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By Joshua Wurtzel | March 20, 2024
Donald Trump's lawyers recently filed a brief before the First Department claiming that securing a bond to stay enforcement of the $454 million entered against him in the Attorney General's fraud suit is a "practical impossibility." So what happens if he can't post a bond?
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By Abigail Adcox | March 19, 2024
While the firm landed in the spotlight for its clients' congressional testimony, Wilmer's revenue and profit grew 10% or more in 2023, amid gains in litigation and investigations practices.
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By Colleen Murphy | March 19, 2024
"The Senate Judiciary Committee has worked tirelessly to make sure we are filling vacancies with the most qualified judges possible, and we have delivered on that promise," Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Brian Stack said in a statement. "I look forward to continuing to close the judge vacancy gap in New Jersey so that we can reduce delays in cases and address our court system's backlog."
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By Amanda Bronstad | March 18, 2024
U.S. District Judge Dan Polster on Monday declined to disqualify Motley Rice from dozens of opioid cases, but said he was "very uncomfortable" with its government client arrangements.
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By Colleen Murphy | March 18, 2024
"The courts have said they can function with no more than 25 to 30 vacancies," New Jersey State Bar Association President Timothy McGoughran said. "We appreciate the Senate's work, but retirements continue to happen and we still have people who have been signed off on whose packages need to be put through."
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By Riley Brennan | March 18, 2024
While voting in the 2020 general election, Alison Kareem took a photograph with her marked ballot, or a "ballot selfie," which she said she wished to post online to mobilize support for her preferred candidates. However, she did not display the photograph or any other ballot photographs in subsequent elections due to Ohio laws prohibiting the display of marked ballots, Ohio law Sections 3501.35(A)(4) and 3599.20, which the court noted carry potential terms of imprisonment.
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By Amanda Bronstad | March 15, 2024
Express Scripts Inc., a pharmacy benefit manager facing upcoming bellwether trials over the opioid crisis, filed a March 13 brief referencing a subpoena that Motley Rice member Linda Singer sent to the company on behalf of the city of Chicago.
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By Colleen Murphy | March 14, 2024
"You are somebody who has shown, not only your ability to do the job, but to do it well," said Sen. Nellie Pou, D-Bergen and Passaic, of Administrative Law Judge Elissa Mizzone Testa, nominated to succeed Judge Thomas F. Brogan on the Passaic County Superior Court bench. "You have been remarkably regarded and respected in your current field, not only as an attorney, but ... as a judge."
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By Colleen Murphy | March 13, 2024
"Every day the career prosecutors, investigators, and staff at OPIA carry out some of the most complex and high-impact work in the state to clean up corruption, hold wrongdoers to account, and ensure the public's trust in their government," Drew Skinner, incoming executive director, said. "Together we will continue that critical mission without fear or favor."
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By Michael A. Mora | March 13, 2024
"At the show cause hearing the attorney's paralegal allegedly fell on the sword as it was confirmed none of the cases existed," said Broward Chief Circuit Judge Jack Tuter.
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