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October 16, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Chelsea Bomber Convicted Swiftly by Federal Jury in Manhattan

After a little more than four hours of deliberations, the jury in the Southern District of New York convicted Ahmad Khan Rahimi of eight counts, including using a weapon of mass destruction and bombing a public place.
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June 23, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Wonder Woman and Evidence Law

Wonder Woman is a box office hit; Rotten Tomatoes rates it at 92 percent. This past week, I saw it with the Bracewell first year and summer associates and was wowed. But what is little known to lawyers—despite a brilliant book by Harvard historian Jill Lepore—is the role of Wonder Woman's creator, Dr. William Mouton Marston, in the history of evidence law.
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January 04, 2017 |

Ethics of Using Hacked Information to Prosecute Criminal and Civil Claims

Rahul Mukhi and Martha Vega-Gonzalez write: The documents contained in WikiLeaks, the Panama Papers and other troves of information never meant for public consumption have no doubt piqued the interest of prosecutors and plaintiffs' lawyers. However, there are significant legal and ethical pitfalls in taking information illegally obtained by hackers and using it in litigation, whether criminal or civil.
21 minute read
December 21, 2016 |

Rights Group: Testimony Links Colombia General to Killings

Human Rights Watch says that sworn testimony from six Colombian generals implicates the former head of the U.S.-backed army in the extrajudicial killings of civilians.
6 minute read
December 07, 2016 |

Bolivia Detains Airline's President as Crash Probe Advances

The head of the charter airline whose plane crashed in the Andes last week was detained by Bolivian prosecutors for questioning as authorities look into whether the tragedy that killed 71 people stemmed from negligence.
6 minute read
November 09, 2016 |

The Huma Abedin Emails: Election Is Over but the Issues Persist

Maranda Fritz and Brian Waller, of Thompson Hine, continue to examine the government's practice of "overseizure" in light of the FBI's accessing Huma Abedin's emails even though its warrant authorized a search for and seizure of the communications of Anthony Weiner. The FBI investigation of Hillary Clinton's handling of emails may be closed—again—and the next president chosen, but in the process, troubling aspects of the criminal justice system became the subject of intense scrutiny and continuous commentary. Even as the media moves on to post-election coverage, the issues arising from the government's overseizure practices, and the actions of the FBI, remain crucial concerns for the legal community.
19 minute read
November 08, 2016 |

Judge Rules Ex-Deep Sea Treasure Hunter Deceptive About Coins

An ex-deep sea treasure hunter is faking memory problems and intentionally deceiving authorities about the location of missing coins minted from gold from an 1857 shipwreck, a federal judge has ruled.
4 minute read
November 01, 2016 |

Audio Captures Police Strategizing About Nightclub Shooter

Police negotiators talking to the Orlando nightclub gunman at first weren't sure if the person they had on the phone was actually in the Pulse nightclub, according to audio recordings.
6 minute read
October 31, 2016 |

WADA Cites Near Collapse of Anti-Doping Program at Rio Games

The World Anti-Doping Agency has detailed serious failings of doping control management at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, saying the system was only saved from collapsing by the "enormous resourcefulness and goodwill" of some key staff.
7 minute read
September 28, 2016 |

Former Soccer Coach Acquitted of Slaying Boy

A former college soccer coach accused of killing of his ex-girlfriend's 12-year-old son has been found not guilty in a closely watched upstate trial.
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