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Alabama Says Law Cannot Block People With Certain Felony Convictions From Voting in 2024 Election

The Alabama attorney general office wrote in a Friday court filing that the new law cannot be used to block people from voting in the upcoming election, because the Alabama Constitution prohibits new election laws from taking effect within six months of the general election.
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Texas Lawyer

The Role of a Forensic Psychiatrist in Committing a Sexually Violent Predator

"Mental health professionals must rely not only on their clinical judgment, but on a thorough forensic evaluation in each case," write Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Girardi Keese CFO's Ex Tells Jurors: Firm Funds Paid for My Trips, Home, Allowance

Nicole Rokita, ex-girlfriend of former Girardi Keese CFO Christopher Kamon, is one of two witnesses that Tom Girardi's lawyers insisted were critical to their case.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Robert Menendez Asks Judge to Toss Guilty Verdicts, Order New Trial

"The government said it would prosecute Senator Menendez for his alleged agreements to sell official acts in exchange for bribes," the defense filing reads. "But despite a 10-week trial, the government offered no actual evidence of an agreement, just speculation masked as inference."
3 minute read

The Recorder

'He Is a Very Lonely Soul': Tom Girardi's Longtime Secretary, Housekeeper Take the Stand

'He couldn't remember a lot of things,' Tom Girardi's former housekeeper, Isabella Mancilla, testified on Monday. 'The only thing he wanted to do was go to his office.'
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Lesson From Alec Baldwin's Prosecution

The prosecution team in Alec Baldwin's manslaughter case may now realize why they were wrong to charge Baldwin to begin with—as they are being reminded why our criminal law (usually) places great weight on the defendant's state of mind his criminal intent, two Law Journal columnists write.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

George Santos Pleads Guilty in Financial Fraud Case

Santos, 36, admitted in court that he and a campaign staffer submitted false reports to the Federal Election Commission and stole the identities as credit card information of campaign donors.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Manhattan Prosecutors Defer to Judge on Delaying Trump Sentencing

Defense attorneys last week argued that the judge must delay sentencing to give the team time to consider interlocutory appeals.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Driving in New Jersey While Using Handheld Cell Phones is Still a Significant Problem

We continue to believe that such three-point imposition for a first offense would likely bring about a substantial decrease in the number of such offenses.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Dram Shop Liability Involving Intentional and Criminal Acts

While often involving negligent actors, liability under the Dram Shop Act can extend to intentional, and even criminal, acts. The most critical factor in establishing Dram Shop liability in these instances is establishing a reasonable or practical causal connection between the act and the intoxication.
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