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New York Law Journal

New York's High Court To Hear Harvey Weinstein's Appeal of Sex Crimes Conviction

Weinstein, who is serving a 23-year sentence in state prison, argues that courts should not have allowed certain testimony against the Hollywood titan and that a juror who admitted to working on a novel about "predatory older men" should have been removed from the trial.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Running Out the Speedy Trial Act Clock

The court's decision in 'Pikus' is the most recent entry in a line of decisions where the Second Circuit has strictly enforced the provisions of the Speedy Trial Act.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York Court of Appeals and Appellate Practice

In this Special Report: "An Abundance of Civil Procedure Decisions From the Court of Appeals," "Prosecution Overwhelmingly Prevailed, Lengthy Dissents Were Frequent," "An Evolving Court Divides in New Insurance Cases," "Notice of Entry in the NYSCEF Era" and "Oral Argument: Easy Questions, Hard Questions—Be Prepared."
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Privilege, Particularity and the Warrant at Mar-a-Lago

The search warrant heard "round-the-world" at Mar-a-Lago may not be as significant for what it authorized to search and seize as much as for what it did not specifically state.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

The State of the Appellate Division, First Department

"Regarding our productivity, I am happy to report that we continue to be as efficient as ever, as we have adjudicated every single case that was perfected through June 2022. For the third consecutive year, we will be starting the September term with zero pending appeals."
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Designing Corporate Structure To Mitigate FCPA Risk in Light of the Second Circuit's Recent Opinion

Given the sparsity of FCPA case law, the recent opinion offers valuable leverage when negotiating a resolution with the government.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Prosecution Overwhelmingly Prevailed, Lengthy Dissents Were Frequent

Judges Rivera and Wilson were frequent dissenters: Judge Rivera dissented in 15 cases, and Judge Wilson in 17; typically they dissented together. Chief Judge DiFiore and Judges Garcia, Singas and Cannataro were in the majority in every case.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Oral Argument: Easy Questions, Hard Questions—Be Prepared

How can you be prepared to respond to the frequently asked questions that you should be able to swat away? And, how should you respond to the unexpected ones—the questions that can rock you to the core—if you are unprepared?
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

An Abundance of Civil Procedure Decisions From the Court of Appeals

The number of appeals disposed of by the Court of Appeals during the term was relatively small, but the percentage of decisions devoted to civil procedure was thankfully high.
23 minute read

New York Law Journal

Notice of Entry in the NYSCEF Era

Now that NYSCEF is standard for appeals throughout the state, serving notice of entry is easier than ever. But variation among the judicial departments has created confusion and opened the possibility for gamesmanship.
5 minute read

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