JURIST

JUNE 11, 2022

In a 14-page decision , the Supreme Court of New York Friday rejected the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) attempt to stop the state’s investigation into the organization. New York Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James brought an investigation against the NRA in 2020.

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JURIST

JUNE 8, 2024

New York state lawmakers passed legislation on Friday that would force major social media platforms to modify their policies and prohibit the use of “addictive” recommendation algorithms when deciding what children under 18 see in their social media feeds.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

New York joined the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and a bipartisan coalition of 26 states on Tuesday in filing a federal suit against precious metals company Safeguard Metals LLC and its owner and manager, Jeffrey Santulan, for allegedly deceiving investors across New York and the US.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The New York Attorney General’s Office announced Friday that a jury found current and former National Rifle Association (NRA) executives liable for corruption and financial misconduct. ” The NRA attempted to dismiss the lawsuit multiple times, but New York courts rejected these attempts.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The National Rifle Association (NRA) filed a countersuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday asserting that she lacks the authority to invoke New York state laws overseeing nonprofit organizations.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 31, 2021

A New York jury found Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, an opioid manufacturer, liable on Thursday for public nuisance by way of inundating the state with pills that killed thousands of people. ” The case was initially brought in 2019 in Suffolk County by New York Attorney General Letitia James. .”

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JURIST

JUNE 19, 2023

A majority of New York City Council members on Monday sent a letter to Mayor Eric Adams urging him to drastically increase funding for legal aid services in the city. ” The letter, authored by Councilperson Shaun Abreu, a former tenant rights attorney, referenced several issues facing legal services in the city. .”

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JURIST

JUNE 5, 2022

Two New York lawyers have pleaded guilty to new charges as part of a plea deal for throwing a Molotov cocktail into a police car during a 2020 George Floyd protest. This case is in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

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JURIST

JUNE 29, 2022

New York state and New York City Wednesday sued 10 distributors of gun components to stop the sale of illegal “ghost guns.” ” New York Attorney General Letitia James filed the lawsuit in New York Supreme Court’s Commercial Division.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

New York federal judge John Sinatra Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction in Christian v. Nigrellixi blocking New York’s enforcement of the “private property exclusion” within NY penal law section 265.01-d. Additionally, the US Supreme Court denied a petition to hear McCutchen v.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The daughter of civil rights leader Malcolm X filed a civil action Friday against the US, the city of New York, and the estates of various former federal agents for their alleged role in concealing, condoning, and facilitating X’s assassination in 1965. Both men served 20 years in prison for the murder; Islam died in 2009.

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JURIST

JANUARY 19, 2025

Chang was eventually extradited to New York in 2023 and convicted of wire fraud and money launderingin august 2024. After he had already spent nearly six years in pre-sentence custody between the US and South Africa, the Federal Court in New York sentenced him to an additional two-and-a-half years.

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JURIST

JANUARY 11, 2025

Mills Jr and Nigerian Attorney General Lateef O. The investigation found that proceeds from the bribery and money laundering had been used to acquire luxury assets, including a superyacht and prime real estate in California and New York. Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brent S.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 31, 2020

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced fraud charges Wednesday against a New York-based jewelry wholesaler who allegedly operated a “fraudulent Ponzi-like scheme in which he raised at least $69 million from at least 80 investors, including a number of current and retired police officers and firefighters.”

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JURIST

MARCH 13, 2024

A New York state trooper was acquitted of manslaughter charges on Wednesday in the killing of an unarmed motorist in downtown Buffalo, New York, after a high-speed highway chase two years ago. Attorney General Letitia James brought charges against Trooper Nigro following a review by her office.

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JURIST

MAY 19, 2022

New York Attorney General Letitia James Wednesday stated that the New York Department of Law aunched an investigation into several social media platforms they believe a shooter responsible for killing 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket used to plan, promote and stream the attack.

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JURIST

MAY 22, 2024

They spent over three decades at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York before being welcomed back to Thailand. ” The post New York Metropolitan Museum returns smuggled ancient statues to Thailand appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Three other ex-US attorneys also submitted arguments to Justice Dale E. This comes after the US attorney for the Southern District of New York, Danielle Sassoon resigned last Thursday in response to the request to drop charges.

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JURIST

JUNE 21, 2023

A Brooklyn, New York, jury on Tuesday convicted a former New York City police sergeant and two others for acting as illegal agents of Chinese authorities when they attempted to intimidate US residents to return to China. Michael McMahon, a former New York City police sergeant, faces up to 20 years in prison.

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JURIST

JULY 23, 2021

New York State Attorney General Letitia James, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, and other bipartisan attorneys general announced Wednesday that a proposed $26 billion settlement will resolve claims against several large opioid distributors. New York will receive $1.25

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JURIST

JANUARY 26, 2023

US Attorney Breon Peace said of the plea, “With today’s guilty plea, the bloody reign of the most violent and significant Colombian narcotics trafficker since Pablo Escobar is over.” Úsuga David arrived in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) in May 2022. Úsuga David awaits sentencing from the judge.

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JURIST

JUNE 4, 2022

Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew Olsen praised the sentence , saying, “Kasimov is an ISIS supporter who collected and gave money to another individual to fund his travel to join the terrorist group. Kasimov used his own funds, as well as funds collected by others, and met Saidakhmetov at John F.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

District Court for the Southern District of New York issued yesterday.

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Above The Law

APRIL 29, 2024

The post New York District Attorney Gets Caught Speeding, Blames Cop For Doing His Job appeared first on Above the Law. "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" is evergreen.

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JURIST

JANUARY 9, 2025

The Acting US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Edward Kim, highlighted that Ebisawa was involved in sending large quantities of heroin and methamphetamine to the United States.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr. Thursday moved to vacate 188 misdemeanor convictions tied to eight New York City Police Department officers. The post Manhattan district attorney dismisses 188 convictions following officer misconduct investigation appeared first on JURIST - News.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

“A Rupture on the Right Over Prosecutors, Politics and the Rule of Law; Differing interpretations of Attorney General Robert H. Jacksons classic 1940 speech, ‘The Federal Prosecutor,’ figured in Thursdays showdown in the Eric Adams case”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

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JURIST

JANUARY 25, 2023

New York Attorney General Letitia James Wednesday released a letter to Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. The post NY attorney general: use of facial recognition software to deny venue entry to lawyers may violate civil rights law appeared first on JURIST - News.

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ABA Journal

MAY 2, 2024

A New York judge should be censured for engaging in a street brawl with his neighbors and for participating in matters involving an attorney who…

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EvidenceProf Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Yesterday, a New York appellate court vacated Kaitlyn Conley's manslaughter conviction. I provided pro bono assistance to Conley's attorney, Melissa Swartz, in the appeal. So, what are the key facts of the case? Kaitlyn Conley worked at the chiropractor office.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 21, 2023

It seems like he has his sights set on New York Mayor Eric Adams. Attorney For The Southern District Of New York, Is ‘Relentless’ appeared first on Above the Law. Who will power lawyer Damian Williams prosecute next? The post Damian Williams, The First Black U.S.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

New York Attorney General Letitia James Thursday reached a $523 million settlement with opioid manufacturer Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries. In total, New York will receive $523 million from Teva–$210 million from the state and local settlement as well as $313 million from an individual agreement with New York.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The sentence was handed down by Judge Richard Berman of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. His conviction was eventually vacated in light of Supreme Court precedent, but in 2021, a grand jury reinstated the charges against Pham and also levied new charges, resulting in his conviction in May 2023.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted Thursday for impermissibly soliciting and accepting donations from foreign agents in exchange for political favors as well as illegally obtaining public funds through the guise of small donor campaign contributions.

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The Crime Report

MAY 10, 2023

The Congressional Judiciary Committee last month held a four-hour hearing, “Victims of Violent Crime in Manhattan” to understand better why New York City’s crime rates were “out of control” and what was wrong with its criminal justice system. Sources: New York Police Department and FBI, Uniform Crime Reports.

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JURIST

MAY 26, 2022

A New York federal judge Wednesday upheld a New York law that allows victims of gun violence to sue the gun industry. The National Shooting Sports Foundation and gun manufacturers, like Smith & Wesson and Sturm, Ruger & Co. brought the case because they claimed the state law violated the US Constitution.

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JURIST

JANUARY 20, 2023

Damian Williams, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, condemned Mullins in the announcement of the plea deal. The post Former New York City police union president pleads guilty to defrauding union of $600K appeared first on JURIST - News. Both officers won the election.

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