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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.
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New Jersey Law Journal

3 Lawyers Indicted for Alleged Real Estate Scam

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, from June 2013 through December 2016, the attorneys and others fraudulently induced mortgage lenders to participate in short-sale transactions.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ex-Prosecutor and Judge Fatally Shot During Attempted Arrest on Federal Corruption Charges

The incident occurred a day after an indictment was unsealed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging that retired Judge Stewart Rosenwasser received $63,000 in bribes while working for the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Should Nonviolent Offenders Who Earn a College Degree in Prison Have Their Sentences Reduced?

"The goals of education in carceral settings should be viewed as contributing to the health of the larger public," write Daniel Pollack and Mary Beth Quaranta Morrissey.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Davis Polk and Legal Aid Society Team to Knock 15 Years Off Sex-Trafficking Survivor's Sentence

The firm spent more than 2,000 pro bono hours representing the woman who received the harshest sentence of eight defendants' charges after a fight erupted when her loved ones confronted her trafficker, resulting in the death of one of the trafficker's associates.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Former FTX Executive Caroline Ellison Sentenced to Two Years in Prison, $11 Billion Forfeiture for Fraud

District Judge Lewis Kaplan said Ellison's cooperation was substantial, but could not be a literal "get out of jail free card" given the scale of the fraud.
4 minute read

The Recorder

California Judge Charged in Wife's Death Is Arrested on Suspicion of Drinking Alcohol While on Bail

Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson was previously out on $1 million bail. He is charged with the murder of his wife last year and has pleaded not guilty.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge OKs 'Oversized' Brief Defending Trump Election Interference Prosecution

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan overrruled defense counsel's motion calling the government's upcoming brief a "monstrosity."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Judge Rejects Second Amendment Argument for Vacating Gun Charge Linked to Cocaine Bust

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors. 
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New York Law Journal

Fraud Trial for Fintech Entrepreneur Is Pushed to 2025

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein granted Charlie Javice's request for an adjournment to allow her new lead defense counsel, Jose Baez and Ronald Sullivan, to prepare for trial.
2 minute read

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