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The Recorder

United States v. Rocha-Alvarado

By | December 12, 2016
4 minute read

The Recorder

Shaw v. United States

By | December 12, 2016
9 minute read

The Recorder

People v. Landry

By | December 12, 2016
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Juror Comments Lead Judge to Toss Murder Conviction

By | December 12, 2016
Prejudicial statements made by a juror to other members of the panel led to the dismissal of a murder conviction of an upstate New York man.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyer Pursuing Aging Nazis: 'Too Late, But Never Too Late'

The lawyer for 23 Auschwitz survivors in cases that led to a five-year sentence for a former Auschwitz death camp guard and a former bookkeeper convicted of accessory spoke at an Atlanta synagogue.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

When a Detective Deceives—And the Lawyer Knows It

In his Ethics and Criminal Practice column, Joel Cohen explores the ethical rules surrounding lawyers' oversight of investigators who use deceit. Most recently, a decision by Judge Jed Rakoff in 'Meyer v. Kalanick' put the import of ABA Rule 5.3 well into perspective for lawyers who hire or supervise investigators who would use deception to gain helpful or even essential information. Rakoff used the opportunity to remind counsel that, beyond the Rules, litigation requires truth-seeking, coupled with zealous advocacy.
19 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ex-Congressman Fattah Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

Former U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday, one of the longest sentences ever imposed on a member of Congress in a corruption case.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Dash-Cam Video Captures Law Student Shot Dead By Cop

Authorities in Ohio have released a video of a police officer shooting and killing a 26-year-old Case Western Reserve University law student from the United Arab Emirates on Dec. 4.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Analysis Shows Wide Racial Disparity in Florida Sentences

By | December 12, 2016
Statistics show newly retired Broward Circuit Judge Thomas Lynch IV was one of the biggest outliers, sentencing blacks to much longer terms than whites.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Harris v. City of N.Y.

By | December 12, 2016
Police Not Entitled to Qualified Immunity; No Probable Cause Existed for Arrest
3 minute read

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