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New York Law Journal

Eric Adams Defense Team Seeks Evidentiary Hearing, Alleging Leaks

"For nearly a year, the government has leaked grand jury material and other sensitive information to the media to aggrandize itself, further its investigation, and unfairly prejudice the defendant, Mayor Eric Adams," lead defense attorney Alex Spiro wrote in a new court filing.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Transforming Probation With Rehabilitation and Second Chances

Act 44, alongside the Clean Slate Law, works to provide second chances for individuals involved in the criminal justice system, ultimately helping them reintegrate into society and reducing recidivism.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Annual Review of New Criminal Justice Legislation

This column reviews new legislation amending the Penal Law, Criminal Procedure Law and related statues.
12 minute read

The Recorder

Suspect in Courthouse Bombing Was Targeting Judge, Deputies, Say Prosecutors

Nathaniel James McGuire, 20, was scheduled to make his first court appearance Friday on a federal charge related to Wednesday's explosion at a courthouse in Santa Maria.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Enters 'Not Guilty' Plea to Corruption Charges

Defense attorney Alex Spiro said he plans to file a motion to dismiss the case as early as next week.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Attorney Indicted in Norcross Case Accuses AG of 'Criminalizing the Routine Practice of Law'

"If [the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability]'s indictment is allowed to stand, no New Jersey attorney would be safe from prosecution," an attorney for William M. Tambussi said in a statement.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Krasner Impeachment Articles No Longer Valid Following End of Legislative Session, Pa. Justices Rule

The Philadelphia district attorney's impeachment trial had been slated to take place in January 2023, but the Senate postponed the proceedings indefinitely following the Commonwealth Court's ruling.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

One Word May Make All the Difference for Lifers Convicted of Felony Murder

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court must decide whether the term "cruel punishment" is more expansive in the punishments it precludes than the term "cruel and unusual punishment."
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted on Public Corruption Allegations

Adams is represented by a team from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Court Executive Promises Security Review After Explosion Injures 5 in Santa Maria Courthouse

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department said Nathaniel McGuire lobbed an improvised explosive device in the Santa Maria courthouse, where he was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday.
3 minute read

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