By Cogan Schneier | January 16, 2018
In a hearing Tuesday, Judge Amy Berman Jackson said the criminal trial for the former Trump campaign chairman and his deputy might not begin for months.
By Andrew Denney | January 12, 2018
Ravi Ragbir, an immigration advocate whose arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday touched off protests in Manhattan, has been placing his hopes that he can fight deportation on his effort to vacate a 17-year-old wire fraud conviction.
By Jason Grant | January 11, 2018
Dutchess County District Attorney William Grady considers recent policy shifts moving away from requesting monetary bail in misdemeanor and violations cases to be “somewhat misguided.”
By Andrew Denney | January 11, 2018
The Brooklyn man accused of setting off an explosive device near the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan on Dec. 11, causing minor injuries to three bystanders and disrupting morning commutes for many, pleaded not guilty to a six-count indictment that included using a weapon of mass destruction.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Steven Cash | January 11, 2018
Steven Cash writes: The rule of law depends on lawyers. That is why, in the wake of Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision to rescind Obama-era policies that sidestepped the tension between federal and state laws related to marijuana, a reasonable and critical step is to ensure that lawyers can help maintain that rule of law.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan | January 11, 2018
Eastern District Roundup columnists Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan report on recent decisions—one involving disqualification of an attorney because of an unwaivable conflict of interests; another discussing the lack of available alternatives to incarceration; and another where a judge rejected claims that his comments in prior related litigation and other factors required recusal.
By Andrew Denney | January 9, 2018
A flamboyant Staten Island lawyer who made headlines by challenging another attorney to "trial by combat" and who was recently indicted on kidnapping and other charges for allegedly taking part in a violent scrap metal fraud ring remains behind bars and a May trial date has been set in his case.
By Jason Grant | January 9, 2018
Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr.'s policy shift came the same day as the New York Civil Liberties Union announced the filing of an extensive habeas corpus petition, under equal protection and due process principles, on behalf of a Dutchess County resident behind bars because he can't afford bail.
New York Law Journal | Event|In Brief
By Susan DeSantis | January 9, 2018
The New York City Bar Association is presenting a musical comedy honoring Preet Bharara Jan. 18 at the association's offices.
By Christine Simmons | January 8, 2018
After a jury convicted former Big Law partner Evan Greebel for fraud involving Martin Shkreli, one of the jurors said others threatened to have him removed for asking to see more evidence.
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