New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Robert J. Anello and Richard F. Albert | June 9, 2021
When law enforcement seeks to compel a subject to provide a passcode to allow them to rummage through a cellphone, courts have not spoken with a unified voice. On May 12th, the Supreme Court declined to wade in, seemingly guaranteeing that continued uncertainty on this critical issue will continue to bedevil criminal practitioners. Robert J. Anello and Richard F. Albert discuss the issue in this edition of their White-Collar Crime column.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Joel Cohen | June 7, 2021
Ethics and Criminal Practice columnist Joel Cohen discusses the duty of a lawyer who believes that a juror has lied and who strategizes to sit on the lie that demonstrates that the juror is biased against the criminal defendant—the lawyer intending to disclose it only if the verdict goes against his client.
By Ryan Tarinelli | June 4, 2021
More than 40 law professors have signed an open letter to state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Westchester, urging the chamber to not "rubber stamp" the nominees.
By Marie E. Lihotz and Marianne Espinosa | June 4, 2021
Enjoy this series of "please don'ts" from appellate judges, delivered under a promised cloak of anonymity.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Marie E. Lihotz and Marianne Espinosa | June 4, 2021
APPELLATE ANSWERS: A series of "please don'ts" from appellate judges, delivered under a promised cloak of anonymity.
By Cedra Mayfield | June 3, 2021
"Anything having to do with differences in procedures, people are going to scrutinize and, perhaps, look for appellate issues with regard to process," said Mary-Christine "M.C." Sungaila, an appellate attorney.
By Marcia Coyle | June 3, 2021
In her 20-page opinion, her third since joining the court, Justice Amy Coney Barrett led the 6-3 majority in the case Van Buren v. United States. Justice Clarence Thomas' dissent was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel Alito Jr.
By Marcia Coyle | June 3, 2021
Nathan Van Buren, a Georgia police officer, was convicted of violating the statute when he used his law enforcement computer to access license plate information for a private party who then paid him for it.
By Tom McParland | June 2, 2021
The panel said U.S. District Judge David N. Hurd of the Northern District of New York had no legal basis for compelling prosecutors to file a motion for a reduced sentence based on the defendant's cooperation.
By Ross Todd | June 2, 2021
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday appointed Morrison & Foerster to conduct an independent investigation into Kevin Cooper's claims that he's innocent of the quadruple homicide that led to his death penalty conviction. His lawyers at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe are cautiously hopeful the new probe will turn up evidence pointing to their client's innocence.
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