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Girardi's Lawyers Move for New Trial: He Doesn't Remember Jury's Verdict

Tom Girardi's lawyers asked a federal judge on Tuesday to toss his conviction because he wasn't competent enough to understand his own criminal trial.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ex-NY City Hall Official Charged With Witness Tampering, Evidence Destruction

Mohamed Bahi is accused of instructing witnesses who allegedly partook in a straw donor scheme to fund Eric Adams' 2021 mayoral campaign.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Parker McCay Shareholder Calls Indicted Conduct 'Practice of Law'

"For purposes of this motion, Philip Norcross does not deny any of the facts alleged in the indictment. He denies that they constitute crimes." Philip A. Norcross said in the motion.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Sidley Austin Scores Landmark Civil Rights Verdict Against Prolonged Solitary Confinement in State Prisons

"This trial win is significant because it upholds the Eighth Amendment, which is a difficult test. The punitive damages verdict sends a powerful message that the acts that took place here were extreme. We appreciate the jury's decision," Sidley Austin partner and lead trial attorney Sona De told Law.com.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Albany Judge Orders New Trial for Manslaughter Case Where Defense Counsel Met Secretly With Law Clerk

Albany Supreme Court Justice Roger McDonough ruled that defendant Gregory Thayer, who is serving a 25-year prison sentence for killing his best friend, would receive a new trial based on ineffective assistance of counsel
4 minute read

Law.com

State Law Requiring Sex Offenders Display 'No Candy or Treats at This Residence' Sign Deemed Unconstitutional

"Defendants require the use of private property to reflect their own message 'for the express purpose that it be observed and read by the public,' thereby depriving registered offenders of their freedom to speak in their own words or to not speak at all," wrote U.S. District Judge John A. Ross for the Eastern District of Missouri.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Justice Michelle Johnson Appointed to Lead Queens Supreme Court's Criminal Section

Johnson, whose legal career spans more than three decades, has been on the bench since 2011, first appointed as interim judge in New York City Civil Court.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Smith Argues Trump's Election Interference Was a 'Private Criminal Effort'

Justifying the prosecution, Special Counsel Jack Smith's team said in the unsealed brief that although Donald Trump's "multiple conspiracies began after election day in 2020, the defendant laid the groundwork for his crimes well before then."
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Quite Likely': Feds Indicate There May Be Additional Charges Against Adams and Co-Defendants

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan on Wednesday also sought to withdraw as counsel for Adams in an unrelated civil lawsuit, citing a potential conflict.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

What I Wish I Knew Then: Damian Williams

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams of the Southern District of New York, whose office is once again making national headlines, reflects on his background and shares advice for younger attorneys who are still finding their way in the profession.
10 minute read

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