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New York Law Journal

The Devil and Preet Bharara

The New York City Bar Association is presenting a musical comedy honoring Preet Bharara Jan. 18 at the association's offices.
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National Law Journal

Justices Struggle With Privacy Rights in Police Searches of Rental Cars

“What worries me is what's our rule going to be,” Justice Stephen Breyer said Tuesday. “Are we going to have a [Fourth Amendment] rule for car rental cases?”
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

US Attorney Secures Murder-for-Hire Indictment

A Cobb County man was charged with trying to arrange for the murder of his ex-wife and her boyfriend, an indictment that came near the 25th anniversary of another infamous murder-for-hire.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

'Don't Talk,' and Other Advice for Trump From White-Collar Lawyers

Media reports Monday indicated President Donald Trump may sit down for a voluntary interview with the special counsel's team within weeks.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Civil Rights Lawyers Sue Alabama Sheriffs Over Jail Food

The Southern Center for Human Rights and Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice filed a lawsuit challenging the refusal of 49 Alabama sheriffs to produce public records showing whether, and if so by how much, they have personally profited from funds allocated for feeding people in their jails.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

In Wake of Krasner's Job Cuts, a Ripple of Disruption at CJC

Attorneys handling cases in the Criminal Justice Center on Monday faced some delays and confusion in the wake of the major shakeup initiated by new Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. Although most defense attorneys said they expect things to run smoothly, many said the full impact of the changes remains to be seen.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Greebel Defense Looks to Poll Jurors Over Alleged 'Threat'

After a jury convicted former Big Law partner Evan Greebel for fraud involving Martin Shkreli, one of the jurors said others threatened to have him removed for asking to see more evidence.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

11th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Former Glock GC's Suit Against Gunmaker, Its Counsel

A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit called "perturbing" the circumstances surrounding the criminal investigation and prosecution of the former general counsel and COO of Glock, Inc. but still decided to affirm the trial court's dismissal of the former Glock executive's malicious prosecution suit against the international gunmaker and its lawyers.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Antitrust Yearly Wrap-Up: New Administration, Same Enforcement?

Antitrust Trade and Practice columnists Shepard Goldfein and Karen Hoffman Lent write: Though many predicted the antitrust administration under a Republican president would be characterized by less activity and enforcement, 2017 was a busy year for both the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
10 minute read

Daily Report Online

SCOTUS Blocks Execution in Georgia Over a Juror's Racial Bias

“One might wonder why the Court engages in this pointless exercise,” Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in his dissent. “The only possible explanation is its concern with the 'unusual facts' of this case, specifically a juror affidavit that expresses racist opinions about blacks. The opinions in the affidavit are certainly odious. But their odiousness does not excuse us from doing our job correctly, or allow us to pretend that the lower courts have not done theirs.”
4 minute read

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