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First Amendment Lawyers Say Conviction of Citizen Journalist Could Lead to More Media Arrests

First Amendment lawyers say that the conviction of Georgia citizen journalist Nydia Tisdale for misdemeanor resisting arrest, even though she was cleared of felony obstruction and criminal trespass, could embolden more prosecutions of journalists gathering the news.
18 minute read

New York Law Journal

Appeals Board Affirms Denial of Parole for Brinks Getaway Driver

Judith Clark had her sentence commuted by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo last December, making her eligible for parole.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

'Mr. Social Security,' an Ex-Chadbourne Client, Apprehended in Honduras

Eric Conn, a fugitive Kentucky lawyer wanted for a $550 million Social Security fraud, is on his way back to the U.S. after being apprehended in Honduras.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Proposed NYC Online Bail Pay System Sees Further Delays

Citing technological issues, New York City officials say the planned release of an online system to pay bail will be postponed until at least April 2018, a year later than originally planned.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

In 'Microsoft', SCOTUS Will Review Extraterritorial Reach of Search Warrants

Federal E-Discovery columnists H. Christopher Boehning & Daniel J. Toal write: The Supreme Court's eventual decision in this matter could have a significant impact on how U.S. companies, not just Microsoft, conduct business in this modern age.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

The 'Speedy-Trial' Statute: Disabled by Legal Fictions

Thomas M. O'Brien writes: Allowing the "off-calendar" maneuver can prolong the "course of a defendant's prosecution" to be a matter of years, rather than the months the legislature intended in enacting CPL §30.30.
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Special Counsel: Manafort Ghostwrote Op-Ed With Russian Colleague

Lawyers on Robert Mueller's team contend the unpublished op-ed shows Manafort is untrustworthy.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Jury Acquits 'Citizen-Journalist' of Felony Charges

Nydia Tisdale had faced up to five years in prison if convicted on the most serious charges.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Meek Mill's Attorneys Say in Court Papers That FBI Investigated Judge Brinkley

The attorneys representing embattled hip hop star Meek Mill have said in court filings that there was a federal investigation into the conduct of Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Genece Brinkley, who last sentenced the rapper to prison time for violating his probation.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

FCC Agrees to Assist New York AG in Probe of Alleged ID Theft in Net Neutrality Comments

The FCC's Office of Inspector General has agreed to cooperate with New York's investigation into thousands of comments on net neutrality that were posted to the commission's website allegedly without the knowledge or consent of the individuals, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Monday. An FCC Commissioner also asked the Dec. 14 hearing be postponed until an investigation is complete.
4 minute read

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