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Connecticut Law Tribune

Mickey Sherman: 'Nothing to Rejoice About' in Skakel Decision

The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled there's no evidence the attorney failed to provide Michael Skakel with an adequate defense in the murder of Martha Moxley, a decision that means Skakel could end up back in prison.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. to Pay $4.4M to Settle Police Shooting Case

The city of Philadelphia has agreed to pay $4.4 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Philippe Holland, who in 2014 was shot in the head by plainclothes policemen as he delivered take-out in West Philadelphia.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

DA Accuses Cosby of Attempting to Handpick Jury

Prosecutors are not opposing Bill Cosby's request for a jury from outside Montgomery County, but they are opposing a change of venue in the case, and the way in which Cosby wants the venire chosen.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Legislature Can Save Indigent Defense Bill

Last year, in a rare moment of statesmanship, the legislature unanimously passed a bill for the state to take over funding in the 52 other counties of all criminal defense furnished indigent defendants.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida's High Court Takes Puzzling Turn on Death Penalty

Possibly showing its hand on the future of capital punishment in Florida, the state Supreme Court by a 5-2 vote forbid the state from imposing the death penalty in pending prosecutions, only to withdraw the order hours later as "prematurely issued."
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Dewey Defendants Say Prosecution's Deal With Witness 'Extraordinary'

Two former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives facing retrial are urging a Manhattan judge for permission to cross-examine the lead witness for the prosecution about a new cooperation agreement, calling the deal "extraordinary circumstances" that directly bear on the defendants' rights.
10 minute read

National Law Journal

Obama Publishes Piece in Harvard Law Review, a Presidential First

The Harvard graduate writes about criminal justice reform in the publication that he edited as a student.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Uber Sued in Pa. After Driver Allegedly Beat Passenger

An Uber rider claiming he was beaten and left for dead by a driver who didn't want to transport him from Philadelphia to Cherry Hill, New Jersey, has sued the company for assault and negligence.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Barry v. The State Bar of California

By | January 05, 2017
5 minute read

The Recorder

United States v. Acevedo-De La Cruz

By | January 05, 2017
3 minute read

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