By Emily Saul | December 14, 2023
It was not immediately clear why Paul Nesbitt set the fire, but he then discharged at least one fire extinguisher—tripping the building's fire alarm and leading to the evacuation of employees.
By Brian Lee | December 13, 2023
One measure would end the century-old requirement that attorneys either live in or have an office in New York to practice in the state, while another calls on the new court administration to require that criminal court judges receive annual training on ever-changing bail laws.
By Emily Saul | December 13, 2023
Cacace, who spent the last 19 years as a judge, retired from the bench last week to pursue the run. The current DA, Miriam Rocah, announced in October that she would not be seeking reelection.
By Jane Wester | December 13, 2023
U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman of the Southern District of New York issued a two-page order to show cause Tuesday, writing that Cohen's attorney David M. Schwartz, a solo practitioner in New York, cited three cases as examples of "District Court decisions, affirmed by the Second Circuit Court, granting early termination of supervised release."
By ALM Staff | December 13, 2023
This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
By Jane Wester | December 12, 2023
Santos' case is currently scheduled for trial in September, though prosecutors have repeatedly asked for a date in May or June instead. Santos' attorney Joseph Murray opposed that request at Tuesday's conference, citing the volume of discovery in the case.
By Justin Henry | December 12, 2023
A look at the career and impact of John Gleeson, one of The American Lawyer's 2023 Lifetime Achievement honorees.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Preet Bharara and Joe Zabel | December 12, 2023
The Foreign Agents Registration Act, a formerly obscure federal law designed to help the government monitor foreign influence in the United States, is obscure no longer. But even as criminal FARA enforcement has increased, there is little meaningful civil enforcement of the law. The absence of a real civil enforcement option when FARA violations are less severe unduly distorts decision-making in favor of criminal enforcement.
By Jane Wester | December 11, 2023
A former clerk's office employee in the Southern District of New York was found guilty of bribery, conspiracy, and making false statements on Monday…
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Joel Cohen | December 11, 2023
Public figures as diverse as Donald Trump and Sam Bankman-Fried, for example, have believed that "going public" will best bring them a soft landing. The 'Trump' case raises important questions about an attorney's ethical obligations when they propose to pursue one road, but the client wants another—potentially suicidal—path in a criminal case.
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