By Colby Hamilton | January 30, 2018
Members of the defense bar see the two-year trend as troubling. But observers say the court, with so many new members, is all but sure to correct course going forward under the leadership of Chief Judge Janet DiFiore.
By Andrew Denney | January 29, 2018
Seeking to reach defendants who suffer from opioid addiction with a helping hand rather than a heavy one, the Bronx Criminal Court has opened a new…
By Sue Reisinger | January 29, 2018
Kristine Moore, assistant general counsel at the university since late 2014, was once called on to investigate claims against Dr. Lawrence Nassar.
By Andrew Denney | January 29, 2018
A federal judge in Manhattan has ordered the immediate release of a well-known advocate for immigrants and refugees from the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying that his detainer amounted to “unnecessary cruelty,” while he awaits deportation for a past criminal conviction.
By Katheryn Tucker | January 29, 2018
Following a week of sexual abuse horrors revealed in a Michigan courtroom, the University of Georgia law school hosted an open discussion Saturday about taking legal action against predators and those who enable them.
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By P.J. Dannunzio | January 29, 2018
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has denied the U.S. Department of Justice's request that he censor his own ruling and remove findings that a police officer was untruthful and “very likely” engaged in racial profiling.
By Katheryn Tucker | January 26, 2018
The judge thanked the people of DeKalb County for allowing him to serve as one of their judges for “the majority of his adult life.” He has enjoyed memorizing the names of everyone reporting for jury duty and excusing each one by name when they were finished, whether chosen for a trial or not.
By R. Robin McDonald | January 26, 2018
Millard Farmer, who made his name as an aggressive death penalty combatant across the South, was found by a preponderance of the evidence to have violated Georgia's racketeering law with his legal tactics.
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By Max Mitchell | January 26, 2018
Taking a cue from his counterpart in Brooklyn, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has appointed an attorney to focus on evaluating the immigration ramifications of the office's prosecutions.
By Zach Brez, Allison Lullo, and Giselle Sedano | January 26, 2018
Over the last year, the CFTC continued to align itself with other, more frequently-lauded enforcement agencies like the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. But the CFTC also closed out its fiscal year having brought only 49 enforcement actions, nearly 30 percent fewer actions than in FY2016, and obtaining orders totaling approximately $412 million in restitution, disgorgement and penalties, amounting to only one-third of the $1.29 billion garnered in FY2016.
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