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National Law Journal

Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Sentencing Reform Bill

The Senate Judiciary Committee today approved a sentencing reform bill that would cut in half the mandatory minimum sentences for certain nonviolent drug offenses and get rid mandatory minimums for drug offenders without a criminal history.
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National Law Journal

Appeals Court Criticizes D.C. Judge's Comments

Improper comments by a District of Columbia Superior Court judge meant new sentencing hearings for two defendants sent to jail for simple assault.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Opinion: A Sleeping Judge Or Just Another Tiresome Case?

You know it's a slow news day when a reporter calls for a comment about sleeping judges, as in jurists snoozing during the United States government's presentation of evidence in a criminal case. But U.S. District Court Judge Ellen Burns asleep at the bench? I'd bet my life against the truth of that proposition.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Giants, Manning Sued for Allegedly Dealing Bogus Sports Memorabilia

A civil suit filed in New Jersey state court accuses New York Giants insiders of passing off bogus collectibles and of framing a sports memorabilia dealer who ended up ensnared in a federal investigation.
5 minute read

The Recorder

People v. Superior Court (Sanchez)

By | January 30, 2014
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Daily Report Online

Gun Bill That Worried Judges is Resurrected with Changes

Some Georgia lawmakers have resurrected a bill easing gun carry restrictions that worried some judges and judicial agency officials last year.
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Daily Report Online

Judge Doris Downs Leaves Drug Court, Kelly Lee Assumes Post

After more than 10 years of service on the Fulton County Drug Court, Superior Court Judge Doris Downs has stepped aside and will be replaced by Judge Kelly Lee.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Citing Lack of Evidence, Circuit Tosses Drug Conviction

A felon will serve three fewer years in prison after a federal appeals court doubted the crack cocaine discovered in the back of a police car following his arrest could have belonged to him.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Bitcoins: 'Illegal Tender' or Currency of the Future?

In their International Criminal Law and Enforcement column, Nicholas M. De Feis and Philip C. Patterson of De Feis O'Connell & Rose write that an increasing number of digital currencies indicates that the concepts, if not the brands, are here to stay, however, bitcoins raise a host of international regulatory and enforcement issues that ultimately may have to be addressed by every government in the world.
15 minute read

Daily Business Review

Scott Rothstein, Stuart Rosenfeldt To Testify At Trial Of Former Partner

The trial of Boca Raton attorney Christina Kitterman, who is charged with wire fraud conspiracy, is expected to include testimony from former law partners Scott Rothstein and Stuart Rosenfeldt.
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