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Small-time actor peddled fake coronavirus cure to millions online, feds charge in first covid-19 prosecution
The Justice Department brought its first coronavirus-related criminal fraud case in the nation on Wednesday night, accusing a small-time actor in Southern California of peddling a fake cure to millions of his social media followers and trying to woo investors with promises of millions of dollars in returns. Keith Lawrence Middlebrook, 53, was arrested by […]
Supreme Court rules virtually on capital punishment, discrimination and copyright
WASHINGTON — Ruling from a virtual bench, the Supreme Court on Monday decided that states may eliminate a widely accepted form of the insanity defense for criminal defendants, that a minority entrepreneur faces a higher hurdle to prove discrimination on the part of media giant Comcast and that states may not be sued for copyright […]
SEC warns of risk of insider trading during coronavirus market turbulence
WASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission is warning of the risk of insider trading. The coronavirus has affected U.S. markets in “unprecedented” ways, Stephanie Avakian and Steven Peikin, co-directors of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, said in a sharply worded statement released late Monday. Given those “dynamic circumstances, corporate insiders are regularl[...]
Examining Burr’s and Loeffler’s well-timed stock trades during coronavirus
WASHINGTON—The STOCK Act was passed in 2012 to make sure that members of Congress don’t trade stocks and enrich themselves based upon something amounting to insider information. And now that we have our first major market drop since its passage, senators stock trades are being scoured for possible personal enrichment. Facing particularly stark questions Friday […]
Coronavirus pandemic makes U.S. more vulnerable to serious cyberattack, lawmakers warn
The United States is increasingly vulnerable to a cyberattack targeting hospitals, food supplies or other vital functions during the coronavirus pandemic, lawmakers and experts say. They’re calling on the Trump administration to take bold action to keep adversaries at bay. Already during the outbreak, unidentified adversaries launched what appears to be an unsuccessful digital attack [&helli[...]
Jails and prisons suspend visitation to keep coronavirus from spreading
A 56-year-old New York City prison investigator died Sunday of the coronavirus, weeks after he began showing symptoms and went home to self-quarantine. At a county prison in Pennsylvania, the virus sickened the maintenance director about a week ago, sending 30 inmates and staff members into quarantine, where they remain. And at San Quentin State […]
D.C. start-up uses technology and data to help police stop human trafficking
In late 2013, acting on a community tip, police detectives in Delaware began investigating massage parlors operated by a man named Da Zhong Wang. They were suspected fronts for prostitution and human trafficking. After a sting operation, police arrested Wang in December 2014 on charges of promoting and permitting prostitution. He pleaded guilty to the […]
U.S. Soccer argues USWNT players trail male counterparts in ‘skill’ and ‘responsibility’
The U.S. Soccer Federation, fighting to convince a judge to dismiss the gender discrimination lawsuit brought by members of the 2019 women’s World Cup team, claimed in new legal filings this week that men’s national team players possess more “skill” and “responsibility” than their female counterparts. Thirty-eight members of the women’s national team sued [...]
Wis. judge criticizes an ‘assault on democracy’ by Justice Roberts’ court
Lynn Adelman, a U.S. district judge in Milwaukee, has riled conservatives by publishing a blistering critique of the Supreme Court’s record under Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., focusing on a string of decisions that he argues have fostered “economic inequality,” “undermined democracy” and “increased the political power of corporations and wealthy individuals[...]
Analysis: Why you should care about the Chuck Schumer-John Roberts dustup
WASHINGTON — The chief justice of the United States and the highest-ranking Senate Democrat got into a war of words Wednesday that epitomized how the relationship between our legislative and judicial branches has taken a severe turn for the worse. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., early in the day warned Supreme Court Justices Brett […]
Justice Department hints at legal action against Google
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department issued a rare, private rebuke of Google this week, faulting the tech giant for failing to promptly turn over critical information to government officials who are investigating the search and advertising company for potential antitrust violations. In a letter sent Monday, the department said Google had engaged in “unacceptable” […]
Trump to commute sentence of former Illinois governor Blagojevich
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump granted clemency to a slew of high-profile individuals Tuesday, including Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor who was convicted on corruption charges in 2011 related to trying to sell then-President Barack Obama’s vacated Senate seat, and Bernie Kerik, the former New York police commissioner jailed on eight felony charges, including […]
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Negligent performance: Rosenthal v. Syracuse University, et al.
- Second Circuit – Visual Artists Rights Act: Kerson v. Vermont Law School Inc.
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Former foreclosure referee: Opinion 22-157
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – College honorarium: Opinion 22-156
- Second Circuit – Reasonable accommodation: Tafolla v. Heilig
- Fourth Department – Labor Law: Primisch v. Peroxychem LLC
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Judicial candidacy: Opinion 22-155
- Fourth Department – Defamation: Lavine v. Glavin
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Law clerk: Opinion 22-154
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Review of another judge’s actions: Opinion 22-153
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Charitable contributions: Opinion 22-150
- Second Circuit – Class action settlement: Moses v. The New York Times Company
Law News
- Appeals court upholds conviction
- Federal lawsuit reinstated against jail officer over strip search, delayed release
- Hyzon to pay $25M penalty to settle alleged fraud charges by SEC
- NY appeals court reinstates lawsuit over contract to remove snow
- Fourth Department affirms $400K judgment in contract dispute
- Fourth Department affirms decision in NY property dispute
- Greenlight Networks selects Buffalo-based attorney as general counsel
- Barclay Damon hires attorney Matt Smith
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