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New York Law Journal

Courts Required to Instruct Juries on Cross-Race Witness IDs

The state Court of Appeals on Dec. 14 issued an uncorrected opinion, "People v. Boone," No. 55, stating that during final instructions a trial court is required to give, upon request, a jury charge on cross-race effect.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Clayton County DA Pleased but Perplexed by Supreme Court Reversing Its Reversal

“I've been a lawyer since 1984. I've never seen this,” Clayton County District Attorney Tracy Graham Lawson said Thursday of the high court's change of heart.
7 minute read

Law.com

The Selfish Reasons Why Junior Attorneys Should Pursue Pro Bono Work

This year I experienced, far and away, the highlight of my 10-year legal career. I argued to the California Supreme Court that Proposition 66—which…
7 minute read

The Recorder

Revealed: Former Uber Employee's Whistleblower Letter in Waymo v. Uber

READ: Here's the letter—unsealed Friday in Waymo v. Uber—that a lawyer for former Uber manager of global intelligence Richard Jacobs sent to Uber in-house attorney Angela Padilla.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Former IRS Attorney Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy

Jack Vitayanon was arrested in February in Washington, D.C., on charges he conspired with people in Arizona and Long Island to distribute meth over a number of years.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Staten Island 'Trial-by-Combat' Attorney Charged With Fraud, Kidnapping Conspiracy

Federal authorities allege Luthmann and his co-conspirators concocted a fraudulent mob-connected scrap metal scheme that bilked victims of more than $500,000, before things turned violent.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Former Business Manager Charged With Defrauding $2M From Oneworld Alliance

Randy Wang is alleged to have purchased more than $2 million in electronics on the company card, while a civil suit in state Civil Court alleges he may have tricked the company into wiring him $600,000 owed to an outside vendor.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Enough: Prosecutor Asking Judge to End Long Drug Sentence

“After reviewing the facts of this case, I believe this individual has paid a sufficient price for the offense he committed,” DA Vic Reynolds said in a news release. “I believe justice is served by releasing him on time served.”
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Pulling the Plug on Terrorism: A Constitutional Solution to Online Mass-Violence Manuals

Alexander H. Southwell and Jason P.W. Halperin explore this ongoing problem of “how-to” terrorism guidance on the Internet, and propose a solution: legislation aimed at barring the publication of online materials that offer instructions on how to commit mass violence.
28 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Veterans' Groups Suing Military for Access to Sex-Assault Records

Two national nonprofits have filed suit claiming the military has repeatedly denied FOIA requests for information related to sexual misconduct in the U.S. armed forces.
5 minute read

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