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The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Attorneys Question Meek Mill Legal Team's Brash Tactics

The decision of embattled Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill's lawyer to publicly criticize the judge handling his client's long-running case is certainly a bold, and brash, legal strategy, but one that has left many local attorneys scratching their heads.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Mistrial Declared in Menendez Trial After Jurors Say They're Deadlocked

A mistrial has been declared in the corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, and Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen, multiple media outlets have reported.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Lawyer Busted for Entering Strangers' Home in High Heels, No Pants

A New Jersey attorney, wearing "nary a thing" below the waist except for high heels, according to police, allegedly walked into an unsuspecting couple's home and later was discovered asleep in his vehicle in another resident's driveway.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Q&A: Stanford's Riana Pfefferkorn on 'Responsible Encryption'

Stanford Law cryptography fellow Riana Pfefferkorn talks about the Department of Justice's new push for “responsible encryption” and whether it could lead to new legislation.
15 minute read

The American Lawyer

Foundation in Weinstein Fundraising Probe Taps Petrillo Klein & Boxer

Gibson Dunn had been representing the nonprofit amfAR, which is facing new scrutiny over fundraising activity involving Harvey Weinstein.
13 minute read

New York Law Journal

Probable-Cause Warrant Needed for Cell-Tracking, Brooklyn Judge Rules

The decision may be the first time a state judge has ruled that a warrant based on probable cause, rather than on a lesser standard, is necessary before police deploy a cell site simulator.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

High Court Declines to Rethink Rulings in Waffle House Appeals

The Supreme Court of Georgia rejects motions for reconsideration, sticking with its decisions to reinstate criminal charges against two metro Atlanta lawyers and their client and letting the lawyers' disqualification stand in the Waffle House sex tape saga.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Arizona Death Penalty Law Flouts Constitution

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider a petition for certiorari addressing the death penalty in Arizona and possibly nationwide.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Reed Replaces Muni Court PD Reportedly Targeted by Judges

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has replaced Interim Municipal Public Defender Rosalie Joy with Kenneth Days III, who has served as the office's managing attorney since 2008. Civil rights groups and attorneys have decried what they said was an effort to oust Joy by some Municipal Court judges angered by her efforts to keep indigent defendants out of jail.
9 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Dallas Prosecutor Fired After Alleged Rant Against Uber Driver

A Dallas prosecutor has been fired from her job after she allegedly became belligerent with an Uber driver, hit him after he got lost, and threatened…
6 minute read

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