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New York Law Journal

New Brooklyn DA Makes Two More Appointments

Kenneth Thompson's office Wednesday announced the hiring of William Schaeffer as chief of investigations and Emily Bradford as deputy chief of public integrity.
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Law.com

Restrictions on Sex Offender Residence Found Constitutional

A paroled sex offender who is having difficulty finding a place to live because he is prohibited from living within 1,000 feet of schools and places where children congregate failed to convince a Manhattan judge that the restrictions are unconstitutional.
5 minute read

Law.com

With Trade Secrets Trial Underway, Judge Orders Release of Accused Spy

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Supreme Court Brief

Court Struggles With Restitution for Child Porn Victim

Three lawyers offered the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday three "stark choices" about how to pay restitution to child pornography victims, but none seemed to satisfy all of the justices.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Editorial: When Reproductive Rights Meant Criminal Prosecution

By | January 22, 2014
Just before the end of 2013, Dr. Kenneth C. Edelin died. Although his name draws little attention today, he became the subject of a criminal prosecution for performing an abortion in a municipal hospital in Boston more than 40 years ago. Occurring not long after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in Roe v. Wade, this is a sordid tale of a young physician and an even younger female patient caught in the cross hairs of a politically motivated prosecution. It is a reminder of the passion then and now over the issue of abortion.
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Law.com

East Haven Officer Sentenced To 30 Months In Bias Case

One of two former East Haven officers convicted of violating Latinos' civil rights was sentenced on Tuesday to 30 months in prison. David Cari was sentenced in federal court in Hartford. The sentencing of the other officer, Dennis Spaulding, was continued until Thursday.
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National Law Journal

McDonnell's Lawyers Want Arraignment Rescheduled

Where in the world is Jones Day's Hank Asbill? Lawyers for former Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell today asked a federal trial judge in Virginia to delay the arraignment for McDonnell and his wife, saying that Asbill—one of McDonnell's defense attorneys—is "out of the country at a location with no airport."
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National Law Journal

The Morning Wrap

A round-up of legal news from ALM publications and news outlets around the country: Former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, are indicted; Edward Snowden denies he's a spy, and a judge considers whether to grant a new trial to a 14 year-old boy executed in 1944.
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New York Law Journal

Why Skype Is a Bad Idea for Arraignments

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New York Law Journal

Panel Approves Venue Shift for Third Murder Trial

The case will be moved out of Tioga County, where Calvin Harris has been convicted twice of the murder of his wife, after his attorney argued that due the extensive publicity during the prior trials would nullify his chances of getting a fair trial on the third attempt.
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