By Jane Wester | May 5, 2022
A 15-minute closure of the trial courtroom while the judge and parties talked about a website related to the case was not enough to violate Gigi Jordan's Sixth Amendment right to a public trial, according to a New York state appeals court.
By ALM Staff | May 4, 2022
The ruling and a summary by the Law Journal's decisions editors can be found here.
By Jane Wester | May 3, 2022
Defendant Keith Raniere's Sixth Amendment rights were violated when the trial judge prematurely ended the defense team's cross-examination of the government's cooperating witness, one appellate lawyer argued.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Martin A. Schwartz | May 3, 2022
In this edition of his Section 1983 Litigation column, Martin A. Schwartz continues his analysis of circuit decisions evaluating police use of force against persons suffering from mental illness, focusing here on a recent Sixth Circuit decision in which the officer employed both Taser and deadly force.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Martin A. Schwartz | May 3, 2022
In this edition of his Section 1983 Litigation column, Martin A. Schwartz begins his analysis of circuit decisions evaluating police use of force against persons suffering from mental illness, focusing here on decisions from the First, Fourth and Ninth circuits in which officers employed Taser force against an individual suffering from mental illness.
By Brad Kutner | April 29, 2022
"He drove all the way from New York, went to the rally, listened till the last speech, standing the entire time," said Chief Judge Beryl Howell. "This does not look like a man who is disabled or has any troubles with mobility."
By Jane Wester | April 28, 2022
Arguing that Evan Greebel's 401(k) funds qualify as "earnings," his counsel said that would mean garnishment is capped at 25% under the Consumer Credit Protection Act. A district judge said the government could garnish the accounts in their entirety to satisfy restitution obligations.
By Andrew Denney | April 28, 2022
Sabel, who previously spent 25 years with the New York City Legal Aid Society, rejoined the organization as CEO and attorney-in-chief in 2019 for what was supposed to be a six-month interim period. Then came a global pandemic.
By Jane Wester | April 27, 2022
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said the alleged scheme "nearly jeopardized" the U.S. financial system.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Jae Oh | April 27, 2022
Deprivation of health information can have palpable, catastrophic consequences, especially when an inmate has objectively serious condition that is being ignored by the prison officials—which, by definition, is always the case when an inmate has a meritorious Eighth Amendment claim.
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