By Alan E. Sash | July 7, 2017
They teach us in school how the three branches of government in the Constitution check and balance one another. The Bill of Rights, however, has two other checks and balances in place: The First Amendment guarantees us the freedom of the press and the Sixth Amendment guarantees us the assistance of counsel in criminal prosecutions.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | July 6, 2017
Due Process Right Not Denied by Failure to Order Mental Exam Before SORA Hearing in Absentia
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | July 6, 2017
12-Month 'Time Served' Sentence for Visa Fraud Over False Statements in Application Explained
By Jason Grant | July 6, 2017
In the 18 months that Daniel Arshack has represented a Bronx woman charged with murdering her husband, he has been adamant that notes taken by caseworkers who interviewed her children would prove crucial to her defense. Last week, the First Department recognized his client's rights to share them within the confines of the attorney-client relationship. But if the case were in the Second Department, he would not have been allowed to see them.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | July 6, 2017
A New York judge has directed two of Robert Durst's longtime friends to testify at a pretrial hearing in the eccentric millionaire's murder case in California this month.
By Jeffrey Winn | July 6, 2017
An ancient Danish proverb posits that an old error has more friends than a new truth. It is a recurring theme in this collection of scholarly articles, each of which analyzes how gender-related stereotypes and practices have negatively influenced law enforcement, courts, and correctional facilities in their treatment of women and girls.
By William F. Johnson | July 5, 2017
In his Corporate Crime column, William F. Johnson writes: Corporations and individuals cooperating in government investigations must be sharply focused on finding out the essential facts of the historical conduct at issue—what happened and why it happened. For its part, the government is also sharply focused on what happened and why. In the last few years, however, the interest of the DOJ, in particular, has expanded beyond just the what and why and it is now significantly involved in how companies actually conduct internal investigations.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 30, 2017
Contractual Disclaimers of Reliance Do Not Render Oral Misrepresentations Immaterial
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 30, 2017
Disorderly Conduct Charge Against Defendants Granted Dismissal for Facial Insufficiency
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | June 30, 2017
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office announced Friday that it will not prosecute most "turnstile jumping" cases and minor drug offenses, effectively eliminating 20,000 criminal cases a year.
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