Professor Gregory Germain Weighs in on Jury Nullification in the Luigi Mangione Trial
Professor Gregory Germain spoke with The Hill on the possibility of jury nullification for the Luigi Mangione trial, the man accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Jury nullification…
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Former France president Sarkozy faces trial over alleged campaign funds from Libya – JURIST
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy appeared in court on Monday over allegations of receiving illegal funding from former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for his 2007 presidential campaign. New evidence, including…
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Part-time actor claimed he created COVID-19 cure. He’ll spend more than 8 years in prison
A part-time actor was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison Monday for soliciting investors in companies that prosecutors said marketed a bogus cure and treatment for COVID-19….
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Dana Stubblefield could be released after 2020 rape conviction reversal
Days after Dana Stubblefield’s 2020 rape conviction was reversed by an appellate court because of “racially discriminatory language” by the prosecution during the trial, an attorney for the former San…
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Trial of former D.A. advisor on hold after appeals court steps in
A California appeals court is taking a closer look at the criminal prosecution of a former top district attorney’s office advisor, asking state Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta’s office to further…
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Imprisoned SoCal killer convicted of 1986 murders of two women
An imprisoned Bay Area killer has been found guilty of the 1986 murders of two young Northern California women after a DNA match connected him to the crime, authorities said….
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France court convicts 51 men in Dominique Pelicot mass rape trial – JURIST
The Vaucluse criminal court in Avignon, France, convicted 51 men including the main defendant Dominique Pelicot in a rape trial on Thursday. The case sparks debates on adding the consent…
Read More »Colonel Found Guilty of Sexual Harassment in Trial Seen as a Milestone
The conviction is considered one of the first of its kind since Congress required the military to change how its legal system addresses sexual assault and harassment. Source link
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Trial Preparation Starts in Discovery
Trial preparation starts in discovery. Yes, that statement seems a bit ridiculous – especially considering the fact that the majority of civil matters will never see a courtroom – but…
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Biden’s understandable, unforgivable pardon of his son Hunter
It came as a surprise that President Biden unconditionally pardoned his son Hunter, a convicted felon, after repeatedly vowing that he would not. For the past few months, each time…
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Were Hunter Biden’s charges politically motivated? Here are the facts
In announcing that he was pardoning his son Hunter in two federal cases, President Biden said the criminal charges “came about only after several of my political opponents in Congress…
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Menendez brothers to make first court appearance in bid for freedom
Brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are serving life terms without parole for the shotgun killings of their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion, will make their first court appearance…
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Uganda activist stands trial in court-martial after disappeared in Kenya – JURIST
A prominent Ugandan opposition figure Dr Kizza Besigye, who disappeared Saturday while visiting Kenya, resurfaced on Wednesday in a military jail back in Uganda, according to statements from his wife…
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Unusual tattoo linked ‘Chesapeake Bandits’ member to heist, jury finds
During a brazen Valentine’s Day heist of an armored truck in Hawthorne, the robber kept his face covered. But as he bent down to stuff bills from a haul of…
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Judge ‘troubled’ by Danny Masterson’s attorneys tracking down jurors after rape trial
Attorneys working for Danny Masterson contacted jurors from the actor’s rape trial despite a judge’s order meant to limit publicly available information about their identities, drawing alarm from the jurors…
Read More »George Saad L’25 Wins Best Cross-Examination at the Buffalo-Niagara Trial Competition
George Saad L’25 won the Best Cross-Examination award at the Buffalo-Niagara Trial Competition. His cross-examination was deemed the best out of 96 cross-examinations during the preliminary rounds. The Syracuse Law…
Read More »Bannon’s New York Trial on Fraud Charges Is Postponed Until February
The key adviser to Donald J. Trump is accused of cheating people who donated to build a border wall. Mr. Trump pardoned him when he faced similar federal charges in…
Read More »Trial for Murder of Laken Riley, Georgia Nursing Student, Set to Begin
The case was swept up in the debate over immigration after investigators said the perpetrator was a migrant from Venezuela who entered the U.S. illegally. Source link
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3Ls Savana Conrade and Suzan Elzawahry Win the 47th Annual Lionel O. Grossman Trial Competition
3Ls Savana Conrade and Suzan Elzawahry prevailed over 3Ls Nathan Hankey and Olivia Murphy in the 47th Annual Lionel O. Grossman Trial Competition. Elzawahry was selected as the Best Advocate….
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Jury awards $3 million to LAPD whistleblower in ‘SWAT Mafia’ trial
Timothy Colomey said his fellow Los Angeles police officers had a nickname for him after he transferred out of SWAT: “Top Rope.” It was a reference to a professional wrestler…
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