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New Jersey Law Journal

Relief for Children 'Unfairly Stuck on Sex Offender Registries': New Jersey Supreme Court Provides Distinction in Megan's Law Registration Requirements

"The R.H./T.L. decision allows juveniles to avoid extensive periods of harm by being placed on Megan's Law for long periods of time beyond the point where they can clearly prove they are unlikely to pose a threat to anyone. The next step, and the only way I can think to improve the decision, would be to do risk assessments before placing an individual on Megan's Law," said James Maynard, chair of the Megan's Law Subcommittee of the Criminal Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association.
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New York Law Journal

'It's a Cuban Thing': Menendez's Sister Connects Stacks of Cash Found in Senator's Home to Flight From Cuba

After stacks of cash were discovered in the senator's New Jersey home, Menendez's sister, 80-year-old Caridad Gonzalez, testified that she knew many Cubans who stored cash in their homes after moving to the United States.
3 minute read

Law.com

Veteran New York Criminal Defense Attorney Avoids Disbarment, Suspended in Maine for 3 Years

"On some level, Fenstermaker clearly cared for his clients and thought that what he was doing was advancing their cause," Justice Thomas R. McKeon said in a sanctions order. "That is why the court does not opt for disbarment."
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Daily Report Online

Judge Temporarily Blocks Georgia Law That Limits People or Groups to Posting 3 Bonds a Year

The judge stalled the law for 14 days and directing lawyers to present arguments on whether it should be stayed until a lawsuit over the measure is resolved.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

EDNY US Attorney's Office Names New Leaders for Criminal Division, Long Island Branch 

Breon Peace, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, named Alixandra Smith as the chief of the criminal division. He also appointed John Durham as chief of the office's Long Island division and Richard Hayes as chief of the civil division.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Weakens Obstruction Prosecutions of Jan. 6 Defendants

Writing for the 6-3 majority in "Fischer v. United States," Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. called the government's view of a federal obstruction statute too broad.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ga. Court of Appeals Says Woman Who Argues Mental Illness Caused Crash Can Use Insanity Defense

That the woman caused the fatal DeKalb County crash was not in dispute, but defense lawyers and prosecutors disagreed on what arguments should be allowed at trial.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Supreme Court's Unassailable 'Abuse or Neglect' Opinion Leaves Important Questions Unresolved

When Beth gave birth to her daughter, Mia, both tested positive for marijuana. The hospital contacted the Division of Child Protection and Permanency…
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Megan's Law at 30: A Critical Review

"If we want to protect the next generation of children from suffering sexual harms, we must allow science to guide our prevention efforts," writes James H. Maynard.
10 minute read

The Recorder

Tom Girardi's Lawyers Move to Sever Upcoming Trial From Firm's Ex-Accountant

The motion to sever is among a flurry of filings that followed a June 20 hearing in the federal government's criminal case against Tom Girardi. The trial begins Aug. 6.
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