The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | July 24, 2019
The Superior Court's unanimous three-judge panel overruled a Philadelphia judge's decision last year that denied Meek Mill's request for a new trial.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | July 23, 2019
The second round of charges against Brandon Bostian were dropped Tuesday when Court of Common Pleas Judge Barbara McDermott granted his motion for habeas corpus.
By Susan DeSantis | July 22, 2019
John Sweeny Jr., who is from Putnam County, was one of 10 Republican judges transported to Manhattan by Republican Gov. George Pataki in a controversial move to bring conservative voices to an appellate court he considered too liberal.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Vera M. Kachnowski and Peter J. Sluka | July 19, 2019
In their International Criminal Law and Enforcement column, Vera M. Kachnowski and Peter J. Sluka discuss the dilemma faced by defendants living abroad at the time of their indictment, who must choose either to appear in the United States to mount a defense or remain abroad with the pending charges affecting their reputation, business, and ability to travel internationally. This dilemma is particularly acute for defendants who, based upon a lack of nexus to the United States, might have a compelling challenge to their charges. Recently, some defendants have tried to raise those extraterritoriality challenges from abroad, but they have faced a roadblock: Although they never fled from the United States, their “fugitive” status prevents them from accessing the courts.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jennifer R. Clarke | July 19, 2019
We hear it over and over again: one brush with the law and it is over. Employers will reject you out of hand, even if your criminal record is decades old, regardless of what you've done since, and without regard to whether the crime has anything to do with the job.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | July 18, 2019
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that the U.S. Supreme Court's 2016 ruling in Birchfield v. North Dakota did not make it unconstitutional for prosecutors to use a DUI suspect's refusal of a warrantless blood draw against him at trial.
By Tom McParland | July 18, 2019
The New York City-based federal appeals court upholds Martin Shkreli's conviction on securities fraud and conspiracy charges.
By Tom McParland | July 18, 2019
The New York City-based federal appeals court upholds Martin Shkreli's conviction on securities fraud and conspiracy charges.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | July 18, 2019
The Pennsylvania State Police must investigate whether a criminal conviction specifically warrants a denial of gun ownership, rather than automatically barring ownership based on a conviction, the state Supreme Court has ruled.
By Marcia Coyle | July 16, 2019
Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. said Stevens "brought to our bench an inimitable blend of kindness, humility, wisdom, and independence. His unrelenting commitment to justice has left us a better nation."
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