By Jane Wester | December 11, 2023
A former clerk's office employee in the Southern District of New York was found guilty of bribery, conspiracy, and making false statements on Monday…
By Lindsay Whitehurst and Alanna Durkin Richer | The Associated Press | December 11, 2023
The former New York City mayor has already been found liable in the defamation lawsuit brought by Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, who endured threats and harassment after they became the target of a conspiracy theory spread by Trump and his allies.
By The Associated Press | December 11, 2023
Seven prisoners were killed and 22 seriously injured in the riot at the maximum-security Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, located about 50 miles east of Columbia. One inmate described bodies "literally stacked on top of each other, like some macabre woodpile."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Joel Cohen | December 11, 2023
Public figures as diverse as Donald Trump and Sam Bankman-Fried, for example, have believed that "going public" will best bring them a soft landing. The 'Trump' case raises important questions about an attorney's ethical obligations when they propose to pursue one road, but the client wants another—potentially suicidal—path in a criminal case.
By Jane Wester | December 10, 2023
While precedents and previous cases illustrate potential pitfalls, the investigation of NYC Mayor Eric Adams campaign activities, now "overt," appears to be moving forward with urgency, lawyers said.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 8, 2023
The deposition request, in a class action in Florida, comes one day after a federal judge ordered Zhao to remain in the United States until his sentencing on Feb. 23.
By Jane Wester | December 8, 2023
McGonigal pleaded guilty in August to one count of conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions and launder money in connection with a scheme to assist sanctioned Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska.
By Allison Dunn | December 8, 2023
"It is immaterial that Muldrow identified as straight. A juror could reasonably hear the evidence at trial and assume that Muldrow was homosexual or identified with a sexual orientation other than heterosexual. It is the jury's perception of the defendant as homosexual that is the relevant consideration," Judge Joseph M. Getty wrote.
By The Associated Press | December 8, 2023
"We believe at this time she was pouring gasoline on the porch and the door of the home. [Witnesses'] quick action saved a jewel of our city, something very important to Atlanta," Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum told WXIA-TV.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Lance H. Klein and Robert Zitt | December 8, 2023
New York's Legislature should revise the Red Flag Law to expressly comport with the form and content requirements of search warrant applications pursuant to CPL 690. These revisions would preserve the goals of the Red Flag Law and also act to safeguard those protections afforded by the United States and New York State Constitution.
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