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6th Circ. Clears 2, Says Bank Fraud Was ‘Wrong Crime’
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Read More »1st Circ. Affirms Ex-Puerto Rico Judge’s Bribery Conviction
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Read More »7th. Circ. Revives Chicago Atty’s Gawker Defamation Suit
The Seventh Circuit on Monday revived a defamation suit lodged by a Chicago attorney acquitted of sexual assault who sued Gawker Media LLC for writing about his trial, saying Gawker helped create and develop at least one defamatory comment made by a third party. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »7th. Circ. Revives Chicago Atty’s Gawker Defamation Suit
The Seventh Circuit on Monday revived a defamation suit lodged by a Chicago attorney acquitted of sexual assault who sued Gawker Media LLC for writing about his trial, saying Gawker helped create and develop at least one defamatory comment made by a third party. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »Split 9th Circ. Orders New Sentence Over Lack Of Interpreter
A divided Ninth Circuit on Tuesday ordered a lower court to resentence a man caught at the U.S.-Mexico border with 130 pounds of marijuana stashed in a truck, ruling the limited-English speaker was deprived of his right to an interpreter during a sentencing hearing. Law360: acquitted
Read More »How The 2nd Circ. Categorizes Employee Due Process Claims
When it comes to the Second Circuit’s interpretation of due process in the employment context, the difference between a winning and losing argument may turn on how a plaintiff is pigeon-holed, not just the meaningfulness of the process he or she received, meaning both plaintiff and defense counsel should pay careful attention to how the courts in the Second Circuit ...
Read More »5th Circ. Upholds Ex-La. Mayor’s 20-Year Bribery Sentence
The Fifth Circuit refused Thursday to disturb a 20-year prison sentence a lower court handed to the ex-mayor of a Louisiana city for allegedly taking bribes in exchange for government contracts, after the appeals court had vacated an earlier sentence. Law360: acquitted
Read More »2nd Circ. Won’t Rehear $4.7M Case Against Ex-NY AG Staff
The Second Circuit won’t rehear the case of two former employees of the New York state attorney general’s office facing a $ 4.7 million judgment for submitting misleading evidence against a dentist accused of Medicaid fraud. Law360: acquitted
Read More »5th Circ. Rebuffs Ex-New Orleans Mayor’s Bribery Appeal
The Fifth Circuit on Thursday upheld the conviction of former New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin on charges related to a purported scheme that doled out contracts in exchange for bribes and kickbacks, rejecting Nagin’s claims that jury instructions regarding honest services fraud were in error. Law360: acquitted
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