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What Kirkland's 'Project Second Chance,' Led by a Former Federal Prosecutor, Has Accomplished So Far

Since Project Second Chance was launched by former U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox, Kirkland lawyers have represented 73 women and expunged 232 charges.
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Daily Report Online

Ga. Men Who Killed Ahmaud Arbery Want a New Trial

Seeking a new trial marks a first step by the three defendants in challenging their murder convictions.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

The 'Lopez' Decision Demands Legislative Action. The Marvin Mayfield Act Is the Solution.

There is a bill currently pending, the Marvin Mayfield Act, which would eliminate mandatory minimum sentences in New York.
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New York Law Journal

New York Judge Consolidates Harvey Weinstein Cases, Pushes Retrial to 2025

"This Court observes that defendant's claim that he will be unfairly prejudiced by consolidation even with a limiting instruction is belied by the case history," Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Curtis Farber wrote in his decision.
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New York Law Journal

The Supreme Court Revisits Retaliatory Arrests

Martin Schwartz discusses the legal landscape for individuals challenging the constitutionality of what they believe to be a retaliatory arrest.
12 minute read

National Law Journal

'Dismissal Required'?: Trump Cites Another Supreme Court Ruling in DC Jan. 6 Case

"The theory of the case for Trump has an element that focuses on the creation of false evidence—namely, the false slates of electors—for use in Congress's certification process on Jan. 6," said Payvand Ahdout, an associate law professor at the University of Virginia. "From the perspective of the defense, it makes sense to attempt to lump together [Joseph] Fischer's case with Donald Trump's."
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Supreme Court Weighs Scientific Reliability of Shaken Baby Syndrome

"Has any court ever found that particular scientific studies have to be generally accepted, or just the diagnosis as a whole has to be generally accepted by the relevant medical community?" Associate Justice Rachel Wainer Apter asked.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Split DC Circuit Upholds Trespassing Charge Used in Hundreds of Jan. 6 Cases

The law prohibits a person from knowingly entering restricted areas that are posted, cordoned off or "otherwise restricted," the latter of which is defined as places where people protected by the Secret Service will be visiting.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ga. High Court Reverses Contempt Ruling Against Rapper Young Thug's Lawyer

The Supreme Court justices agreed with the attorney that due process required a judge to remove himself from the handling of the contempt issue.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

US Attorney Charges Michael Jeffries, Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO, With Sex Trafficking

U.S. Attorney Breon Peace alleged the trio used "force, fraud and coercion" and "led the men to believe that noncompliance with certain sex acts could harm their careers."
3 minute read

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