By Jane Wester | December 11, 2023
A former clerk's office employee in the Southern District of New York was found guilty of bribery, conspiracy, and making false statements on Monday…
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Joel Cohen | December 11, 2023
Public figures as diverse as Donald Trump and Sam Bankman-Fried, for example, have believed that "going public" will best bring them a soft landing. The 'Trump' case raises important questions about an attorney's ethical obligations when they propose to pursue one road, but the client wants another—potentially suicidal—path in a criminal case.
By Jane Wester | December 10, 2023
While precedents and previous cases illustrate potential pitfalls, the investigation of NYC Mayor Eric Adams campaign activities, now "overt," appears to be moving forward with urgency, lawyers said.
By Jane Wester | December 8, 2023
McGonigal pleaded guilty in August to one count of conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions and launder money in connection with a scheme to assist sanctioned Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Lance H. Klein and Robert Zitt | December 8, 2023
New York's Legislature should revise the Red Flag Law to expressly comport with the form and content requirements of search warrant applications pursuant to CPL 690. These revisions would preserve the goals of the Red Flag Law and also act to safeguard those protections afforded by the United States and New York State Constitution.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By James Mitchell and Kelly Lin | December 8, 2023
The crime-fraud exception often presents a quandary to attorney-client privilege. Is your client's question to you—and your advice—protected by that privilege, or must you disclose it to a grand jury should you be served a subpeona seeking information about any conversations you may have had with a client about extradition? If the crime-fraud exception applies, should you have also considered telling your client of that possibility when they first asked you the question and avoiding the issue altogether?
By Avalon Zoppo | December 7, 2023
"To decide whether a state drug offense is a categorical match with the CSA, courts must embark on a needlessly convoluted journey," Judge Richard Sullivan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit wrote.
By Hugo Guzman | December 7, 2023
"Affordable housing is a scarce resource in this city, and it is intended for eligible New Yorkers in need," New York City Department of Investigation Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber said.
By Brian Lee | December 6, 2023
Leaders of the New York court system have embraced a study group's recommendation that judges expand the use of remote proceedings as a means of doing business into the future, the Law Journal has learned.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Barry Kamins | December 4, 2023
The New York Police Department has conducted thousands of automobile inventory searches. For the first time, however, the New York Court of Appeals has held that the police department's protocol authorizing these searches meets constitutional standards.
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