By JEFF AMY, Associated Press | April 24, 2018
A recent survey of Mississippi jails conducted by the MacArthur Justice Center at the University of Mississippi School of Law and released to The Associated Press shows that 2,500 defendants—more than one-third of all of those jailed before trial—have been in jail 90 or more consecutive days. More than 600 have been in jail longer than a year.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Lizzy McLellan | April 24, 2018
On the 12th day of Cosby's retrial on aggravated indecent assault charges, two lawyers from Cosby's team—Kathleen Bliss and Tom Mesereau—split their final argument on Cosby's behalf. Following suit, Kristen Gibbons Feden and M. Stewart Ryan split the prosecution's closing argument.
By Kristen Rasmussen | April 24, 2018
Attempts to provide greater legal remedies to adult victims of childhood sexual abuse, however, were less successful, after the Senate gutted the Hidden Predator Act, which received unanimous support in the House. The law would have allowed adult plaintiffs to sue an organization if there was proof it concealed evidence of child sex abuse in certain circumstances. Advocates said they plan to reintroduce the measure during the next session.
By Andrew Denney | April 24, 2018
New York's judicial ethics watchdog has recommended the removal of an embattled Rochester City Court judge who has faced a barrage of legal woes during her three years on the bench, including her most recent arrest for allegedly attempting to make an illegal firearms purchase.
By Andrew Denney | April 23, 2018
The SEC has hit former pharmaceutical executive and convicted stock fraudster Martin Shkreli with a sanction barring him from associating with brokers and ratings agencies.
New York Law Journal | In Brief
By Andrew Denney | April 23, 2018
A former procurement director for the Staten Island District Attorney's Office has pleaded guilty to running a 10-year scheme in which he racked up more than $440,000 on the DA's credit cards through purchasing personal items and transferring funds to his own bank account.
By R. Robin McDonald | April 23, 2018
The jury also convicted McIver of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and influencing a witness.
By Sue Reisinger | April 23, 2018
The university where Larry Nassar abused athletes for two decades is facing investigations on almost every imaginable level.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Michael D. Schottland | April 23, 2018
OP-ED: Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch has become the newest tie-breaker, with his vote and concurring opinion in "Sessions v. Dhimaya," decided on April 17.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Peter A. Crusco | April 23, 2018
Cyber Crime columnist Peter A. Crusco discusses recent cases addressing some of the more frequently raised issues concerning the parameters of the true threats doctrine.
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