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New York Law Journal

Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Charles E. Clayman

For more than 50 years, Charles E. Clayman has fought for justice in the courtrooms of New York City and is considered by many to be one of the elder…
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Dealing with 'Diaz': How Defendants Can Combat and Use Expert Testimony Regarding Group Mental State

Quinn Emanuel partners Michael Packard and Daniel Koffmann discuss the recent decision in 'Diaz v. United States,' where the Supreme Court has given prosecutors the green light to prove defendants' criminal intent by offering expert testimony about the mental state of people "like" the defendant.
13 minute read

Daily Report Online

A Looming Seismic Shift in the Rules of Evidence: The Far-Reaching Impact of Diaz v. United States

The aftershocks of the change in the rules of evidence brought about by the Diaz decision will not only be long, but very consequential.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

US Judge Rejects Trump's Attempt to Remove NY Criminal Case to Federal Court

"Nothing in the Supreme Court's Opinion affects my previous conclusion that the hush money payments were private, unofficial acts, outside the bounds of executive authority," Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the Southern District of New York wrote.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Bureau of Prisons Designates White-Collar Defendant to Alternative Prison Following Novel Ruling

Federal Judge Gary Brown ruled he would vacate a prior carceral sentence in the event the BOP designated a septuagenarian defendant to an "inhumane" facility in Brooklyn. The Bureau of Prisons will send the man elsewhere.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ex-Aide to NY Governors Is Charged With Foreign Agent Registration Violations

Linda Sun was arrested at her Long Island home on Tuesday. She stands accused of violating and conspiring to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act, visa fraud, alien smuggling, and money laundering conspiracy.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Witness in Corruption Trials Should Be Fully Liable for $12 Million Restitution, Corrections Union Says

Jona Rechnitz was initially ordered to pay nearly $12 million restitution in 2019. In the five years since, he has only paid $315,000, according to court papers.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Illusion of Investigatory Questioning: Why New York Must Toss 'Huffman's' Unconstitutional Interrogation Standard

The 1976 case 'People v. Huffman' distinguishes between "investigatory" and "interrogatory" questioning by the police. In this essay, the authors examine Huffman and show why the Court of Appeals should overrule it.
8 minute read

Litigation Daily

Talking Shop About Tom Girardi's Criminal Trial With My Colleague Amanda Bronstad

Last week a federal jury in Los Angeles convicted former powerhouse plaintiffs lawyer Tom Girardi of four counts of wire fraud in cases where his clients weren't paid what they were due in settlements. We discussed the trial with Law.com's Amanda Bronstad, who has covered Girardi for two decades and was at the trial each day.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Fired Defender Association Lawyer's ADA Claims Should Head to Trial, Pa. Fed Judge Rules

The EEOC alleged that the Defender Association wrongfully terminated and failed to accommodate a public defender diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder.
3 minute read

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