By Hartley M.K. West, Steven G. Kobre and Michael F. Peng | September 7, 2017
The future of cross-border government enforcement investigations has been shaken by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit's recent decision in United States v. Allen, 864 F.3d 63 (2d Cir. 2017), which held that the Fifth Amendment's prohibition on the use of compelled testimony in criminal proceedings applies even when that testimony was compelled by a foreign official in a foreign investigation. Allen's ramifications are far-reaching and may put pressure on other circuits, including the Ninth, to embrace the holding or disavow it.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | September 6, 2017
Lineup Conducted Without Defense Counsel Suppressed; No Exigent Circumstances
By Andrew Denney | September 6, 2017
In a joint appearance as candidates before next week's Democratic primary, five of the six lawyers seeking to be elected Brooklyn district attorney sought to embrace the policies of Kenneth Thompson, who died in office last year, and distance themselves from the tainted legacy of ex-DA Charles Hynes, during whose tenure they all worked as prosecutors.
By Christine Simmons | September 6, 2017
A plaintiffs lawyer whose career was upended over his communications with a criminally indicted former Willkie Farr & Gallagher partner is writing what he called a "deeply personal memoir" about "friendship and betrayal" related to the still-evolving drama.
By Jason Grant | September 6, 2017
A defendant received ineffective assistance of counsel when his lawyer told him that he "could be" deported—not that he definitely would be deported—as a result of his guilty plea for attempted robbery, a divided state appeals court has ruled.
By therecorder | The Recorder | September 6, 2017
C.A. 2nd; B270506 The Second Appellate District affirmed a judgment. In the published portion of its opinion, the court held that because the U.S. Supreme…
By therecorder | The Recorder | September 6, 2017
9th Cir.; 13-17326 The court of appeals vacated and remanded in part a district court judgment and denied an application for leave to file a second or…
By Charles Toutant | September 6, 2017
Wednesday's opening arguments in the bribery trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, and eye doctor Salomon Melgen focused on the extent and significance of the two men's friendship.
By R. Robin McDonald | September 6, 2017
In addition to blocking Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard and his staff from using the county jail's surveillance system, Sheriff Ted Jackson also has locked out all county law enforcement agencies unless they have a subpoena.
By njlawjournal | New Jersey Law Journal | September 6, 2017
Intimate Parts Were "Exposed" to View Under Criminal Statute Where Visible Through Sheer Undergarments
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