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High Court Justices Take Aim at 'Honest Services' Law
U.S. Supreme Court justices of all stripes appeared sharply critical on Tuesday of the federal law that makes it a crime to "deprive another of honest services," leaving the often-used prosecutorial tool in serious doubt. The law has been attacked by liberals and conservatives alike as an example of "overcriminalization" and the tendency of Congress to outlaw activities that are already covered by state laws, giving federal prosecutors too much power.Online Dating, a Great Model for Recruiting
The fall round of law student recruiting, replete with lunches, mixers, informal get-togethers and the like, has finally arrived. It reminds our columnist of a radio ad for a dating service he heard one day. He asks: "Isn't this recruiting business pretty much just like what everyone went through to meet their significant other?" To help you find your soul-mate-in-a-firm, he presents a series of carefully researched and utterly facetious psychological questions.Hogan and Lovells Partners Approve Merger
Partners at Hogan & Hartson and Lovells signed off on their megamerger in separate votes that ended at midnight on Monday.Supreme Court Rules Hobbs Act Doesn't Outlaw Anti-Abortion Violence
Ending nearly 20 years of litigation, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the federal Hobbs Act does not outlaw the kind of violence that anti-abortion protesters have used to block access to abortion clinics nationwide. The ruling blunts a tool that clinics have used to win large financial damages against protesters. Justice Stephen Breyer wrote that Congress intended the Hobbs Act to cover violence associated with more commerce-related crimes of robbery and extortion, not abortion protests.Cite as: US v. Jose Lopez Arevalo, 09-0576-cr, NYLJ 1202476525430, at *1 2d Cir. (December 21, 2010)Before: Jacobs, Ch.J., Kearse and Straub, C.JJ.p class=
Bronx ADA Makes His Case on TV
Talk about stretching for a part -- when the long-time New York prosecutor and part-time actor Bruce Birns appeared on a pair of recent episodes of NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," he was playing, of all things, a criminal defense attorney. "It's rather ironic," said Birns, a 22-year veteran of the Bronx District Attorney's Office. With credits on "Special Victims Unit" and its elder sibling "Law & Order," his experience has helped him earn a niche in the world of courtroom television.Trending Stories
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