By Adolfo Pesquera | March 26, 2024
Asked why Ken Paxton was paying restitution to victims if he was innocent, defense attorney Dan Cogdell said, "It's cheaper than what he would've had to pay me if we went to trial."
By Jimmy Hoover | March 20, 2024
"I guess the concern I have here is the crime, the offense is a serious offense," Justice Brett Kavanaugh said in questioning the claimed retaliation.
By Adolfo Pesquera | February 12, 2024
Texas resident Tiffani Gish made death threats in 2022 against U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon of the Southern District of Florida.
By Adolfo Pesquera | February 8, 2024
The suspension will remain in effect until the judge's criminal case is either dismissed, he is acquitted, "or upon further orders of the commission," the State Commission on Judicial Conduct order states.
By Cary London | December 21, 2023
In a criminal case involving domestic violence in New York, a favorable Molineux ruling may occur when the judge decides to exclude evidence related to the defendant's prior bad acts— specifically a previous fight—despite the prosecution's attempt to introduce such evidence.
By Adolfo Pesquera | December 19, 2023
The criminal case in state district court eventually resulted in a parallel case in federal court that has since attracted, on appeal, friend of the court briefs from 25 organizations that advocate for First Amendment rights.
By Alexander Lugo | December 4, 2023
Manuel Rocha, the former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, rejoined the firm in December 2022. According to federal prosecutors, he met in 2022 and 2023 with an undercover FBI agent and admitted to "40 years" of work on behalf of Cuba.
By Jimmy Hoover | October 20, 2023
Shon Hopwood, whose path from prison bars to the Supreme Court Bar made national news, is again a criminal defendant.
By Avalon Zoppo | October 10, 2023
Jerry Smith, of the Fifth Circuit, presents—by way of dissent—the decision that he says "should have been issued."
By Adolfo Pesquera | October 6, 2023
In one scheme, the attorney opened trustee accounts with client funds and simply moved the money to his own accounts, rather than using the funds for the benefit of the trust, prosecutors say.
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