Emily Saul is a Litigation Reporter for the New York Law Journal, covering white collar crime and business courts in New York City. She can be reached via email at [email protected] or on Twitter @emily_saul_
June 05, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Litigation Over Alleged 'Quiet Quitting' Fizzles Out With DiscontinuanceBoth parties withdrew their actions pursuant to stipulations. The case made national headlines as firms grappled with hybrid work.
By Emily Saul
2 minute read
June 04, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Trump Seeks to Lift Manhattan Gag Order Following Guilty VerdictThe Manhattan DA's office, in response, opposed "any immediate termination" of the order.
By Emily Saul
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June 04, 2024 | New York Law Journal
First Department Reverses Injunction Barring NYPD Use of Sealed Arrest RecordsThe decision from the Appellate Division, First Department gutted a March 2023 order in which Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Lyle Frank ruled the NYPD must overhaul its software so sealed records were no longer available to officers and predictive policing technology.
By Emily Saul
4 minute read
June 03, 2024 | New York Law Journal
'Not Your Typical Conviction': Past Fraud, Contempt Findings Against Trump Likely to Inform Sentencing, Experts SayThis may be Donald Trump's first criminal conviction, but observers say his past fraud and contempt findings make a non-carceral sentence far from assured.
By Emily Saul
5 minute read
May 31, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Ambiguity of Trump Gag Order Leaves Him at Risk of Contempt, Jail"You could fashion an argument that the restrictions on speech generally are really geared toward protecting the trial or any interference with the trial, but the jurors' safety issue is one that would continue past them returning a verdict," opined one observer. Trump's defense team did not seek clarification of the orders following his conviction on Thursday.
By Emily Saul
4 minute read
May 30, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Trump Found Guilty by Manhattan Jury on 34 Felony Counts in Fraud CaseTrump, 77, was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records. Prosecutors persuaded the jury that he conspired with others to "catch and kill" negative stories about himself during the 2016 presidential election cycle, thereby unlawfully influencing the election.
By Emily Saul
4 minute read
May 30, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Breaking: Jury Has Reached a Verdict in People v. TrumpThe verdict is expected to be read shortly. Trump, 77, is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records. Prosecutors claim he conspired with others to "catch and kill" negative stories about himself during the 2016 presidential election cycle, thereby unlawfully influencing the election.
By Emily Saul
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May 29, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Trump Jury Adjourns Following More Than 4 Hours of DeliberationsJurors requested to hear testimony from David Pecker and Michael Cohen during their first day of deliberations, which began just before 11:30 a.m.
By Emily Saul
3 minute read
May 29, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Read the Charge: Manhattan Jury Now Deliberating Trump's CulpabilityEx-President Donald Trump is charged with falsifying business records as part of an alleged scheme to suppress information from voters during the 2016 election.
By Emily Saul
2 minute read
May 28, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Perfect 'Tour Guide' or 'MVP of Liars'?: Lawyers Clash Over Cohen Testimony in Trump Closing ArgumentsTo secure a conviction, prosecutors must prove that Trump caused his company's business records to be falsified to conceal another crime – specifically the use of unlawful means to influence the 2016 presidential election.
By Emily Saul
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