By Tom McParland | June 1, 2021
Lawyers for the nonprofit entity, which has been hit with charges that key leaders conspired to defraud investors into a private effort to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, say it has been effectively stymied from spending any funds.
By Ryan Tarinelli | June 1, 2021
The ruling from the state Court of Appeals reverses a decision from a split appellate court panel, which said the circumstances supported "a reasonable belief that the search of the backpack was necessary to ensure the safety of the arresting officers and the public."
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Thomas M. O'Brien | May 28, 2021
The key fact about seizure of money upon arrest is that there is no assignment of counsel in this setting. Although arrest begins a criminal process for which a lawyer is assigned to represent an income-eligible person targeted for criminal prosecution, that assignment of counsel does not formally cover the retrieval of property seized by the police.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Barry Kamins | May 28, 2021
In this edition of his Criminal Law and Procedure column, Barry Kamins discusses provisions of the newly-enacted marihuana legislation, particularly aspects that relate to the criminal justice system: changes in criminal penalties, automatic expungement and sealing of certain convictions; the vacatur of other convictions; the impact on searches of automobiles; and the effect on impaired driving cases.
By Tom McParland | May 28, 2021
Oetken noted that his decision was in line a similar move involving Michael Cohen, another former attorney to Trump, who pleaded guilty to campaign finance and fraud charges in 2018.
By Jane Wester | May 27, 2021
A Swiss bank laundered more than $35 million in bribe payments through the United States as part of "a scheme in which sports marketing companies bribed soccer officials in exchange for broadcasting rights to soccer matches," according to court documents in the case in Brooklyn federal court.
By Tom McParland | May 27, 2021
The senior judge has placed himself squarely in the middle of every supervised release process for the criminal defendants who appear before him.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Christine M. Sarteschi and Daniel Pollack | May 27, 2021
Attorneys who interact with mentally ill clients, especially those with serious mental illnesses, are likely to encounter someone with anosognosia. It is important to understand that individuals with this symptom do not recognize that they are ill.
By Ryan Tarinelli | May 26, 2021
Gov. Andrew Cuomo named Singas and Administrative Judge Anthony Cannataro as his nominees for New York's top court on Tuesday.
By Jane Wester | May 26, 2021
The class will be represented by Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel and professors Alexander Reinert and Betsy Ginsberg, who have served as plaintiff's counsel since 2019.
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