By Mason Lawlor | September 4, 2024
Woodard allegedly took thousands of dollars budgeted for crime victims programs, such as the Local Victim Assistance Program and used the funds for expenses like jewelry repairs, antique shopping sprees, headphones, and even a dog cremation.
By NYLJ Staff | September 4, 2024
For more than 50 years, Charles E. Clayman has fought for justice in the courtrooms of New York City and is considered by many to be one of the elder…
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Michael Packard and Daniel Koffmann | September 4, 2024
Quinn Emanuel partners Michael Packard and Daniel Koffmann discuss the recent decision in 'Diaz v. United States,' where the Supreme Court has given prosecutors the green light to prove defendants' criminal intent by offering expert testimony about the mental state of people "like" the defendant.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Michael Mears | September 3, 2024
The aftershocks of the change in the rules of evidence brought about by the Diaz decision will not only be long, but very consequential.
By Emily Saul | September 3, 2024
"Nothing in the Supreme Court's Opinion affects my previous conclusion that the hush money payments were private, unofficial acts, outside the bounds of executive authority," Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the Southern District of New York wrote.
By Emily Saul | September 3, 2024
Federal Judge Gary Brown ruled he would vacate a prior carceral sentence in the event the BOP designated a septuagenarian defendant to an "inhumane" facility in Brooklyn. The Bureau of Prisons will send the man elsewhere.
By Emily Saul | September 3, 2024
Linda Sun was arrested at her Long Island home on Tuesday. She stands accused of violating and conspiring to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act, visa fraud, alien smuggling, and money laundering conspiracy.
By Emily Saul | September 3, 2024
Jona Rechnitz was initially ordered to pay nearly $12 million restitution in 2019. In the five years since, he has only paid $315,000, according to court papers.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Josh A. Roth, Sheri Lynn Johnson, and Emmanuel H. Arnaud | September 3, 2024
The 1976 case 'People v. Huffman' distinguishes between "investigatory" and "interrogatory" questioning by the police. In this essay, the authors examine Huffman and show why the Court of Appeals should overrule it.
By Ross Todd | September 3, 2024
Last week a federal jury in Los Angeles convicted former powerhouse plaintiffs lawyer Tom Girardi of four counts of wire fraud in cases where his clients weren't paid what they were due in settlements. We discussed the trial with Law.com's Amanda Bronstad, who has covered Girardi for two decades and was at the trial each day.
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