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New Jersey Law Journal

Ex-Law Firm Leader Headed to Prison Over Unauthorized Raises, Lavish Travel Billed to Firm

"John's conduct really was aberrational and highly unlikely to ever repeat itself. John is thankful that the court agreed with his negotiated sentence, and imposed the minimum sentence possible," said Ricardo Solano Jr. of Gibbons, the attorney for John Dunlea.
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New Jersey Law Journal

$1.3M Stolen From Seton Hall Law School: Ex-Assistant Dean Pleads Guilty

"The genesis of most fraud schemes happens when people have access to money they believe they are entitled to, and no one will notice it's gone," FBI Special Agent in Charge James E. Dennehy said.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

5 Do's and Don'ts to Avoid a Preindictment Presentation Becoming a Trial Exhibit

How can defense counsel avoid having a preindictment presentation to the prosecutor appear on the government's exhibit list at trial? Bonnie M. Baker of Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins provides five recommendations to consider in strategizing how to most safely communicate a client's story.
8 minute read

The Recorder

California Appellate Court Opens 'New World of Possibilities' With Social Media Subpoena Decision

The Fourth District Court of Appeal held that the Stored Communications Act does not shield Facebook and Snap from subpoenas for posts related to a homicide case.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Tom Girardi Appears in Downtown Los Angeles Courtroom Ahead of Criminal Trial

At Friday's hearing, U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton explained her procedures for jury selection, which begins Aug. 1.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

5th Circuit to Weigh Dueling Readings of Supreme Court's Recently Clarified Gun Test

"Because the [Supreme] Court wasn't more expressive in providing guidance, we're going to continue to see turmoil and confusion in the lower courts," said SMU Dedman School of Law professor Eric Ruben.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Justices Should Reverse Appellate Division Green Light for Glove Box Searches

We find no basis for treating a glove box (and particularly a locked one even though within reach of a passenger, as in "Wilson") differently from any other compartment.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

'No Bearing': SCOTUS Presidential Immunity Decision Doesn't Upend Trump Conviction, Prosecutors Say

"The Supreme Court's recent ruling thus has nothing to say about defendant's conviction," prosecutors wrote.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge Won't Block Ga. Prosecutor Disciplinary Body That Democrats Fear Is Aimed at Fulton DA

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker on Tuesday rejected the request for an injunction against Georgia's Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission, which Republican lawmakers revived this year after creating it in 2023.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

3 New Jersey Supreme Court Decisions Significantly Impact Megan's Law

"It is heartening that ... the New Jersey Supreme Court has taken another step toward bringing the law into line with psychological science," write Robert Perry and Zachary Yeoman.
11 minute read

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