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'Egregious' and 'Exceptional': Krasner Must Write Apology Letters to Family Members of Double-Murderer's Victims, Fed Judge Rules in Sanctions Row

Initially Goldberg said the "enormous costs required to uncover crucial facts that the District Attorney's Office so carelessly disregarded" could merit monetary sanctions, but ultimately, he decided against that option, saying the burden would fall on the taxpayers.
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New York Law Journal

Hoskins I, II, III: Implications for the FCPA and White-Collar Criminal Law

These decisions address the scope of conspiracy liability and interpretation of common law concepts in criminal statutes and raise important issues regarding the authority of district courts to decide threshold before trial.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Social Media Evidence Admissibility

Recent New York Court of Appeals and Appellate Division decisions highlight the required predicate information needed in order to have social media evidence admitted as well as identify the traps for the unwary that might result in the exclusion of such evidence.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Prosecutorial Immunity Developments

Prosecutorial immunity shields a prosecutor's conduct that is intimately related to the judicial phase of the criminal process.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

Convicted Ala. Sheriff Cites Judge's Status in Challenging Case

Pamela Baschab, a retired Jefferson County circuit judge, was appointed to preside over the Blakely case in February 2021 after every judge in Limestone County stepped aside. But Baschab's law license lapsed the month before she took over despite a constitutional requirement that judges have a license, the defense argued.
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Court Divided: Did Prosecutors Show 7-Day Delay in Arrest Warrant Execution Was Reasonable Under 'Swebilius'?

"Swebilius had put the state on notice that they were required to establish, by the preponderance of evidence, that they exercised reasonable diligence in executing a warrant within the statute of limitations or explain why their failure to do so was reasonable under the circumstances. They failed to do so here," Freeman's attorney, James Mortimer of The Mortimer Law Firm in Fairfield, explained Wednesday.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Honeywell Can't Be Forced to Pay $35M in False Claims Case

At the heart of the case was whether Honeywell can be held liable for damages that were already paid by other companies that were also part of the supply chain.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Court Rolls Out Tool for Appellate Lawyers; Requests Feedback

"Our Court knows that the vast majority of people interact with us through our website," said Georgia Court of Appeals Chief Judge Brian M. Rickman. "The re-design represents our effort to enhance security, increase ease of use, and increase access to information."
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Daily Business Review

Appeals Court: Motion to Suppress Traffic Stop Evidence Improperly Granted by Trial Court

The Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed a lower court's decision granting a motion to suppress evidence in a traffic stop incident and said the officer was justified to have the defendant exit the motor vehicle.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Clarifying DUI Ambiguity, High Court Concludes Driver's License Suspension Was Limited to 45 Days, Reverses Appellate Court Ruling

"In sum, the suspension of a motor vehicle's operator's license pursuant to §14-227b(i)(1) does not continue until the operator has installed an IID but, rather, is strictly limited to the forty-five days specified in the statute," Senior Justice Christine E. Keller wrote on behalf of the unanimous court. "Because the defendant's license suspension period expired on Dec. 2, 2017, she was not operating a motor vehicle while her operator's license was under suspension on Dec. 4, 2017."
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