Cohen Unsealed, Katyal's Crew, Virtual Pay: The Morning Minute
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July 18, 2019 at 06:00 AM
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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – Expected to be released publicly today are the unredacted search warrants pertaining to the investigation into hush-money payments former Trump attorney Michael Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. As Tom McParland reports, a New York federal judge on Wednesday ordered prosecutors to release the documents, saying that the government probe of alleged campaign-finance violations associated with the payments—made on behalf of Trump—has ended and “the weighty public ramifications of the conduct” justify public disclosure.
BAIL DECISION – A New York federal judge is set to rule this morning on Jeffrey Epstein's request for release on bail ahead of trial on charges of child sex trafficking and conspiracy. Prosecutors argue that Epstein, a wealthy financier and convicted sex offender, is a flight risk and a danger to the community. Epstein's attorneys have asked Judge Richard Berman to release their client on bond, which could be secured by a mortgage on Epstein's mansion on Manhattan's Upper East Side, as well as by his private jet.
PROBE – The European Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into Amazon to determine whether the company is using sales data to gain an unfair advantage over smaller sellers on its Marketplace platform. Simon Taylor reports that a preliminary investigation found that the information Amazon collects from independent retailers selling their products on the platform could have implications for competition.
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EDITOR'S PICKS
|Neal Katyal Wants to Train Next Generation of Supreme Court Advocates
As Cyberattacks Increase, Cities Push Risky Strategy: Saying No to Hackers
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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
|SO-CAL – Global law firm Eversheds said it's launching a San Diego office with three intellectual property litigators from Foley & Lardner. Meredith Hobbs reports that Jose Patino, Nicola Pisano and Christopher Bolten are expected to join the firm within the next two weeks. Meanwhile, Eversheds is talking with lawyers in other practices in San Diego and considering additional locations in California.
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