Emily Saul is a Litigation Reporter for the New York Law Journal, covering white collar crime and business courts in New York City. She can be reached via email at [email protected] or on Twitter @emily_saul_
January 30, 2025 | Litigation Daily
The Spectacle of Rudy Giuliani Returns to the SDNYA look-back at Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan attempts to stave off collection of a $148 million defamation verdict.
By Emily Saul
11 minute read
January 29, 2025 | New York Law Journal
'It's a Matter of Life and Death:' Ailing Harvey Weinstein Urges Judge to Move Up RetrialManhattan Supreme Court Justice Curtis Farber said scheduling prevented him from holding the trial at and earlier date.
By Emily Saul
2 minute read
January 29, 2025 | New York Law Journal
'You Became a Corrupt Politician': Judge Gives Prison Time to Former Sen. Robert Menendez for Corruption ConvictionProsecutors alleged Menendez traded his authority and influence as a senator for gold bars and other bribes, and charged him with extortion, obstruction of justice, acting as a foreign agent, bribery, and other counts.
By Emily Saul and Guy DeMarco
5 minute read
January 29, 2025 | New York Law Journal
President Trump Hires Sullivan & Cromwell to Handle Manhattan Criminal AppealThe formal notice of appeal was filed on Wednesday. Trump's new legal team includes Robert Giuffra, James McDonald, Morgan Ratner, Jeff Wall and Matthew Schwartz.
By Emily Saul
2 minute read
January 28, 2025 | New York Law Journal
Menendez Asks US Judge for Bond Pending Appeal of Criminal ConvictionThe 71-year-old’s appeal, his lawyers write, will present substantial questions of law or fact and their client presents no flight risk.
By Emily Saul
2 minute read
January 27, 2025 | New York Law Journal
Jona Rechnitz Sentencing in Federal Court Is Postponed to JuneRechnitz, a cooperating witness in the last series of public corruption trials to shake New York City, will now face sentencing on June 11.
By Emily Saul
2 minute read
January 24, 2025 | New York Law Journal
In Resolved Lawsuit, Jim Walden Alleged 'Retaliatory' Silencing by X of His Personal Social Media AccountThe action has been discontinued on undisclosed terms but the civil rights attorney-turned-mayoral-candidate's complaint called the suspension troubling, given his history of litigation against the microblogging platform.
By Emily Saul
3 minute read
January 24, 2025 | New York Law Journal
US Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Brought Under NYC Gender Violence Law, Ruling Claims Barred Under State MeasureU.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan dismissed a sexual assault lawsuit, finding the Adult Survivors Act window preempts a New York City law on gender-motivated violence. Kaplan's ruling may differ from a previous decision from another case in the Southern District of New York.
By Emily Saul
3 minute read
January 23, 2025 | New York Law Journal
Trump Moves to Withdraw Applications to Halt Now-Completed SentencingTodd Blanche, Trump’s criminal trial attorney and now his pick for deputy U.S. attorney general, submitted two short motions to withdraw or discontinue the proceedings. But defense counsel have still not filed his formal post-conviction appeal.
By Emily Saul
2 minute read
January 23, 2025 | New York Law Journal
Charlie Javice Fraud Trial Delayed as Judge Denies Motion to SeverJudge Alvin Hellerstein of the Southern District of New York pushed the trial by a week after the defense complained of belated disclosures by the U.S. Attorney’s Office of approximately 10,000 documents.
By Emily Saul
2 minute read
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