By Andrew Denney | December 7, 2017
Prosecutors in the trial for former state Sen. John Sampson, who was sentenced to prison this year for obstruction and lying to the FBI, improperly presented evidence that Sampson tampered with witnesses to make the case for obstruction, his lawyer argued Thursday before a federal appeals court.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Robert Storace | December 7, 2017
Christopher Meskill was awarded more than $1 million by a Superior Court jury Wednesday after being beaten by a friend. He suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Cliff Rieders | December 7, 2017
Nitsana Darshan-Leitner is an Israeli lawyer who argues that there is no such thing as the lone wolf terrorist. The lone wolf depends upon substantial financial resources of the terrorist groups which recruit them, encourage their murderous ways, and teach them the craft necessary to take down Western society.
By Jason Grant | December 7, 2017
The unanimous appeals decision legally affirms that a doctor who recklessly prescribes a controlled substance, such as opioids, in New York state can be held criminally liable for homicide despite the lack of a statute expressly saying so.
By Andrew Denney | December 6, 2017
Film mogul Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct toward women was aided and abetted by a criminal enterprise made up of law firms, private investigators, fellow producers and others, a group of plaintiffs argued in a suit filed on Wednesday in federal court in New York.
By Ross Todd | December 6, 2017
The rare, if not unprecedented move, to hand over a piece of evidence that surfaced in a parallel criminal investigation has former prosecutors abuzz.
By Sue Reisinger | December 6, 2017
Oliver Schmidt was sentenced for his role in lying to federal regulators and in helping VW hide a conspiracy to cheat on emissions tests.
By R. Robin McDonald | December 6, 2017
First Amendment lawyers say that the conviction of Georgia citizen journalist Nydia Tisdale for misdemeanor resisting arrest, even though she was cleared of felony obstruction and criminal trespass, could embolden more prosecutions of journalists gathering the news.
By Staff Report | December 6, 2017
Judith Clark had her sentence commuted by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo last December, making her eligible for parole.
By Brian Baxter | December 5, 2017
Eric Conn, a fugitive Kentucky lawyer wanted for a $550 million Social Security fraud, is on his way back to the U.S. after being apprehended in Honduras.
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