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New York Law Journal

Marijuana Memo Raises Need for Lawyers' Involvement

Steven Cash writes: The rule of law depends on lawyers. That is why, in the wake of Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision to rescind Obama-era policies that sidestepped the tension between federal and state laws related to marijuana, a reasonable and critical step is to ensure that lawyers can help maintain that rule of law.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Judge Forced by Court to Explain Why She Won't Appoint a Public Defender. Her Answer Could Affect Thousands of Texas Cases.

A Dallas state district court judge is pushing back against an appellate court decision that orders her to explain why she is declining to appoint…
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Conflict of Interest, Lack of Incarceration Alternatives, Denial of Recusal Motion

Eastern District Roundup columnists Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan report on recent decisions—one involving disqualification of an attorney because of an unwaivable conflict of interests; another discussing the lack of available alternatives to incarceration; and another where a judge rejected claims that his comments in prior related litigation and other factors required recusal.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Disbarred Lawyer Is Convicted in Theft of $1.5M From Clients

A former Jersey City solo practitioner was convicted Wednesday of charges that he stole more than $1.5 million from clients over a period of more than a decade.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Lawyer Convicted of Forging Millionaire's Will Faces Disbarment

 A West Texas lawyer who was convicted of forging a will to steal the estate of a multimillionaire now faces disbarment, while also seeking…
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Krasner Unveils New DA's Office Leadership, Structure

Speaking for the first time publicly since cutting more than 30 employees from the payroll, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has announced his choices to fill five leadership positions, including his chief of staff and the head of the homicide unit.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Trial Date Set for Staten Island Attorney Indicted in Kidnapping Case

A flamboyant Staten Island lawyer who made headlines by challenging another attorney to "trial by combat" and who was recently indicted on kidnapping and other charges for allegedly taking part in a violent scrap metal fraud ring remains behind bars and a May trial date has been set in his case.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Steps Toward Bail Reform Taken in Manhattan and Dutchess County

Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr.'s policy shift came the same day as the New York Civil Liberties Union announced the filing of an extensive habeas corpus petition, under equal protection and due process principles, on behalf of a Dutchess County resident behind bars because he can't afford bail.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lawsuit Against City Over Lack of Pretrial Medical Treatment Can Proceed

A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit filed by a woman who broke her wrist during a car accident and was later arrested can sue the city for the permanent disfigurement of her wrist due to an alleged lack of appropriate medical care.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Safeguarding a Defendant's Core Right to Maintain His Innocence

On Jan. 17, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in McCoy v. Louisiana, a case that will determine whether the law allows a defense attorney to concede a defendant's guilt to the jury over the defendant's explicit objections.
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