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Texas Lawyer

High Court Hears Arguments in Grievance Against Prosecutor

Can an expunction order won by an acquitted criminal defendant only be used for that person's benefit? Or can a former prosecutor use it in response to State Bar of Texas disciplinary proceedings?
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Q&A With Preet Bharara, Manhattan U.S. Attorney

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has had his share of big weeks since taking office nearly five years ago. But even for him, the last one was a doozy.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Tracking Suspect's Cellphone Without Warrant Flouted Constitutional Rights

Police violated a burglary suspect's state constitutional right to privacy when they located him using cellphone tracking information without first obtaining a warrant, a New Jersey appeals court rules.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Ex-D.C. Council Member Facing More Jail Time in New Plea Deal

Michael Brown, a former D.C. Council member who pleaded guilty in June to accepting bribes, faces more jail time after prosecutors uncovered new evidence of campaign finance violations.
3 minute read

Law.com

Sentence Highlights Growing Threat to Justice Officials

A Massachusetts federal judge sentenced a 76-year-old man to nine years in prison in a murder-for-hire plot targeting a state prosecutor who wanted him behind bars for drunken driving.
3 minute read

Law.com

State Dept. Contractor Pleads Guilty in Media Leak Case

Former U.S. Department of State contractor Stephen Jin-Woo Kim pleaded guilty to leaking confidential information to the press about North Korea.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

State Dept. Contractor Pleads Guilty in Media Leak Case

Former U.S. Department of State contractor Stephen Jin-Woo Kim pleaded guilty to leaking confidential information to the press about North Korea.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

DHS Head Calls for Immigration and Cybersecurity Reform

In his first major address as Secretary of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson today called for "commonsense solutions" to the nation's immigration system and asked Congress to provide legal clarity on the department's role in safeguarding private-sector cyber networks.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Judicial-Bribery Defendants Seek Time to Review Tapes

"[T]he discovery process is ongoing, and we understand that this case involves approximately 500 hours of tape recordings," wrote the defendants in their motion.
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Defendant Claims Lawyer Distracted By His Own Criminal Case

Summary: A man convicted of felony assault and burglary charges claims he did not get a fair trial because his defense lawyer was distracted by his own pending legal problems—criminal charges for bribing and witness tampering.
5 minute read

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