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The Recorder

After Brock Turner Case, DA Targets Loophole in Sex Assault Sentences

Santa Clara DA Jeff Rosen announced new legislation Wednesday that would end a disparity between cases involving conscious and unconscious victims.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Measure Targeting Misconduct by DAs Fails for Third Time

State lawmakers concluded their 2016 regular session without bringing the bill to create a Commission on Prosecutor Misconduct up for a vote, but sponsors said support for the idea is growing and one influential legislator is predicting its eventual passage.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Legislation, New Generation Are Focal Points for Trial Bar Leader

The future will be the focus for Ezra Wohlgelernter, the incoming head of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
7 minute read

The Recorder

Uber-Backed License Bill Clears Committee, After a Quarrel

Legislation to exclude Uber and Lyft drivers from California's commercial vehicle regulations passed a Senate policy committee Tuesday, but not before the chairman lashed out at colleagues and the governor for "advancing policies that lead to a monopoly" for the ride-hailing industry.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Skip Another Second Amendment Challenge

Absent a divide among federal appeals courts about gun regulations, the NLJ's Marcia Coyle tells PBS NewsHour host Gwen Ifill, "the court will wait for a conflict."
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York Moves Closer to Legalizing Fantasy Sports

New York state would begin regulating and taxing fantasy sports operators under a bill approved overwhelmingly by the state Legislature. The measure was the product of negotiations between the Assembly, the Senate and Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office, and its Senate sponsor, John Bonacic, said Saturday he expects Cuomo will sign it.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Indigent Defense Proponents Hail 'Historic Moment' in NY

Criminal defense advocates say that with the state Legislature's unanimous passage of a bill requiring the state to take over indigent criminal defense costs in New York, their effort to correct a 50-year-old mistake will now focus on Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
11 minute read

The American Lawyer

After Orlando, Firms Offer Pro Bono Help On Gun Control

Since 49 people were gunned down at Orlando's Pulse nightclub last weekend, law firms have offered to ramp up their support for gun control efforts.
32 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

CAPITOL REPORT

A report on recent legislative action in Trenton of interest to NJSBA members
13 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Shows Skill in Flicking Gravity Knife During Bench Trial

It's not every day you see a federal judge flick open a gravity knife from behind the bench. Southern District Judge Katherine Forrest wasn't menacing anyone Thursday, nor was she trying to win acceptance from a street gang. She was just trying her hand at opening a knife that is currently illegal under a New York law that sellers and purchasers say should be ruled unconstitutional.
8 minute read

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