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By The Associated Press | May 13, 2024
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Athens-Clarke County police on Thursday announced the arrest of Edrick Lamont Faust, 48, in the January 2001 killing of Tara Louise Baker.
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By Joel Cohen | May 13, 2024
Stephen Breyer's book may have been panned by critics—a New York Times, for instance, reviewer called it "exasperating." But Law Journal columnist Joel Cohen writes that retired judges are uniquely positioned to address pressing issues in criminal justice.
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By Brian Lee | May 10, 2024
The legislative effort follows on the heels of the state high court's decision to throw out Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction because of the admission of improper evidence.
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By Lisa Willis | May 10, 2024
The attorneys represent relatives of Ana Maria Knezevich Henao, the South Florida businesswoman who went missing in Spain in February.
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By Aleeza Furman | May 10, 2024
"The evidence will show that Mr. Hill was legally justified in his use of force when he and another individual were being confronted and threatened by a person who wielded a knife," Hill's attorney said.
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By Emily Saul | May 10, 2024
The issue arose as prosecutors wound down their case in chief. An assistant Manhattan DA said the prosecution had two more witnesses and could rest by the end of next week.
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By Colleen Murphy | May 9, 2024
The New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously struck down a portion of a law criminalizing "portraying a child in a sexually suggestive manner" as unconstitutionally overbroad this week because it bars "a large swath of material that is neither obscenity nor child pornography."
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By Emily Saul | May 9, 2024
Defense denial of any affair between Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels during their opening statements immediately "pitted" Daniels' credibility against Trump's, allowing explicit testimony, the judge ruled.
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By Jane Wester | May 9, 2024
Prosecutors had accused Garelick of using information he obtained through his seat on the board of Digital World Acquisition Corporation to tip off two Florida brothers about the upcoming SPAC merger.
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By ALM Staff | May 8, 2024
This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
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