New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | March 15, 2019
Judge Ostrer's concluding words are both eloquent and instructive: “An instruction can be curative only if the judicial medicine suits the ailment.”
By Mark Bauer | March 14, 2019
A Houston man is among the earliest beneficiaries of changes to the "compassionate release" program that took effect with the First Step Act late last year.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Elkan Abramowitz and Jonathan S. Sack | March 14, 2019
In their White-Collar Crime column, Elkan Abramowitz and Jonathan Sack begin with a discussion of Supreme Court cases extending the Sixth Amendment's jury-trial right to sentencing and then consider the increased significance and magnitude of restitution in federal criminal sentencing, especially in white-collar cases. They then analyze Justice Gorsuch's dissent from denial of certiorari in 'Hester', which builds upon the reasoning in dissents in the circuit courts urging for application of 'Apprendi' to restitution.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Andrea G. Hirsch | March 14, 2019
Now that the Legislature is considering removing the death penalty from the Criminal Procedure Law and Penal Law, this is a good opportunity to eliminate life without parole too.
By Cheryl Miller | March 13, 2019
"I can't be party to that. I wouldn't be able to sleep at night," the governor said Wednesday, explaining his decision to impose a moratorium on the death penalty in California.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | March 13, 2019
A split state appeals court held that a woman charged with child endangerment was wrongly denied an administrative hearing to dispute the facts of two abuse reports.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Lynn K. Neuner and William T. Russell Jr. | March 13, 2019
In their New York Court of Appeals Roundup, William T. Russell Jr. and Lynn K. Neuner discuss 'People v. Diaz', in which the Court of Appeals recently issued a decision with important implications for the privacy concerns of individuals in pretrial detention.
By Colby Hamilton | March 12, 2019
U.S. District Judge Richard Berman, in a case of first impression, agreed with a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit finding New York's prison assault qualified as a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act.
By R. Robin McDonald | March 12, 2019
The Supreme Court of Georgia said police and prosecutors waited too long to obtain search warrants for data on electronic devices they had held in custody for more than a year.
By R. Robin McDonald | March 11, 2019
The Supreme Court of Georgia said police and prosecutors waited too long to obtain search warrants for data on electronic devices they had held in custody for more than a year.
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