National Law Journal | Commentary
By Caroline Johnston Polisi | December 29, 2020
Ask any seasoned criminal defense attorney, and they will tell you that defendants plead guilty every day to crimes they didn't commit.
By Tom McParland | December 28, 2020
U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan found the longtime confidante of deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein posed too great a flight risk if released.
By Ryan Tarinelli | December 23, 2020
The data release is courtesy of a state law passed by the Legislature this summer. The legislation, known as the Police STAT Act, requires the public reporting of demographic data on those arrested for low-level crimes.
By Tom McParland | December 23, 2020
"My life has been shattered, my reputation has been shattered, but most importantly, my family has been shattered," Collins said at sentencing.
By Jason Grant | December 22, 2020
"No legitimate public policy purpose is served from continuing to pursue [criminal contempt] charges rejected by the federal prosecutor based on a civil discovery dispute," Steven Donziger said. "I've already served a period of home confinement more than five times longer than the longest sentence ever imposed on a lawyer for criminal contempt in New York."
By Jane Wester | December 21, 2020
Investigators say Leon Miles, 51, of Brooklyn obtained nearly $2 million in loans through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act's Paycheck Protection Program and spent more than $350,000 on luxury cars for his personal use.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Peter A. Crusco | December 21, 2020
This article addresses the significant issues concerning the "without authorization" element of the CFAA as illuminated by 'Van Buren' and comments on how the New York Court of Appeals dealt with a similar issue with respect to New York state's own computer trespass statute.
By Jane Wester | December 18, 2020
The criminal complaint identifies Julien Jin, 39, as the Security Technical Leader at "Company-1," and a source familiar with the case confirmed that the company in question is Zoom, which is based in San Jose, California.
By Ryan Tarinelli | December 17, 2020
Operational problems with grand juries are now a focus as New York battles increasing coronavirus hospitalizations and an autumn wave of infections.
By Ryan Tarinelli | December 16, 2020
"At a time when the state is limiting gatherings statewide to no more than 10 people, it is simply reckless to still require 23 complete strangers to sit together for hours hearing cases," Albany County DA David Soares wrote in a letter to the administrative judge for the state's Third Judicial District.
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