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New York Law Journal

Questions About Fees Put El Chapo Defense in Limbo

Private lawyers seeking to represent Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in his U.S. drug-trafficking case failed to get assurances Monday that they'll get paid, leaving the Mexican drug lord's defense in limbo.
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New York Law Journal

NY Law Gets Tougher on Community Center Bomb Threats

Citing a string of bomb threats called into Jewish Community Centers and recent violence by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Gov. Cuomo said it was vital "now, more than ever" for New York to stand against "bias and hate."
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Man Who Killed Dog in Toss From Balcony Pleads Guilty

A man who hurled his dog to its death has pleaded guilty to felony animal cruelty.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Meet the Attorney Appointed to Defend Accused Charlottesville Attacker

Charles Weber Jr., the defense attorney assigned to the case, is also a plaintiff in a lawsuit over the statue of General Robert E. Lee at the heart of the controversy.
2 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: When the Feds Say 'Uncle' in a Fraud Case

It took five years for the government to decide to halt its securities fraud prosecution of international financier Benjamin Wey. But for his attorney, Haynes and Boone partner David Siegal, the problems with the feds' case were baked-in from the start.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

The People v. R G

Record Insufficient to Maintain 33 Year Old Dismissed Case Unsealed; Sealing Granted
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Diamond Joel' Hirschhorn's Drug Cases Segued Into White-Collar Practice

The Miami attorney's practice has moved through phases — a coin seizure, pornography, cartel drug trafficking and white-collar cases.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

The People v. Torres

Motion to Set Aside Allegedly Illegally Imposed Sentence, Vacate Assault Conviction Denied
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Romalis v. USA

Despite Potentially Unethical Relationship With Lawyer Sentence Vacatur Not Supported
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Rejects Joint and Several Liability in Criminal Forfeiture

Two men sentenced to pay back more than $5 million gained in a loansharking scheme will have to be resentenced in light of ­recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent striking down joint and several liability for forfeiture ­orders, a federal appeals court has ruled.
3 minute read

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