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September 02, 2025
NYPD Urges Dismissal Of Racial Bias Suit Over Gang List
The city of New York has asked a federal judge to toss a putative class action alleging NYPD officials violated the constitutional rights of people on the department's list of purported gang members, saying the lawsuit, brought by three anonymous men, is "highly speculative."
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September 02, 2025
Feds Want To Tell Jury About Guilty Pleas In Corruption Trial
A Connecticut federal jury in a former state budget director's upcoming corruption trial should be told that three construction industry officials have pled guilty to related conspiracy charges, federal prosecutors have argued, saying a defense bid to exclude the guilty pleas was "legally and factually unfounded."
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September 02, 2025
Ex-Crypto Platform Cred Execs Sentenced For $150M Scheme
The former CEO and former chief financial officer behind bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Cred Inc. will serve four years and three years, respectively, after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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September 02, 2025
11th Circ. Upholds 15-Year Sentence In Armed Career Case
The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday ruled that a man's 15-year prison sentence in a federal firearms case did not violate the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution, even though a federal judge used a previous marijuana conviction to enhance the sentence.
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September 02, 2025
Ga. Superior Court Clerk Suspended After Indictment
A Georgia superior court clerk has been suspended after her indictment on charges of destroying public records and violating her oath of office, according to an executive order signed by Gov. Brian Kemp.
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September 02, 2025
Girardi Co-Attys Can't Revive Elder Abuse, Fiduciary Claims
A California state appeals court has found that claims of financial elder abuse and aiding and abetting a breach of fiduciary duty brought by two of Tom Girardi's co-counsel against his son-in-law were correctly dismissed, as was an aiding and abetting claim against a company run by Girardi's estranged wife.
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September 02, 2025
Jury Misled On Tax Fraud Conspiracy Charge, 10th Circ. Rules
The Tenth Circuit overturned Tuesday a conviction against a man who did not report trust income on his personal tax returns, saying the New Mexico district court erred in presenting instructions on the conspiracy charges to both the jury and defendant's counsel.
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September 02, 2025
Ex-Education Exec's Pension Cut After Theft Conviction
The former director of East Haven, Connecticut's before-and-after-school program will see a $500 monthly reduction in her pension for almost nine years after a state court judge docked the payments due to her 2021 conviction for stealing from the town's board of education.
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September 02, 2025
3rd Circ. Probes Jurisdiction In Dispute Over NJ US Atty
The Third Circuit on Tuesday ordered defendants and the federal government to make a case for the appeals court's jurisdiction over a district court's ruling disqualifying acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba from overseeing two cases, saying the court "ordinarily lacks jurisdiction" over pretrial orders in criminal cases.
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September 02, 2025
Moldova's Anti-Corruption Chief Returns To Jones Day
The top anti-corruption prosecutor for the Republic of Moldova, who supervised the investigation and prosecution of more than 700 anti-corruption matters there, has returned to the U.S. and Jones Day, the firm where she started her legal career nearly a decade ago, Jones Day announced Tuesday.
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September 02, 2025
Gov't Says Fla. Ex-Rep Can't Escape Foreign Agent Case
A former congressman and political consultant accused of secretly lobbying for the Venezuelan government should not be allowed to escape Foreign Agents Registration Act charges, the U.S. government argued, saying the law is not a violation of their free speech rights.
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August 29, 2025
DC Judge Says Fed. Reserve Gov. Can't Get TRO Just Yet
Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook didn't walk away from her emergency hearing with the temporary restraining order she was looking for, but a D.C. federal judge said she was willing to expedite briefing over the president's attempt to strip Cook of her position.
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August 29, 2025
LA's Acting US Atty Essayli Faces DQ Bid Over Expired Term
The Federal Public Defender's Office in Los Angeles urged a California federal court Friday to disqualify acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli, arguing that his temporary 120-day appointment has expired and his continuing service in the role "circumvented limitations" imposed by Congress.
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August 29, 2025
Banker, Ex-Puerto Rico Governor Plead Guilty In Bribery Case
Former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced and a London-based banker have agreed to plead guilty to a single charge over their roles in an alleged scheme that initially saw the banker accused of offering Garced financial support to her reelection bid in exchange for terminating a regulatory inquiry into his bank.
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August 29, 2025
SEC Says Crypto Project Mango Can't 'Undo' $700K Settlement
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is pushing back on cryptocurrency project Mango Labs' bid to undo a nearly $700,000 settlement, saying the project's crypto policy pivot and subsequent dismissal of certain crypto enforcement actions aren't reasons to remedy its "buyers' remorse" over the deal.
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August 29, 2025
NY Tribe Wants Smoke Shop Sanctioned For Flaking On Records
Two smoke shop operators will be slapped with sanctions unless they come up with good reasons for why they disregarded a New York federal court order requiring them to turn over cannabis sales records to the Cayuga Nation in their legal battle with the tribe.
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August 29, 2025
SEC Enters New Enforcement Era With Unlikely Leader
As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission prepares to welcome a new enforcement director after nearly a year without someone permanently in the role, securities industry insiders are waiting to see how the former military judge will leave her mark on an agency that is already in the midst of transformation.
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August 29, 2025
SEC Beats FOIA Suit Over Its Internal Breach
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was not in the wrong for withholding information related to a 2022 internal information breach from a conservative civil rights organization that requested documents on the matter, a Washington, D.C., judge determined, citing the attorney work-product doctrine.
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August 29, 2025
Norwegian Shipping Co. Pleads Guilty To Pollution Charge
Shipping company V.Ships Norway admitted to illegally dumping oil-contaminated waste in the Atlantic Ocean and was sentenced to pay a $2 million fine, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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August 29, 2025
Ex-Philly Labor Leader Cites Ailing Wife In Prison Release Bid
John Dougherty, the former business manager of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 in Philadelphia, has asked a federal judge to free him early from his six-year prison term for bribery and embezzlement so that he can go home to care for his ailing wife, who he claims will ultimately die without his assistance.
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August 29, 2025
RICO, Fraud Claims Tossed In LA Real Estate Investment Suit
A Georgia federal court has determined that fraud and racketeering claims from a group of Chinese and American investors in a real estate investment suit alleging a group of fraudsters duped them out of millions of dollars with bogus representations are barred by merger clauses and federal securities regulations.
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August 29, 2025
3rd Circ. Backs Walmart In Opioid Securities Disclosure Suit
A proposed class action by Walmart investors claiming the company misled them by failing to disclose a federal opioid investigation was rejected Friday by the Third Circuit, which held the retailer's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings were not false or misleading.
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August 29, 2025
7th Circ. Backs $4.5M Fraudster's 8-Year Prison Sentence
A real estate investment firm owner who transferred investor money to his friends' companies without permission and advertised to his own less-educated Amish community was properly sentenced to eight years in prison, the Seventh Circuit has ruled.
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August 29, 2025
Bookie Who Took Bets From Ohtani Interpreter Gets 1 Year
A resident of Orange County, California, was sentenced to a year and a day in prison on Friday after pleading guilty to operating as an unlicensed bookmaker who placed bets for current and former professional athletes as well as a Japanese language interpreter who is serving time for stealing from baseball megastar Shohei Ohtani.
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August 29, 2025
Vanguard To Pay $19.5M Over Adviser Conflict Disclosures
Vanguard Advisers Inc. agreed to pay $19.5 million to resolve claims from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it failed to adequately disclose conflicts of interest in connection with its recommendation to clients to enroll in its managed account program.
Expert Analysis
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3 Rulings May Reveal Next Frontier Of Gov't Contract Cases
Several U.S. Supreme Court decisions over the past year — involving wire fraud, gratuities and obstruction — offer wide-ranging and arguably conflicting takeaways for government contractors that are especially relevant given the Trump administration’s focus on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, say attorneys at Rogers Joseph.
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DOJ May Rethink Banning Firearms For Marijuana Users
In light of various federal circuit court decisions and an executive order from President Donald Trump, U.S. Department of Justice enforcement policy now may be on the verge of changing decidedly in favor of marijuana users' gun rights, and could foreshadow additional marijuana-friendly reforms, says Jacob Raver at Dentons.
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EDNY Ruling May Limit Some FARA Conspiracy Charges
Though the Eastern District of New York’s recent U.S. v. Sun decision upheld Foreign Agents Registration Act charges against a former aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, its recognition of an affirmative legislative policy to exempt some officials may help defendants charged with related conspiracies, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.
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9th Circ. Has Muddied Waters Of Article III Pleading Standard
District courts in the Ninth Circuit continue to apply a defunct and especially forgiving pleading standard to questions of Article III standing, and the circuit court itself has only perpetuated this confusion — making it an attractive forum for disputes that have no rightful place in federal court, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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Future Of Enviro Crimes Under Trump's Federal Regs Order
President Donald Trump's recent executive order about fighting overcriminalization in federal regulations creates new advocacy opportunities for defense counsel to argue that particular environmental crime investigations and matters ought to be limited or declined based on the policy priorities reflected in the order, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Series
Competing In Modern Pentathlon Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Opening myself up to new experiences through competing in modern Olympic pentathlon has shrunk the appearance of my daily work annoyances and helps me improve my patience, manage crises better and remember that acquiring new skills requires working through your early mistakes, says attorney Mary Zoldak.
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If Justices Accept, Maxwell Case May Clarify Meaning Of 'US'
If the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to take up Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal, it could clarify the meaning of “United States” in the context of plea agreements, and a plain language interpretation of the term would offer criminal defendants fairness and finality, say attorneys at Kudman Trachten.
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DOJ Memo Lays Groundwork For Healthy Bank Sponsorships
The U.S. Department of Justice's recent digital asset policy shift offers potential clarity in the murky waters of sponsor bank relationships, presenting nontraditional financial companies with both a moment of opportunity and a test of maturity, say attorneys at Arnall Golden.
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Policy Shifts May Follow Burst Of Defense Cyber Settlements
Recent False Claims Act settlements with defense contractors MORSECORP and Nightwing suggest that cybersecurity standards for government contractors remain a key enforcement priority, but these may represent a final flurry of activity before the Trump administration transitions to different policy goals, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Teaching Yourself Legal Tech
New graduates often enter practice unfamiliar with even basic professional software, but budding lawyers can use on-the-job opportunities to both catch up on technological skills and explore the advanced legal and artificial intelligence tools that will open doors, says Alyssa Sones at Sheppard Mullin.
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In 2nd Term, Trump Has New Iran Sanctions Enforcement Tool
As tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalate, the Trump administration may use a whistleblower program enacted in 2022 to target violations that were previously more difficult to detect, thus expanding enforcement of economic sanctions, say attorneys at MoloLamken and Zuckerman Law.
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How AI May Reshape The Future Of Adjudication
As discussed at a recent panel at Texas A&M, artificial intelligence will not erase the human element of adjudication in the next 10 to 20 years, but it will drive efficiencies that spur private arbiters to experiment, lead public courts to evolve and force attorneys to adapt, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.
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When Legal Advocacy Crosses The Line Into Incivility
As judges issue sanctions for courtroom incivility, and state bars advance formal discipline rules, trial lawyers must understand that the difference between zealous advocacy and unprofessionalism is not just a matter of tone; it's a marker of skill, credibility and potentially disciplinary exposure, says Nate Sabri at Perkins Coie.
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3 Corporate Deposition Prep Tips To Counter 'Reptile' Tactics
With plaintiffs counsel’s rising use of reptile strategies that seek to activate jurors' survival instincts, corporate deponents face an increased risk of being lulled into providing testimony that undercuts a key defense or sets up the plaintiff's case strategy at trial, making it important to consider factors like cross-examination and timing, say attorneys at Dentons.
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FCPA Enforcement Is Here To Stay, But It May Look Different
After a monthslong enforcement pause, the U.S. Department of Justice’s new Foreign Corrupt Practices Act guidelines fundamentally shift prosecutorial discretion and potentially reduce investigatory burdens for organizations, but open questions remain, so companies should continue to exercise caution, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.