New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Joel Cohen | April 13, 2021
No statute or case law legally compels a balanced presentation—as if the prosecutor had a dual personality or had mixed emotions over whether she really wants the grand jury to indict. He virtually always, if not always, wants to indict. The recent Rochester grand jury investigation by New York's Attorney General that resulted in a no true bill against seven police officers regarding the death of Daniel Prude raises the issue squarely, which Joel Cohen explores in this edition of his Ethics and Criminal Practice column.
By Dan Packel | April 12, 2021
Kenneth Polite, who was appointed by President Obama as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, joined Morgan Lewis in 2018 in Philadelphia.
By Jason Grant | April 12, 2021
"This case illustrates the wisdom of the founding fathers in having 'checks and balances' in our government," said Richard Friedman, one of Steven Donziger's numerous lawyers. "I join Amnesty International and other human-rights [organizations] in requesting that the U.S. Department of Justice intervene in this very irregular prosecution."
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick and Deborah A. Kaplan | April 12, 2021
The focus of this Working Group is two-fold: ensuring that a diverse cross-section of the population is called to (and responds to calls to) jury service, and subsequently ensuring that a diverse cross-section of the population not only enters the courthouse, but actually has the opportunity to serve as jurors.
By Tom McParland | April 9, 2021
The decision came just one day before U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon is set to officially step down as chief judge and assume senior status on the Manhattan federal court.
By Tom McParland | Jane Wester | April 9, 2021
Mukasey has represented former President Donald Trump in his fight against Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance over subpoenas for financial records. Kirshner has said in the past she would have political qualms about representing Trump allies.
By Jane Wester | April 8, 2021
At a dress-rehearsal conference, attorneys also familiarized themselves with the devices they will use to communicate during the trial while they're unable to lean in for whispered conversations.
By Tom McParland | April 8, 2021
A gamble—to share the core of their client's defense with the U.S. Attorney's Office—resulted in a nolle pros letter in an accounting fraud case defended by a team of Wilmer and Cleary Gottlieb lawyers.
By Ryan Tarinelli | April 7, 2021
An amended budget bill introduced Tuesday outlines a $272 million appropriation for the office of state Attorney General Letitia James. State senators passed the legislation overnight and the state Assembly is expected to do so later.
By Jane Wester | April 6, 2021
Acting U.S. Attorney Mark Lesko's chief assistant U.S. attorney is Jacquelyn Kasulis, a Kirkland & Ellis alum who previously served as chief of the criminal division. He said in a statement that Kasulis will oversee the office's day-to-day operations, including its ongoing COVID-19 response.
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