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Appeals court to review order to release Mueller grand jury material to Congress
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., will consider next week whether the Justice Department must release to Congress certain grand jury materials from former Special Counsel Robert […]
Trump ordered to pay $2 million to charities over misuse of foundation, court documents say
A New York judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to pay $2 million in damages for misusing funds from a tax-exempt charity – taking the charity’s money to pay […]
Justices seem to want to avoid extremes in Clean Water Act case
WASHINGTON – To set the boundaries of the landmark Clean Water Act, the Supreme Court was asked Wednesday to draw lessons from grocery shopping and spiking a punch bowl, and […]
Pentagon leader appeals to Trump to allow military justice cases to proceed unfettered
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Mark Esper appealed to President Donald Trump this week to allow the military justice system to proceed unfettered in a number of high-profile cases, officials said, […]
DOJ plans ‘expeditious’ antitrust probe into Big Tech practices
The U.S. Justice Department plans to move quickly in analyzing how giant technology companies operate and whether they’re engaging in anti-competitive behavior, the department’s deputy said. “We look to do […]
Impeachment trial would be test for chief justice already attacked by Trump
WASHINGTON – Break out the umpire trope one more time: If Chief Justice John Roberts is called upon to preside over a Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, it […]
Justice Department trying to release report on Russia probe this month
WASHINGTON – Justice Department officials are trying to release in the coming weeks a potentially explosive inspector general report about the FBI’s investigation into President Donald Trump‘s 2016 campaign, according […]
Mississippi DA, rebuked for racial bias after trying man six times, runs unopposed
Doug Evans, the white Mississippi prosecutor known for trying a black man for murder six times, will automatically win reelection Tuesday. The Evans reelection seems an outlier when viewed against […]
These prosecutors won office vowing to fight the system; now, the system is fighting back
Prosecutors in Boston went to court days after the controversial “Straight Pride Parade” this summer with plans to drop some of the cases against counterprotesters, deeming one disorderly conduct charge […]
Justices consider police pulling over cars registered to suspended drivers
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday seemed prepared to say it was reasonable for police to pull over a vehicle registered to someone with a suspended driver license even […]
Justice Department fishing for details about anonymous ‘resistance’ op-ed writer
The Justice Department is looking for identifying details about the anonymous Trump administration official who excoriated the president’s “amorality” in an unsigned New York Times opinion article last year, according […]
Writer who accused Trump of sexual assault sues him for defamation
A writer and longtime women’s advice columnist on Monday sued President Donald Trump, accusing him of defaming her this summer after she claimed he sexually assaulted her two decades ago […]
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Family Court: Sprague v. Younes
- Second Circuit – False Claims Act: United States of America v. Amazon.com Inc.
- Fourth Department – Notice of claim: Jarrod W.S. v. Jordan-Elbridge CSD, et al.
- Western District Case Notes
- Second Circuit – Distribution of a controlled substance: United States v. Parasmo
- Fourth Department – Default: April I.O. v. Taylor, et al.
- Fourth Department – Murder: People v. McCullough
- Fourth Department – Termination of trust: HSBC Bank USA, N.A. Trustee v. Campbell
- Fourth Department – Expert testimony: People v. Douse
- Second Circuit – Unlawful seizure: K.W. v. City of New York
- Second Circuit – Second Amendment: Christian v. James
Law News
- Bronx prosecutor misses filing deadline by 12 seconds
- Second-degree murder count reversed, leaving first-degree conviction
- Court of Appeals ends foster care program
- Experts highlight tax and regulatory changes
- NY appeals court reinstates robbery indictment
- Court of Appeals affirms convictions despite tainted transcript
- Phillips Lytle names new Rochester office leader
- Court annuls New York State’s wetland regulations for failure to comply with SEQRA
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