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'Bizarre' Behavior of Law Grad-Turned-Killer Sparked Concern at Law School

A former classmate of Matthew Riehl, who killed a Colorado deputy Sunday in a shooting spree, said that while at law school, Riehl left a women's douche in the study carrel of one of his perceived enemies.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Manhattan Federal Prosecutors Saw Bounce-Back Year for Criminal Trials in 2017

The federal prosecutor's office saw a 61 percent increase in trials from the previous year, even as 2016 was considered an outlier by observers.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ex-Brooklyn Prosecutor Convicted of Illegal Surveillance Gets Disbarred

Tara Lenich admitted to obtaining wiretaps by cutting judges' signatures from legitimate documents and pasting them on applications for wiretaps.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

SEC, Former Dewey & LeBoeuf CFO Appear to Settle Civil Case

Papers filed on Dec. 28 by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission indicate that the regulator has resolved its proceedings against Joel Sanders. A similar agreement was unable to be reached with former Dewey & LeBoeuf executive director Stephen DiCarmine.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyer Who Orchestrated Citizen Journalist's Arrest Appointed to Superior Court Bench

Gov. Nathan Deal has appointed a former intern who orchestrated the arrest of citizen journalist Nydia Tisdale to the superior court bench in the circuit where Tisdale was prosecuted for filming a Republican political rally.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Supreme Court's Greatest Hits of 2017

Among the opinions issued by the Georgia Supreme Court in 2017 were some that cemented government rights, while others said it's OK to flip someone "the bird."
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

2017 in Review: The Biggest Legal Developments in Connecticut

This year saw many legal twists and turns. The Connecticut Law Tribune looks back at the top five news stories ranging from a law firm allegedly destroying evidence to the state's high court hearing oral arguments in the Sandy Hook case.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Navigating Cross-Border Criminal Enforcement and 'Allen'

The right not to testify against oneself in an American courtroom is absolute. But what if the testimony was compelled by a foreign government following its own laws?
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Legal's 10 Most Popular Stories of 2017

The bulk of The Legal's 10 most-read stories of the year fit pretty neatly into three categories: unhappy news for law firms, attorneys in trouble and upheaval in the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

In 2017, Pa.'s Federal Courts Wrangled With Indicted DAs, Gun Rights and 'the Devil'

Here's a look at the most notable federal court decisions from 2017.
7 minute read

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