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Connecticut Law Tribune

Fourth Amendment Exception Allows Customs to Search Personal Devices

CBP agents can search cellphones, laptops and other electronic devices of those entering or leaving the country, regardless of citizenship.
16 minute read

New York Law Journal

Will 'Dead Man's Statute' Help Fox Mount Defense Without Ailes?

The 19th century evidentiary rule could make it harder for Fox News employees to prove they were sexually harassed by the iconic conservative newsman Roger Ailes.
15 minute read

New York Law Journal

Will 'Dead Man's Statute' Help Fox Mount Defense Without Ailes?

The 19th century evidentiary rule could make it harder for Fox News employees to prove they were sexually harassed by the iconic conservative newsman Roger Ailes.
15 minute read

National Law Journal

Former US House Lawyers Tee Up Likely Legal Issues on Mueller's Long Road

Kerry Kircher and William Pittard, longtime former U.S. House lawyers , have seen their share of investigations. The two attorneys concede they have never seen anything quite like the Trump-Russia-Comey affair unfolding in the nation's capital. We reached out to Kircher and Pittard this week to get their thoughts on possible legal fights that could unfold in a process that history shows will take months, if not years, to resolve.
18 minute read

National Law Journal

Former US House Lawyers Tee Up Likely Legal Issues on Mueller's Long Road

Kerry Kircher and William Pittard, longtime former U.S. House lawyers , have seen their share of investigations. The two attorneys concede they have never seen anything quite like the Trump-Russia-Comey affair unfolding in the nation's capital. We reached out to Kircher and Pittard this week to get their thoughts on possible legal fights that could unfold in a process that history shows will take months, if not years, to resolve.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Computer Searches: A 'General' Warrant Can No Longer Satisfy Requirements

Roger L. Stavis writes: With so much of our modern lives contained within our computers, what is the distinction between a "general warrant" authorizing a "rummaging" search through someone's residence and a warrant authorizing a "rummaging" search of the entire contents of someone's computer? As is becoming clearer to courts in New York and around the country, there is absolutely no difference between the two.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

McNeil v. Unemployment Compensation Bd. of Review, PICS Case No. 17-0750 (Pa. Commw. May 1, 2017) (memorandum) per curiam (16 pages).

Unemployment compensation board properly denied benefits to claimant based on willful misconduct where claimant was fired because he left work early on one day and arrived for work late the next day with almost no notice and left employer shorthanded. Affirmed.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Tubbs, PICS Case No. 17-0635 (C.P. Lycoming Mar. 22, 2017) Anderson, J. (13 pages).

Allowing the commonwealth's amendment of information shortly before trial was not improper where the new charge contained essentially the same elements as the existing charges. Sufficient evidence existed as to all convictions, and circumstantial evidence was properly admitted. The court denied all of defendant's post-trial motions.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

USA v. Kloszewski

Indictment Not Dismissed Over Failure to Preserve Phone Video; Video's Exculpatory Value Unclear
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

State v. Habeeb Robinson

Audio and Video Files Not Required as Evidence for Disclosure in Pretrial Detention Hearings
5 minute read

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