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  • People v. Brann

    Publication Date: 2020-04-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Mark Dwyer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioners: Lauren Gottesman, Esq., Mary Lynne Werlwas, Esq., The Legal Aid Society.; For Petitioner Nicholas Kilgore: Robert Briere, Esq.
    for defendant: For Respondents: Martin Bowe, Esq. New York City Law Department For Respondent Cynthia Brann James Cooney, Esq. New York State Department of Law For Respondent Anthony Annucci Patricia Bailey, Esq., New York County District Attorneys Office.
    Case Number: 451078/2020

    Certain Inmates in High-Risk Category Ordered Released From Rikers Due to COVID-19

  • Federbush v. Shah

    Publication Date: 2020-04-03
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Douglas Hoffman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 350063/2019

    Matrimonial Action Stayed Pending Conclusion of Previously Filed Thai Divorce Action

  • Hogan v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-04-02
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Margaret Elizabeth Bullard, (Fulton County Public Defender's Office), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Leslie Anna Coots, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Paul L. Howard, Jr., Stephany Julissa Luttrell, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19A1448

    Trial Court Conducted Adequate Analysis in Concluding Defendant's Exclusion of Prospective Juror Was Based on Discriminatory Intent

  • The City of New York v. Airbnb Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-02
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Real Estate
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Special Master Abbye Lawrence
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: The City was represented by: Brian Krist of the New York City Mayor's Office of Special Enforcement.
    for defendant: Airbnb was represented by: Nicholas Jackson of ZwillGen PLLC.
    Case Number: 451582/2018

    City Entitled to Airbnb Postings' User Records for Unlawful Short-Term Tenancies

  • Calhoun v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-04-02
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Benham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Erika Clarke Birg, Lucas Allen Westby, Brandon Oliver Moulard, Shaniqua Singleton, Elizabeth A. Falconer, (Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Michael Alexander Oldham, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, David Parks White, (Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Hartwell, Brian Joseph Atkinson, (Wilbanks CEASE Clinic), Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19A1411

    State Trooper's Action in Executing PIT Maneuver on Fleeing Car Was Not Intervening Cause of Passenger's Death

  • Smith v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-03-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jacob Dennis Rhein, (Law Offices of Jacob D. Rhein), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Michael Alexander Oldham, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Paul L. Howard, Jr., Stephany Julissa Luttrell, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Dustin Jeremiah Lee, (Fulton County Office of the District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19A1098

    Court affirms felony murder conviction over defendant's arguments regarding sufficiency of evidence, trial court error, and assistance of counsel

  • Allen v. Cooper

    Publication Date: 2020-03-23
    Practice Area: Copyrights
    Industry: State and Local Government | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. Supreme Court
    Judge: Judge Kagan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-877

    No authority for Congress' abrogation of States' sovereign immunity from copyright infringement suits

  • People v. Blackwood

    Publication Date: 2020-03-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Supreme Court, Kings County
    Judge: Justice Jill Konviser
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 8422/17

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  • Gray v. Skelton

    Publication Date: 2020-03-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Law | Legal Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Devine
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0386

    A client sued her criminal-defense attorney for malpractice after having her conviction vacated on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel.

  • The State v. Lane

    Publication Date: 2020-03-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Sherry Boston, Destiny H. Bryant, Jason Matthew Rea, (Dekalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donald Franklin Samuel, (Garland, Samuel & Loeb, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19A1424

    Georgia Courts Considering Whether a Criminal Defendant Is Entitled to a New Trial Should Consider the Prejudicial Effect of Trial Court Errors and Deficient Counsel Performance