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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June 07, 2024 | New York Law Journal

New York Attorney General Sues Over Alleged $1 Billion Crypto Fraud

The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan state court, claims the defendants preyed on people's faith, focusing on Haitian and other immigrant communities. Victims were targeted through prayer groups and through social media, sometimes in Creole, according court papers.

By Emily Saul

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June 06, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Judge Denies Motions to Set Aside Jury Verdict Against NRA, Ex-Officers

Justice Joel Cohen will consider non-monetary relief, including the appointment of an independent monitor, at the next phase in the case.

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June 05, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Litigation Over Alleged 'Quiet Quitting' Fizzles Out With Discontinuance

Both parties withdrew their actions pursuant to stipulations. The case made national headlines as firms grappled with hybrid work.

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June 04, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Trump Seeks to Lift Manhattan Gag Order Following Guilty Verdict

The Manhattan DA's office, in response, opposed "any immediate termination" of the order.

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June 04, 2024 | New York Law Journal

First Department Reverses Injunction Barring NYPD Use of Sealed Arrest Records

The 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.

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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 Say

This 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.

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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.

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4 minute read

May 30, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Trump Found Guilty by Manhattan Jury on 34 Felony Counts in Fraud Case

Trump, 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.

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4 minute read

May 30, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Breaking: Jury Has Reached a Verdict in People v. Trump

The 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.

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1 minute read

May 29, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Trump Jury Adjourns Following More Than 4 Hours of Deliberations

Jurors requested to hear testimony from David Pecker and Michael Cohen during their first day of deliberations, which began just before 11:30 a.m.

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