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11th Circ.: Contempt Conviction Against Nonparty Requires Proof of Aiding and Abetting Bound Party

"So had the government believed it had the goods, the government certainly had a good-faith basis to advocate for the district court to find Robinson in contempt of the 2017 injunction because she allegedly aided and abetted someone or some entity in privity with a bound party. But it did not do that."
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Colleen McIntyre Osborne Seeks Seat on Philadelphia Municipal Court

"As someone who has been on both sides, I know that a prompt resolution is important to both a complainant and the accused. I will lead my courtroom by example, by being prepared, working hard, and always striving to resolve cases."
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ex-Uber Security Chief Appeals Conviction That Shook Cybersecurity World

"Joe Sullivan used tools and strategies that all CISOs utilize to protect the data of hundreds of thousands of Uber drivers, and was prosecuted for doing his job," Sullivan's appeals attorney said.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Dissenting Judge Pens Alternative Majority Opinion in Death Penalty Appeal

Jerry Smith, of the Fifth Circuit, presents—by way of dissent—the decision that he says "should have been issued."
3 minute read

Law.com

Utah Judge 'Should Have Recused Himself' From Case Involving Former Client, Judgment Still Affirmed

"While Samudio did not express any concerns about Judge Torgerson's impartiality when his probation was revoked in the present case—perhaps having expected that his former attorney would view him more sympathetically than would another judge—he does so now, arguing that the judge should have recused himself based on this past representation," Judge David N. Mortensen said in his written opinion for the court. "Samudio thus appeals."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Brooklyn US Attorney Names Veteran Assistant as New Chief of Criminal Appeals

U.S. Attorney Breon Peace described Amy Busa, his choice for chief of criminal appeals, as an "appellate powerhouse."
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. High Court Agrees to Hear Dispute Over Speedy Trial Rights During the Pandemic

In an Oct. 3 order, the high court granted the petition for allowance of appeal in the case "Commonwealth v. Lear," limiting arguments to the issue of whether a court must assess the prosecution's "due diligence during a worldwide pandemic for purposes of Rule 600."
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. High Court Splits on Reasonable Suspicion for Terry Stop of Man Running Away From Gunshots

"Any blessing of intonations of 'high-crime area' unsupported by empirical evidence and unconnected to the specific circumstances is a blot on our jurisprudence in this area of Fourth Amendment jurisprudence."
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Superior Court Judge Daniel McCaffery Runs for Pa. Supreme Court

Precedent should only be disregarded or altered where the particular issue has outlived its usefulness or created an injustice predicated on changing societal conditions.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

What's the Meaning of 'And'? Supreme Court Must Settle It

In the end, the Pulsifer case is all about language.
5 minute read

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