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Avenatti Gains Edge As Feds Show Hand In Mistrial - Law360

Avenatti Gains Edge As Feds Show Hand In Mistrial - Law360

Law360 — Law360 (August 24, 2021, 8:32 PM EDT) -- Michael Avenatti scored a major tactical win in his California fraud case when a federal judge declared a mistrial Tuesday, giving the disgraced lawyer a chance to fortify his defense after seeing a monthlong dress rehearsal by the government. U.S.

Avenatti Gains Edge As Feds Show Hand In Mistrial - Law360

Avenatti Gains Edge As Feds Show Hand In Mistrial - Law360

Law360 — Law360 (August 24, 2021, 8:32 PM EDT) -- Michael Avenatti scored a major tactical win in his California fraud case when a federal judge declared a mistrial Tuesday, giving the disgraced lawyer a chance to fortify his defense after seeing a monthlong dress rehearsal by the government. U.S.

Biden's US Atty Picks Bring Sorely Needed Diversity - Law360

Biden's US Atty Picks Bring Sorely Needed Diversity - Law360

Law360 — President Joe Biden's slate of U.S. attorney picks is so far one of the most diverse in history, which lawyers say will help address racial inequality in a federal criminal justice system that reached new lows of diversity under the Trump administration.

Biden Bets On An Insider To Steady A Roiled SDNY - Law360

Biden Bets On An Insider To Steady A Roiled SDNY - Law360

Law360 — President Joe Biden is betting that an insider is best suited to steady the ship as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, which has seen its sterling reputation tarnished in recent years by hidden-evidence scandals and touchy political entanglements.

Biden Calls On Cuomo To Resign After Harassment Report - Law360

Biden Calls On Cuomo To Resign After Harassment Report - Law360

Law360 — President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign after the state's attorney general found that he sexually harassed multiple women, placing extraordinary pressure on the embattled Democrat as he faces a criminal probe in Albany County and an ongoing impeachment inquiry.

Texas Atty Cops To Passing PACER Docs To Drug Traffickers - Law360

Texas Atty Cops To Passing PACER Docs To Drug Traffickers - Law360

Law360 — A Texas defense attorney has pled guilty to passing public court documents to Mexican drug traffickers in violation of the Travel Act, the latest instance of federal prosecutors getting creative with a long-neglected federal law intended to fight organized crime.

Feds Drop Pilot Flying J Fraud Case After 6th Circ. Defeat - Law360

Feds Drop Pilot Flying J Fraud Case After 6th Circ. Defeat - Law360

Law360 — Law360 (July 27, 2021, 8:43 PM EDT) -- Tennessee federal prosecutors on Tuesday moved to toss their long-running fraud case against former high-ranking employees of truck stop operator Pilot Flying J, citing a recent appellate loss and concerns over the reliability of government cooperators.

Donziger Found Guilty Of Contempt By Judge - Law360

Donziger Found Guilty Of Contempt By Judge - Law360

Law360 — Steven Donziger, a disbarred human rights lawyer accused of fraudulently obtaining a $9.5 billion pollution judgment against Chevron Corp. in Ecuador, was convicted of criminal contempt by a Manhattan federal judge Monday for disobeying court orders in the oil giant's civil case against him.

Garland's 'Historic' Leak Probe Memo Comes With Fine Print - Law360

Garland's 'Historic' Leak Probe Memo Comes With Fine Print - Law360

Law360 — Attorney General Merrick Garland's move Monday to sharply curtail the seizure of data from reporters drew praise as a major step forward for press freedom, but experts say the memo leaves some wiggle room for the government to snoop on sensitive news-gathering activities.

DOJ Report Says FBI Botched Nassar Sex Abuse Investigation - Law360

DOJ Report Says FBI Botched Nassar Sex Abuse Investigation - Law360

Law360 — The FBI disregarded Olympic gymnasts' allegations of sexual abuse by former team doctor Larry Nassar and made false statements to contain the fallout of its botched investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice's internal watchdog said in a scathing report Wednesday.