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New Jersey Law Journal

Lawyer Sentenced to 8 Years of Jail Time in Mortgage Fraud Scheme

An attorney has been sentenced to eight years in state prison Friday on charges that she stole $873,520 from a lender by using stolen identities to file fraudulent mortgage applications.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Justices Mull Autopsy Report's Admission When Author Can't Testify

May an autopsy report be admitted into evidence when the author of that report is not available to be cross-examined during trial?
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Why Did a Federal Judge Sentence a Terminally Ill Mother to 75 Years for Health Care Fraud?

A federal judge in Texas sentenced a woman with advanced metastatic cancer to 75 years in prison for Medicare fraud last month amid a crackdown on health care fraud by the government. Here's what we learned about the case.
19 minute read

National Law Journal

Q&A: Covington & Burling Partner Takes On Arpaio, Again

Covington & Burling's Stanley Young is still fighting against Sheriff Joe Arpaio in court, despite his pardon from President Donald Trump.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

State v. Brady

Turning In Live-in Paramour Subject to Arrest Warrant Was Not Required Official Duty of Judge
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

The People v. Newton

Fecal Matter Qualifies as Noxious Material; Dismissal for Facial Insufficiency Denied
2 minute read

The Recorder

People v. Leonard

C.A. 4th; D070980 The Fourth Appellate District affirmed a judgment of conviction. In the published portion of its opinion, the court held that the defendant…
3 minute read

The Recorder

People v. Sandee

C.A. 4th; D070732 The Fourth Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that a probationer’s warrantless search condition included…
3 minute read

The Recorder

Cain v. Chappell

9th Cir.; 13-99008 The court of appeals affirmed a district court judgment denying a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The court held that the defendant…
3 minute read

The Recorder

United States v. Doe

9th Cir.; 15-50259 The court of appeals reversed a district court order and remanded. The court held that the district court erred in denying a cartel…
2 minute read

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