David Enrich

Until JPMorgan dropped him as a client in 2013, America’s leading bank financially enabled the century’s most notorious sexual predator.

In “The Killing Fields of East New York,” Stacy Horn profiles one 1990s white-collar crime spree and the wreckage it left behind.

In his seven-story townhouse, the sex offender hosted the elite, displayed photos with presidents and showcased a first edition of “Lolita,” according to previously unreported photos and letters.

The company has invoked the murder of an executive last year to complain about coverage in news outlets, on streaming services and on social media.

A reporter was familiar with the insurance giant under scrutiny and the law firm known for its attack stance. Then one hired the other.

The journalists, who worked at New Hampshire Public Radio, had investigated claims of sexual misconduct against him.

The president has attacked law firms for “frivolous” litigation. But his actions could undermine the basic right of Americans to sue their government.

The president wants journalists to parrot his views and face consequences if they don’t.

President Trump’s executive order on Friday calling for the dismantling of the federal agency that oversees the broadcaster is part of a wider campaign to weaken the news media.

New York Times v. Sullivan and other landmark Supreme Court decisions protect the press’s ability to investigate public figures. But a growing right-wing movement seeks to overturn them.

First Amendment experts say Mr. Trump’s lawsuits, based on an unproven legal theory, lack merit. But more could be on the way.

Understaffing, poor working conditions and outdated technology have for years strained the system that keeps planes from crashing into each other.

Mr. Trump, the board noted, has argued that a state court should not be permitted to exert control over a sitting president.

The small flurry of threatened defamation suits is the latest sign that the incoming Trump administration appears poised to do what it can to crack down on unfavorable media coverage.

Tragedy turned Nadia Milleron, Ralph Nader’s niece, into an activist. Now she’s on a long-shot campaign for Congress.

A federal appeals court said the judge overseeing the original trial, which Ms. Palin lost, had wrongly excluded evidence and might have swayed jurors as they were deliberating.

The well-connected attorney, who founded a powerhouse firm at the dawn of the #MeToo era, has faced complaints that she mistreated and insulted other lawyers.

Tensions had been brewing for years inside Clare Locke, a top defamation law firm. Then came the biggest defamation case of them all.

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David Enrich is the business investigations editor for The Times. His coverage has focused on law and business as well as the banking industry. He has reported on corporate law firms, the First Amendment and libel law, which is the topic of his latest book “Murder the Truth."