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Analysis of major changes to criminal law and its impact
By Avalon Zoppo | February 28, 2024
Some appellate attorneys want the Fourth, Seventh and Federal circuits to join the other federal appeals courts in giving more than same-day notice of the judges who will hear their case.
7 minute read
By Colleen Murphy | February 26, 2024
"The words 'the people' in the Second Amendment presumptively encompass all adult Americans, including 18- to 20-year-olds, and we are aware of no founding-era law that supports disarming people in that age group," Third Circuit Judge Kent A. Jordan wrote.
3 minute read
By The Law Journal Editorial Board | February 23, 2024
Days before the shooting, Mrs. Crumbley took Ethan to a gun range and, as a video showed, mother and son alternated shooting targets. On social media, the mother wrote, "Mom & son day testing out his new Xmas present."
5 minute read
By Andrew Denney | February 22, 2024
"Life is different in smaller jurisdictions. It's hard to put aside the desire to get along with and be liked by the people you see every day."
11 minute read
By Colleen Murphy | February 22, 2024
"In short, our analysis of the law on conflicts and our consideration of the policies embodied in the RPCs support a rule where individual, personal conflicts of county prosecutors are not imputed to the entire office," Judge Robert J. Gilson said.
5 minute read
By Jimmy Hoover | February 21, 2024
The justices unanimously said the Constitution's prohibition on double jeopardy bars a retrial.
3 minute read
By Linton Mann III and William T. Russell Jr. | February 20, 2024
The Court of Appeals had a relatively quiet January and released four opinions. In 'People v. Messano', it considered whether the police had reasonable suspicion to detain the defendant and whether the People met their burden of showing that drug-related contraband should not be suppressed because the evidence was in plain view.
8 minute read
By Thomas R. Newman | February 20, 2024
Thomas R. Newman of Duane Morris suggests that an increase in the number of criminal appeals heard and decided by the New York Court of Appeals is welcome.
1 minute read
By Andrew Denney | February 16, 2024
The five-judge panel heard arguments in appeals for a host of civil matters, including a fraud lawsuit involving the Stardust Diner in Manhattan, which is famous for its show tune-singing wait staff; and a suit that former Fox News anchor Andrea Tantaros filed against her ghost writer.
2 minute read
By Marianna Wharry | February 16, 2024
The panel partially reversed the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California's denial of defendant Brett Wayne Parkins' motion to suppress a search of his apartment when officers from the Huntington Police Department questioned him for aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft.
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