have a NASCAR backdrop — and some known names in racing will have cameos. #NASCAR
Drivers, start your evidence: NY jury to hear roaring tale of a NASCAR superfan and his allegedly crooked hedge fund
Prosecutors say Andrew Franzone went from stock cars to stock fraud. He says his investment in Nvidia-backed CoreWeave shows his risk-taking paid off.
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April 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
www.businessinsider.com/hedge-fund-f... From stock cars to stock fraud? Looking forward to covering this little-noticed case going to trial in Manhattan this week, barring a last minute plea. The trial will have a NASCAR backdrop — and some known names in racing will have cameos. #NASCAR