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New York Law Journal

Ex-Prosecutor and Judge Fatally Shot During Attempted Arrest on Federal Corruption Charges

The incident occurred a day after an indictment was unsealed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging that retired Judge Stewart Rosenwasser received $63,000 in bribes while working for the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Should Nonviolent Offenders Who Earn a College Degree in Prison Have Their Sentences Reduced?

"The goals of education in carceral settings should be viewed as contributing to the health of the larger public," write Daniel Pollack and Mary Beth Quaranta Morrissey.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Davis Polk and Legal Aid Society Team to Knock 15 Years Off Sex-Trafficking Survivor's Sentence

The firm spent more than 2,000 pro bono hours representing the woman who received the harshest sentence of eight defendants' charges after a fight erupted when her loved ones confronted her trafficker, resulting in the death of one of the trafficker's associates.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Former FTX Executive Caroline Ellison Sentenced to Two Years in Prison, $11 Billion Forfeiture for Fraud

District Judge Lewis Kaplan said Ellison's cooperation was substantial, but could not be a literal "get out of jail free card" given the scale of the fraud.
4 minute read

The Recorder

California Judge Charged in Wife's Death Is Arrested on Suspicion of Drinking Alcohol While on Bail

Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson was previously out on $1 million bail. He is charged with the murder of his wife last year and has pleaded not guilty.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge OKs 'Oversized' Brief Defending Trump Election Interference Prosecution

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan overrruled defense counsel's motion calling the government's upcoming brief a "monstrosity."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Judge Rejects Second Amendment Argument for Vacating Gun Charge Linked to Cocaine Bust

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors. 
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New York Law Journal

Fraud Trial for Fintech Entrepreneur Is Pushed to 2025

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein granted Charlie Javice's request for an adjournment to allow her new lead defense counsel, Jose Baez and Ronald Sullivan, to prepare for trial.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

'A Smoother Process of Justice': Assistant DA Residency Requirements Lifted in Six NY Counties

DA Karen Heggen said the "new law affords the Saratoga County District Attorney's Office the flexibility that over 20 counties in New York State currently have, which is to hire the most qualified attorneys without concern for where they are residing."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Woman Found Guilty of Murdering Lawyer Who Dropped Her as Client

Attorney Jim Li was both a noted immigration lawyer and activist who was jailed for his role in the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989. He was fatally stabbed by a client.
2 minute read

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