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Emily Saul

Emily Saul

Emily Saul is a Litigation Reporter for the New York Law Journal, covering New York's downstate courts. She can be reached via email at [email protected] or on Twitter @emily_saul_

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March 22, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Sues to Enforce $1 Million Judgment Against Ex-Client

Gibson Dunn filed an Article 75 petition seeking a judgment in support of an arbitration agreement rendered in November.

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March 22, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Legal Advocates Call on Lawmakers to Reject $234 Million Public Defense Spending Cut

The Chief Defenders Association of New York and more than 70 other organizations have submitted a formal letter with Gov. Kathy Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie urging them to reject the sweep.

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March 21, 2024 | New York Law Journal

First Department Presiding Justice Urges Active Mentorship of the Next Generation of Women in Law

"While I may be the first, I want to ensure that I'm not the last," Dianne Renwick said of her position as the first Black woman to serve as presiding justice of the Appellate Division, First Department.

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March 21, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Prosecutors Accuse Trump, Counsel of 'Wholly Inventing Facts' to Delay Criminal Trial

"Only by grossly mischaracterizing the record is he able to level spurious and reckless allegations of prosecutorial misconduct," prosecutors tell the judge in response to defense allegations of discovery violations.

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March 20, 2024 | New York Law Journal

NY Attorney General Questions Trump Assertion He Can't Secure Bond

"As far as the court can infer, sureties may have refused to accept defendants' specific holdings as collateral because using Mr. Trump's real estate will generally need 'a property appraisal' and his holdings are not nearly as valuable as defendants claim," wrote Senior Assistant Solicitor General Dennis Fan.

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March 20, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Trump SPAC Asks Judge to Force Vote Over Media Merger

The merger would net Donald Trump a 90% stake in Trump Media & Technology Group–valued at approximately $4 billion. That windfall would come at a time when Trump owes more than half a billion in civil damages.

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March 18, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Trump Can't Rely on 'Presence-Of-Counsel' Defense at NY Criminal Trial, Judge Rules

An advice-of-counsel defense would require Trump to waive attorney-client privilege and disclose all communications.

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March 18, 2024 | New York Law Journal

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Accused of 1993 Sexual Assault in New Lawsuit

Adams strenuously denies the allegations and has said he does not recall ever meeting the plaintiff.

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March 18, 2024 | New York Law Journal

'A Practical Impossibility': Trump Says He Can't Immediately Secure Appeal Bond

The former president needs to post a bond covering the entire judgment by next week, or the New York Attorney General can begin seizing his assets. His lawyers want an appeals court to stay execution.

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March 15, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Manhattan Judge Delays Trump Criminal Trial, Citing 'Significant Questions of Fact'

Jury selection was scheduled to begin in the case on March 25. Justice Juan Merchan has now set that date for a hearing.

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