The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | October 3, 2018
A Philadelphia judge's decision last month to appoint a special prosecutor to pursue a violation of probation hearing was an unusual move, according to several attorneys, and may not pass constitutional muster.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Brian Rosner, Natalie A. Napierala and Michael D. Sloan | October 3, 2018
This article addresses a circuit split over whether foreign sovereigns are immune from criminal prosecution and therefore immune from civil RICO liability; addresses a related line of case law, within the Second Circuit, which holds that a domestic governmental entity cannot be civilly liable under RICO because such an entity is not capable of forming the intent necessary to commit a criminal act; and concludes by analyzing whether, as with domestic government entities, a foreign sovereign is not capable of forming the intent necessary to be found civilly liable under RICO.
By Andrew Denney | October 2, 2018
The Nonhuman Rights Project has filed for a writ of habeas corpus for Happy, an African elephant that the group says has been held alone for 12 years at the Bronx Zoo in a 1.15-acre pen.
By Jonathan Ringel | October 2, 2018
Bethel said he learned a lot from his fellow judges, including that a judge should "never be under the illusion you are special."
By Catherine Wilson | October 2, 2018
The high court has refused to hear Wellington polo millionaire John Goodman's appeal challenging his conviction and 16-year sentence.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | October 1, 2018
We urge the legislature to take up this issue and amend N.J.S.A. §2C:24-4(a) to overrule State v. Fuqua.
By Colby Hamilton | September 28, 2018
U.S. District Judge Margo Brodie "erred substantively" in sentencing Fareed Mumuni to 17 years, rather than the 85 sought by federal prosecutors, Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue's office argues on appeal.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Lizzy McLellan | September 26, 2018
Bill Cosby's lawyers may grapple with competing strategies when it comes to limiting his sentence on the one hand, and his promised appeal on the other.
By Catherine Wilson | September 26, 2018
Palm Beach Circuit Public Defender Carey Haughwout is elected president of the state public defender's association.
By Meredith Hobbs | September 26, 2018
"I did not appreciate Nat Hardwick taking money from the firm I spent 46 years building," said Art Morris, who retired from now-defunct Morris Hardwick Schneider in 2013.
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