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National Law Journal

Feds Appeal Order to Disclose Surveillance Material

The U.S. Department of Justice will challenge a Chicago judge's decision to force prosecutors to turn over secret information about government surveillance to the defense lawyers representing a man charged in a terror case.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court Grapples With Ex-Judge's Admission of Views on Race

Prosecutors and defense attorneys sparred Monday on how much weight should be given to the recently confessed views on race of a former judge who convicted a white man for murdering a black man 14 years ago.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Segers v. Williams, PICS Case No. 14-0168 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 27, 2014) Brody, J. (12 pages).

By | February 11, 2014
False Arrest • Malicious Prosecution • §1983 Claims • Exculpatory Evidence
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Wall Street Watchdog Sues DOJ over $13B JPMorgan Pact

Better Markets Inc., a nonprofit led by a former partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, filed an unusual lawsuit Monday challenging the legality of the U.S. Department of Justice's $13 billion mortgage settlement with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Sixth Circuit Divides Over Excessive Force Claims

Law enforcement officers did not use excessive force when they used a Taser to shock and subdue an Ohio jail inmate who had just suffered a seizure, a divided federal appeals court ruled.
2 minute read

Law.com

After Prosecutors' Forced Resignations, Fifth Circuit Decides Race Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Jan. 31 handed Denton County a victory against an African-American prosecutor who had complained of workplace discrimination. The move has rekindled a long-running dispute that pitted prosecutor against prosecutor and led to four forced resignations
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Johnson v. Holder

Deportee Loses Habeas Bid for Release From Custody Exceeding Six Months
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Police Unions Back Appeal of Stop-and-Frisk Ruling

Police unions seeking to step into the city's shoes and continue the Bloomberg administration's fight against Judge Shira Scheindlin's rulings filed briefs Friday saying the rulings "impugned the character of NYPD officers."
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Justice Department to More Widely Recognize Same-Sex Marriages

The U.S. Department of Justice intends to expand the federal recognition of same-sex marriages, applying privileges, protections and benefits more widely.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Justice Department to More Widely Recognize Same-Sex Marriages

The U.S. Department of Justice intends to expand the federal recognition of same-sex marriages, applying privileges, protections and benefits more widely.
3 minute read

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