New York

Lawyer for Michael Cohen apparently cited nonexistent cases, judge says; new counsel pointed out problem

A lawyer representing former lawyer Michael Cohen in a bid to end supervised release, David M. Schwartz, is facing possible sanctions following an unusual footnote by a new counsel who joined the case.

Dec 13, 2023 3:21 PM CST

New York can’t ban concealed carry by default on private property open to public, 2nd Circuit says

A federal appeals court has ruled that many restrictions in New York’s revised concealed-carry law are likely constitutional, including a requirement that applicants be of good moral character.

Dec 13, 2023 8:50 AM CST

ACLU represents NRA in this Supreme Court case

Updated: The American Civil Liberties Union doesn’t support the National Rifle Association or its mission. But the ACLU is representing the gun-rights group as co-counsel in a free speech case before the U.S. Supreme Court, the New York Times reports.

Dec 11, 2023 9:20 AM CST

‘Nuclear verdicts’ and ‘litigation tourism’ are partly why these state courts are top ‘judicial hellholes,’ report says

Courts in Georgia and Pennsylvania are named as top "judicial hellholes" for their friendliness to tort plaintiffs in a report by the American Tort Reform Foundation.

Dec 8, 2023 2:13 PM CST

Ex-boyfriend of Covington associate pleads guilty to using information in her files for insider trading

The former boyfriend of an associate at Covington & Burling pleaded guilty on Monday to using information he found in her files for insider trading.

Dec 6, 2023 9:25 AM CST

Gag order is reinstated in Trump’s civil case amid death threats towards judge and his staff

A New York appeals court on Thursday reinstated gag orders imposed in the civil fraud trial of former President Donald Trump.

Dec 1, 2023 11:38 AM CST

Jewish inmate doesn’t have to show ‘substantial burden’ on religious beliefs to prevail on free exercise claim, 2nd Circuit says

A federal appeals court has ruled that a former inmate who alleged that prison officials cut short his observance of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot doesn't have to show a “substantial burden” on his religious beliefs to prevail on his First Amendment free exercise claim.

Nov 28, 2023 12:10 PM CST

ABA seeks to toss suit over limited data breach, saying allegations based on ‘implausible assertion’

The ABA is seeking to dismiss a data-breach lawsuit filed against the association, saying the plaintiffs are relying on “the implausible assertion” that the March 2023 incident exposed the plaintiffs’ personal and financial data.

Nov 27, 2023 12:28 PM CST

Lawyer pleads guilty to paying federal court clerk for client referrals

A criminal defense lawyer has pleaded guilty to four charges after he was accused of paying tens of thousands of dollars to a federal clerk in the Southern District of New York for referring potential clients.

Nov 17, 2023 2:53 PM CST

Former 3rd Circuit judge, Trump’s sister, dies at age 86

Former Judge Maryanne Trump Barry of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Philadelphia has died at age 86.

Nov 14, 2023 3:31 PM CST

PD resigns after video is said to show her tearing down posters of Hamas hostages

A lawyer who worked for New York County Defender Services has resigned after a viral video purportedly showed her tearing down posters displaying hostages held by Hamas.

Nov 9, 2023 3:02 PM CST

Judge extends gag order to lawyers in one Trump case while appeals court issues stay in another

Gag orders imposed against former President Donald Trump in two cases are back in the news.

Nov 6, 2023 9:50 AM CST

Former crypto billionaire Samuel Bankman-Fried found guilty of fraud, conspiracy

FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Samuel Bankman-Fried was found guilty of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy in New York federal court Thursday.

Nov 3, 2023 9:35 AM CDT

Finding Trump’s explanation ‘not credible,’ judge fines him $10K for second gag order violation

The judge presiding in former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial fined him $10,000 on Wednesday for a second violation of a gag order banning remarks about court staff members.

Oct 25, 2023 3:37 PM CDT

Fired BigLaw associate alleges evaluation was defamatory, detractors caused emotional distress

A fired associate at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr has filed a pro se lawsuit alleging that the law firm discriminated against him because of his Cameroonian origin and defamed him in two evaluations.

Oct 25, 2023 9:24 AM CDT