Christopher Newton

January 10, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The "Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act" restored settled statute of limitations law and provides much-needed certainty to New York's property markets.

By Jacob Inwald and Christopher Newton

6 minute read

August 05, 2002 | Law.com

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled Friday the United States must reveal the names of people detained in the investigation of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a major victory for civil rights groups. U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler rejected the Justice Department's argument that releasing names would allow terrorist groups to gauge the progress of the government's investigation.

By Christopher Newton

4 minute read

December 13, 2001 | Law.com

Twenty-one people filed a $100 million federal lawsuit in Georgia against Cracker Barrel restaurants Thursday, accusing the nationwide chain of widespread racism -- from segregating black customers to denying them service. It's the largest civil rights lawsuit against a restaurant chain since Denny's settled a $46 million discrimination lawsuit in 1994. Cracker Barrel operates 450 restaurants in 37 states.

By Christopher Newton

3 minute read

October 18, 2001 | Law.com

It would be like no other trial the United States has ever seen: Osama bin Laden, in U.S. custody, facing more than 5,000 counts of murder. Where would he be tried? By whom? Would he face the death penalty? Whether it happens tomorrow or a decade from now, the Bush administration already is considering the problems that a captured bin Laden could cause, Justice Department officials say.

By Christopher Newton

5 minute read

September 18, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

Harrisburg - Avoiding a messy conflict with his own party, state Rep. Thomas Druce (R-Bucks) acquiesced to Republican leaders' demands and agreed to resign as of Sept. 25 because of his guilty plea in a fatal hit-and-run accident.

By CHRISTOPHER NEWTON Associate Press Writer

4 minute read

August 16, 2002 | Law.com

A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Bush administration does not have to immediately reveal the names of those detained in the investigation of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler in Washington, D.C., issued a stay of her Aug. 2 order, which had given the Justice Department 15 days to release the names, in order to give government lawyers more time to appeal.

By Christopher Newton

4 minute read