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New York Law Journal

US Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Former Cuomo Aide's Fraud Conviction

Joseph Percoco contends that he was acting within his right as a private citizen when he accepted a payment and at that time had no duty to the people of New York that would have prohibited him from doing so.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Supreme Court Overturns McIver's Murder Conviction, Citing Trial Court Error

"I am just incredibly happy for Tex," said one of his lawyers, Don Samuel. "He never should have been convicted. The jury was never given the option to find he was negligent."
5 minute read

Law.com

7th Circ. Reaffirms State Law: Repeat Sex-Offenders Have 'Diminished Expectation of Privacy'

The plaintiffs' attorney, Mark G. Weinberg of the Law Office of Mark G. Weinberg, called the decision "harsh": "[F]olks who have served their time are forced to wear a GPS for the rest of their lives. There's no getting your crime behind you, ever."
5 minute read

Law.com

State High Court Reinstates Murder Conviction Under Recently Adopted Expert Testimony Standard

In its first application of the Daubert standard regarding the admissibility of expert testimony, the Maryland Court of Appeals has affirmed that a trial court acted within its discretion to admit a scientist's testimony about the use of photogrammetry to identify a murder suspect's height, despite an unknown degree of uncertainty in the measurements.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Confirming Criminal Probe, John Eastman Says Federal Agents Seized His iPhone Last Week

Eastman's lawyers on Monday filed an emergency motion in U.S. district court seeking the phone's return.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Supreme Court Address Defendants' Right to Speedy Trial Amid COVID-19 Backlog

"To effectively address the existing backlog, it is essential that trial teams be given more realistic trial dates—and that they be able to proceed to trial on those dates," Chief Justice Stuart Rabner wrote.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

'Clearly Erroneous': DC Circuit Reverses Denial of Jan. 6 Defendant's Europe Trip

Judge Robert Wilkins dissented to the ruling, saying the case should've been sent back to a district court judge to consider additional travel restrictions.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Better Way To Consider Collateral Consequences of Conviction

It is time for federal courts to appraise more realistically all consequences that a criminal conviction has on a defendant.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Trends in the Use of Artificial Intelligence in White-Collar Matters

This article provides an introduction to AI technology and discusses the key regulatory developments practitioners should be aware of as they advise their clients on AI.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

A 'Graveyard' at DOJ: Takeaways from Ex-Justice Department Officials' Testimony to Jan. 6 Committee

Justice Department officials and White House lawyers made a mockery of Jeff Clark's qualifications to be the attorney general, according to testimony before the House Jan. 6 committee.
6 minute read

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