New York Law Journal | Analysis
By John Coffee | May 15, 2024
The SEC's long, successful campaign against insider trading has been legally predicated on two words—"deceptive device"—in Section 10(b) in the Securities Exchange Act. In terms of its legal authority, the SEC has little else to rely on, as insider trading is nowhere defined in federal legislation.
By Emily Saul | May 14, 2024
Defense counsel Todd Blanche mined the disbarred lawyer's social-media output in an attempt to show that Cohen was obsessed with his ex-employer, the ex-president.
By Jane Wester | May 14, 2024
Bryan "Marty" Waugh told U.S. District Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke that he failed to inform the IRS about payments received from his employer.
By Emily Saul | May 13, 2024
Cohen was paid $420,000 across 12 months in 2017, he testified. The payments were falsely billed as for "legal services rendered" and would be concealed given his new role as personal attorney to the president.
By Jane Wester | May 13, 2024
Defense counsel Barry Berke said his client, Sung Kook "Bill" Hwang, didn't break the law in the run-up to the the collapse of a $36 billion investment fund.
By Emily Saul | May 10, 2024
The issue arose as prosecutors wound down their case in chief. An assistant Manhattan DA said the prosecution had two more witnesses and could rest by the end of next week.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Paul Batista | May 10, 2024
Within months of the Supreme Court's decision in 'Yegiazaryan v. Smagin', a significant number of federal appellate courts applied the new precedent with impressive speed, thoroughness and consistency. In doing so, the Courts of Appeals have expanded the scope of RICO into terrain in which older decisions had not dared to tread.
By Emily Saul | May 9, 2024
Defense denial of any affair between Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels during their opening statements immediately "pitted" Daniels' credibility against Trump's, allowing explicit testimony, the judge ruled.
By Jane Wester | May 9, 2024
Prosecutors had accused Garelick of using information he obtained through his seat on the board of Digital World Acquisition Corporation to tip off two Florida brothers about the upcoming SPAC merger.
By Jane Wester | May 7, 2024
Bannon associate Timothy Shea was found guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering and falsification of records in 2022 for his role in the "We Built The Wall" fundraising scheme
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