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Jenkins v. Hutton

U.S. Sup. Ct.; 16-1116 The U.S. Supreme Court granted a petition for writ of certiorari. The court held that the Sixth Circuit applied an erroneous standard…
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United States v. Cervantes

9th Cir.; 15-50459 The court of appeals affirmed a judgment. The court held that the defendant, while released under “mandatory supervision,”…
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People v. Sivongxxay

Cal.Sup. Ct.; S078895 The California Supreme Court affirmed a judgment of conviction and penalty. The court held that the trial court’s failure…
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The Recorder

McWilliams v. Dunn

U.S. Sup. Ct.; 16–5294 Ake v. Oklahoma, 470 U. S. 68, 83, clearly established that when an indigent “defendant demonstrates . . . that his…
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People v. Alford

C.A. 4th; D070486 The Fourth Appellate District affirmed a judgment as modified. The court held that the trial court properly imposed monetary penalties…
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National Law Journal

Mueller Recruits Another Lawyer from Solicitor General's Office to Russia Probe

Elizabeth Prelogar, a former law clerk to Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan, appears to be fluent in Russian. She formerly worked in private practice at Hogan Lovells.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jury, Including Professional Chocolate Eater, Chosen in Williams' Corruption Trial

A Hershey's chocolate taste-tester, a school nurse and a woman who thwarted a jewelry store robbery with her bare hands are among the jurors who will decide Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams' fate in his trial on bribery and fraud charges.
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New York Law Journal

Opioid Overprescribing Charges Dropped Against Doctor Who Blamed Big Pharma

A federal judge in the Eastern District has dismissed charges accusing a Long Island doctor of overprescribing opioid medication. The doctor had used the novel defense of accusing pharmaceutical companies of being responsible, but the judge dismissed the charges because the indictment failed to include necessary statutory elements. U.S. Attorney's office says it will file a new indictment.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

What Made Cosby's Case Different?

For Americans tuning in to the trial, the criminal case against Bill Cosby offered an irresistible contrast: "America's dad" vs. alleged sexual predator. But the case was also unusual from a lawyer's perspective—peppered with legal oddities and raising unprecedented questions of law.
11 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Client's Consecutive Suits Against Lawyers

An appeals court has ruled that two consecutive suits by a criminal defendant against his defense attorneys in the same case do not constitute a violation of the entire controversy doctrine.
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