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New Jersey Law Journal

State in the Interest of A.R.

By | November 17, 2016
Child's Statement to Detective Inadmissible
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

State v. Gonzales

By | November 17, 2016
Inadvertence Requirement No Longer Predicate for Plain-View Seizure Due to Conflict with Objective-Reasonableness Standard of Review for Plain-View Searches
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Courts Just Beginning to Eye Social Media Discovery Disclosure

For several years, defense attorneys have turned to social media websites like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to gather information about plaintiffs making claims against them. But, a recent string of cases appear to be the first in the state to directly address exactly when defendants need to turn over their social media findings.
12 minute read

Legaltech News

The Benefits of E-Discovery Specialization

Thoughts from Facebook's Paul Grewal from the Georgetown E-Discovery Institute on specialization, social media discovery and more.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

USA v. Rosemond

By | November 14, 2016
Murder for Hire Conviction Vacated, Remanded; Proffer Pact's Waiver Provision Wrongly Applied
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court: Order Seeking Privileged Docs Instantly Appealable

The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled it had jurisdiction to hear an immediate appeal of a trial judge's order seeking to conduct an in camera review of documents the defendants claimed were privileged.
13 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

In the Matter of Commonwealth of Pa. Dep't of State, Bur. of Prof. and Occupational Affairs, PICS Case No. 16-1357 (Pa. Commw. Oct. 28, 2016) Leadbetter, J. (10 pages).

By | November 11, 2016
The confidentiality provisions of the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control Act did not apply to employees and their drug and alcohol test results generated for employment purposes, where an employee did not qualify as a "patient" under the Control Act. Cross-applications granted.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Freeman, PICS Case No. 16-1360 (Pa. Super. Oct. 31, 2016) Solano, J. (24 pages).

By | November 11, 2016
Appellant and his vehicle were validly detained for an hour prior to a canine search where multiple factors, provided police with reasonable suspicion that appellant was involved in trafficking of narcotics. Judgment of sentence affirmed.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. A.R.C., PICS Case No. 16-1358 (Pa. Super. Nov. 1, 2016) Lazarus, J. (13 pages).

By | November 11, 2016
Appellant's convictions for EWOC and REAP were vacated and appellant discharged where the commonwealth was unable to produce evidence that appellant was or reasonably should have been aware of injuries to her infant daughter. Judgment of sentence vacated.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Huma Abedin Emails: Election Is Over but the Issues Persist

Maranda Fritz and Brian Waller, of Thompson Hine, continue to examine the government's practice of "overseizure" in light of the FBI's accessing Huma Abedin's emails even though its warrant authorized a search for and seizure of the communications of Anthony Weiner. The FBI investigation of Hillary Clinton's handling of emails may be closed—again—and the next president chosen, but in the process, troubling aspects of the criminal justice system became the subject of intense scrutiny and continuous commentary. Even as the media moves on to post-election coverage, the issues arising from the government's overseizure practices, and the actions of the FBI, remain crucial concerns for the legal community.
21 minute read

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