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By Cheryl Miller | June 28, 2024
Testifying at the State Bar Court trial of private attorney Michael Libman, Feuer said he didn't know until years later that lawyers working for his city attorney's office crafted a lawsuit meant only to serve as a favorable settlement vehicle.
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By Colleen Murphy | June 28, 2024
"I am looking forward to continuing to move down on the number of vacancies we have in the state," Senate President Nicholas P. Scutari said. "We have achieved an amount that is no longer in a state of emergency, and I think that is in large part due to the work of this committee."
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By Brian Lee | June 28, 2024
As lobbying soared north of $360 million in New York in 2023, eclipsing the prior year's standard of $331.5 million, NYSTLA was a Top 10 spender, keeping its eighth-place ranking in paying out more than $1.4 million for services, a moderate increase from the $1.3 million it spent in 2022.
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By Kasvi Sehgal | June 28, 2024
Law firms have been waiting for more clarification on the rules before moving in to India, which now says it will notify amendments by the end of July.
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By Colleen Murphy | June 27, 2024
"After a thorough review of all plaintiffs' constitutional taking claims, we conclude that the record shows no per se taking, nor does a balancing of the Penn Central factors reveal a regulatory taking," Judge Morris G. Smith said. "We affirm the trial court's order granting defendants' motion for summary judgment against all plaintiffs."
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By Colleen Murphy | June 27, 2024
"There is a long history of false accusations destroying the lives of innocent people, like Joshua Wright, including those recognized by important court rulings," Jesse R. Binnall, a partner with Binnall Law Group in Alexandria, Virginia, wrote. "There is a reason Americans do not trust their Congress – wasting resources based upon an obvious hit piece cannot be a good way to earn back their trust."
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By Mimi Lamarre | June 26, 2024
"If the prosecutors were close to thinking of leaving the DA's office to go elsewhere, this would be the time for them to move on," noted one former Manhattan prosecutor.
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By Jimmy Hoover | June 26, 2024
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing for a 6-3 majority, drew a distinction between payments for future acts and gifts for prior ones.
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By Carrie H. Cohen and Allison M. Magnarelli | June 26, 2024
With U.S. Senator Bob Menendez on trial for bribery fraud and corruption‑related offenses, any conviction will almost assuredly be followed by an appeal. This article analyzes the state of Supreme Court jurisprudence on public corruption, including the crimes of honest services fraud and extortion under color of official right. It also highlights potential trends and future legal issues that might arise in other federal public corruption cases.
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By Emily Cousins | June 25, 2024
"There's always mixed emotions when you're dealing with a large settlement that's on account of a tragedy," Chris Parkin said. "Our client is able to close this awful chapter of her life, and move forward with her son."
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