By Ryan Tarinelli | December 7, 2020
The order allows for case-by-case exceptions to the postponements "at the discretion of the Court after consultation with counsel."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Joel Cohen | December 7, 2020
Every criminal defense lawyer who has ever lived has been met with this: "How can you represent such a person?" And, "Is there someone you wouldn't represent?" In his Ethics and Criminal Practice column, Joel Cohen tackles the issue of terminating representation once the representation is underway, using Steve Bannon and his attorney, William Burck, as an example.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Harry Sandick and Emma Ellman-Golan | December 7, 2020
With its opinion in 'Portillo', the Second Circuit points out a real problem in sentencings of young people for serious crimes.
By Jane Wester | December 4, 2020
A report showed a "dramatic increase" compared to the number of cases at the facility since testing began in March, U.S. District Judge Margo Brodie noted repeatedly during a status conference Friday with BOP officials and the Federal Defenders.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Bennett L. Gershman | December 4, 2020
With a pandemic raging, and tens of thousands of persons dying each week, these executions are largely being ignored.
By Jane Wester | December 3, 2020
Vitol general counsel Ernest Kohnke and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett partners Jeffrey Knox and Joshua Levine signed the deferred prosecution agreement, under which Vitol agreed to improve its compliance programs.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Lee A. Spielmann | December 2, 2020
With the prosecution of accused Nazi criminals having essentially ended, evaluating the significance of these proceedings becomes appropriate. A comparison between the Ryan and Demjanjuk extradition decisions is particularly illuminating.
By Ryan Tarinelli | November 30, 2020
Four persons serving on grand juries in New York tested positive in the span of one week in late November. The cases, as outlined on the court system's website, are the first infections among jurors in months.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Barry Kamins | November 30, 2020
Courts have been divided on whether pursuit for a misdemeanor justifies a warrantless entry. That issue will now be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. In this edition of his Criminal Law and Procedure column, Barry Kamins examines the jurisprudence leading up to the decision.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | C. Ryan Barber | November 25, 2020
The pardon followed a pattern for Trump, who broadly has used the clemency power of the presidency to help allies and associates.
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