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Afternoon Briefs: Federal courts have reopening plan; billable hours cited in mental health survey

Local conditions will guide federal courts in reopening during COVID-19 crisis Guidelines for the reopening of federal court operations during the novel coronavirus crisis emphasize local decision-making guided by community conditions and data from health officials. Courts would progress through four reopening phases at their own pace, the Administrative Office…

Apr 28, 2020 4:10 PM CDT

5th Circuit refuses to toss suit against prosecutors accused of using fake subpoenas

Prosecutors in New Orleans aren’t entitled to dismissal of a lawsuit claiming that they issued fake subpoenas to pressure crime victims and witnesses to meet with them.

Apr 24, 2020 11:14 AM CDT

Journalist investigating wrongful convictions turns lens on white-collar criminal case in Chicago

In this new episode of the Modern Law Library podcast, Maurice Possley speaks with the ABA Journal’s Lee Rawles about his investigation of Michael Segal, his writing partnership with Segal, and how Chicago city politics impacted the case.

Apr 22, 2020 9:08 AM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: ABA backs COVID-19 money for LSC; Larry Klayman files $20T suit against China

ABA president says LSC needs extra money for COVID-19 issues ABA President Judy Perry Martinez is asking Congress to provide a supplemental appropriation for the Legal Services Corp. The cash will help address the increasing legal needs of low-income Americans caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Extra money is needed…

Mar 20, 2020 3:30 PM CDT

3 prosecutors resign amid probe into free Utah Jazz tickets provided by defense lawyer

Three prosecutors in Utah recently resigned amid an internal investigation into free Utah Jazz tickets they received from a defense lawyer who had appeared opposite them.

Mar 20, 2020 12:10 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Mueller indictment of Russian firms tossed; ex-juvenile delinquent now a lawyer

Judge tosses indictment of Russian firms at prosecutors’ request U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich granted prosecutors’ request Monday to toss an indictment against two Russian companies accused of participating in an “information warfare” campaign to influence the 2016 presidential election. Prosecutors said the companies—Concord Catering and Concord Management and Consulting—were…

Mar 17, 2020 3:12 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Bar assault leads to suspension; lawyer reprimanded for punch threat

Former prosecutor suspended for bar assault A New York appeals court has imposed a two-month suspension on a former prosecutor in New York County after his conviction for getting into a physical fight with a woman at a bar. Eli Karl Cherkasky said he reacted after the woman hit him…

Mar 12, 2020 4:31 PM CDT

Federal prosecutor and wife die in apparent murder-suicide

A federal prosecutor who lives north of Sacramento, California might have shot and killed his wife before turning the gun on himself, authorities say. Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Delgado, 43, and Tamara Delgado, 45, were found dead in their Granite Bay, California, home Sunday, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s…

Mar 11, 2020 9:20 AM CDT

As voters head to polls, DA apologizes for husband’s pointing of gun at protesters

A day before voters headed to the polls to decide whether the Los Angeles district attorney would keep her job, she said her husband was “profoundly sorry” for pointing a gun at protesters who came to their home.

Mar 3, 2020 11:27 AM CST

District attorney faces indictment over drug possession and misconduct

A district attorney in northeastern Colorado has been indicted by a grand jury on three counts of controlled substance possession and conspiracy and one count of official misconduct.

Mar 3, 2020 9:22 AM CST

Afternoon Briefs: LGBTQ students sue for sex ed equality; judge’s law license is suspended 5 times

South Carolina LGBTQ students fight for equality in sexual education Eli Bundy, a 15-year-old sophomore at Charleston County School of the Arts in South Carolina, is the leader of the school’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance, one of three groups suing the state’s superintendent of education in an effort to repeal…

Mar 2, 2020 4:16 PM CST

Afternoon Briefs: Federal courts have reopening plan; billable hours cited in mental health survey

5th Circuit refuses to toss suit against prosecutors accused of using fake subpoenas

Journalist investigating wrongful convictions turns lens on white-collar criminal case in Chicago

Afternoon Briefs: ABA backs COVID-19 money for LSC; Larry Klayman files $20T suit against China

3 prosecutors resign amid probe into free Utah Jazz tickets provided by defense lawyer

Afternoon Briefs: Mueller indictment of Russian firms tossed; ex-juvenile delinquent now a lawyer

Afternoon Briefs: Bar assault leads to suspension; lawyer reprimanded for punch threat

Federal prosecutor and wife die in apparent murder-suicide

As voters head to polls, DA apologizes for husband’s pointing of gun at protesters

District attorney faces indictment over drug possession and misconduct

Afternoon Briefs: LGBTQ students sue for sex ed equality; judge’s law license is suspended 5 times

ABA president applauds bill putting public defenders ‘on an equitable playing field with prosecutors’

Roger Stone gets 40-month sentence after Justice Department clashed with prosecution team

Op-ed by Harvey Weinstein lawyer spurs prosecutor complaint and gag order

‘The personal attacks on our judges and prosecutors must cease,’ says ABA president

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