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The Recorder

Commentary: Freedom's Just Another Word

Bay Area attorney Bobbie Stein's client was sentenced to 15 years for a crime committed when he was 22. His eventual parole to a county where he had no social network to support him as he attempted to remake his life demonstrated how the odds were stacked against him.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

New Acquitted Conduct Guideline: An Analysis

Paul Shechtman discusses the amendment to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, effective Nov. 1, 2024, concerning acquitted conduct inclusing how the acquitted conduct amendment came into being and what its “unless clause” means.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ U.S. Attorney, Philip Sellinger, Announces Resignation

“Serving as the United States Attorney has been the honor of a lifetime,” U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger of the District of New Jersey said in a statement.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Luigi Mangione Defense Attorney Says NYC Mayor’s Comments on Case Raise Fair Trial Concerns

Last week, Mayor Eric Adams took part in a perp walk for the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates, including two convicted of California murders

"Guided by my conscience and my experience as a public defender, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, vice president, and now president, I am more convinced than ever that we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level," Biden said.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Tom Girardi to Surrender to Federal Authorities on Jan. 7

A federal judge on Friday ordered Tom Girardi, 85, to surrender to the U.S. Marshals Service on Jan. 7 to be transported to North Carolina for a mental evaluation.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Forgotten Ballot: Expanding Voting Access for Incarcerated Populations

Pennsylvania law allows individuals incarcerated for misdemeanor convictions or those awaiting trial to vote. Additionally, individuals regain their voting rights automatically upon release from prison, even if previously convicted of a felony. However, systemic obstacles within correctional facilities often undermine these rights.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

TikTok’s ‘Blackout Challenge’ Confronts the Limits of CDA Section 230 Immunity

After a ten-year old girl died by self-asphyxiation trying to recreate a “Blackout Challenge” after it appeared on her “For You” page on the TikTok platform, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has refined the contours of immunity under the Communications Decency Act.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Luigi Mangione Charged in Federal Court for Stalking, Murder and Firearms Offenses

There is a general understanding between jurisdictions that the feds proceed with their case first, said a former veteran prosecutor. “But,” he clarified, “There is no formula." Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg said his office was in conversation with the Southern District of New York.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Judge Asks: Should Tom Girardi Serve Sentence in a Medical Facility or Behind Bars?

U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton, who is scheduled to sentence Tom Girardi this Friday, ordered both sides to submit additional briefing on whether he should serve time in a medical facility.
4 minute read

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