A prostitution scandal that eventually led to former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s resignation from office in 2008 was reportedly sparked by the former state attorney…
Lawyers for the son of actor Michael Douglas need to refile his plea for a leniency without so many blackouts and he should expect a public sentence, a federal judge…
In a move apparently timed to coincide with the annual Internal Revenue Service tax return filing deadline, the U.S. Department of Justice has announced that criminal charges are being pursued…
A 58-year-old marketing professor is a 1L at New York Law School, largely because of a stint on jury duty and a dinner party conversation with a woman who turned…
A partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has spoken publicly for the first time about a childhood trauma that spurred him to become a plaintiff in an unusual RICO suit…
The top prosecutor in Manhattan scrambled to handle a busy misdemeanor call this morning, making plea deals in minor check forgery cases and reporting grand jury action in petty larcenies…
Photographers and illustrators who say they were left out of a proposed $125 million settlement by Google concerning its massive book-scanning project have filed suit seeking additional damages.
Three lawyers are among 10 individuals federally charged with conspiracy, bank fraud and wire fraud in an alleged $10 million New York City mortgage loan scam involving straw buyers and…
A federal judge has ordered artist Shepard Fairey and his new lawyers in a copyright suit to disclose records that were destroyed, when it happened, and the persons responsible.
A recent New York Times article about the proliferation of unpaid internships appears to be eliciting a reaction of resigned acceptance rather than a backlash against…
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