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County Leaders Air Proposals to Fight Crime in South Fulton

A group of county officials, business representatives and citizen activists met Tuesday to discuss what they described as a crime wave targeting south Fulton County.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ethics of Using Hacked Information to Prosecute Criminal and Civil Claims

Rahul Mukhi and Martha Vega-Gonzalez write: The documents contained in WikiLeaks, the Panama Papers and other troves of information never meant for public consumption have no doubt piqued the interest of prosecutors and plaintiffs' lawyers. However, there are significant legal and ethical pitfalls in taking information illegally obtained by hackers and using it in litigation, whether criminal or civil.
23 minute read

Daily Business Review

Sessions Attorney General Nomination Opposed by 29 South Florida Law Professors

About 30 South Florida law professors were among those who signed a letter opposing Sen. Jeff Sessions' nomination to be U.S. Attorney General in the Trump administration.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Congress Takes a Step in the Right Direction on Opioid Epidemic

By | January 04, 2017
The 21st Century Cures Act, which provides $1 billion of funding for opioid addiction prevention and treatment programs over the next two years and calls for a “policy laboratory” for mental health and substance abuse to advocate for better treatment, is a step in the right direction.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

The Perplexing Dilemma of Too Many Crimes

By | January 04, 2017
A criminal justice system with more than a quarter-million estimated possible criminal violations, many of which do not require knowledge or intent, is flawed. It needs repair.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

USA v. Shkreli

By | January 03, 2017
Denial of Bill of Particulars, Disclosure Of 'Brady,' 'Giglio' Materials is Explained
2 minute read

The Recorder

People v. Munguia

By | January 03, 2017
3 minute read

The Recorder

People v. Cady

By | January 03, 2017
4 minute read

National Law Journal

VOIR DIRE: Buzz Kill…

By | January 02, 2017
Caffeine influence; the legal legacy of Carrie and Debbie; and maybe the squirrel was a squatter in this week's column.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

IN BRIEF: A Nutty Brief

By | January 02, 2017
The Florida Bar this year filed a complaint against Bernardo Roman III for allegedly making a false 911 call in an attempt to get his opposing counsel in a legal malpractice case locked up. Plus more in this week's column.
8 minute read

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