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“Michael Cohen Used Artificial Intelligence in Feeding Lawyer Bogus Cases; Donald Trump’s former fixer had sought an early end to court supervision after his 2018 campaign finance conviction; He enlisted the help of Google Bard”

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“Michael Cohen Used Artificial Intelligence in Feeding Lawyer Bogus Cases; Donald Trump’s former fixer had sought an early end to court supervision after his 2018 campaign finance conviction; He enlisted the help of Google Bard”: Benjamin Weiser and Jonah E. Bromwich of The New York Times have this report.

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Trump campaign supporter found guilty of violating campaign finance laws

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A federal district court in Manhattan found Lev Parnas, a former a ssociate of President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, guilty of six counts of US campaign finance law violations during the 2018 election. District Court Judge Paul Oetken to jail Parnas while he awaits sentencing.

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Former France president found guilty of violating campaign financing laws

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Former France president Nicholas Sarkozy has been found guilty of illegaly financing his 2012 re-election campaign on Thursday, making him the first head of state since the second world war to receive two jail terms. Sarkozy’s lawyers have stated that they will appeal the decision. Sarkozy spent approximately €42.8 million (US $49.7

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France appeals court lightens prison sentence for former President Sarkozy

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The Paris court of appeal lightened a one-year prison sentence for former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Sarkozy was facing charges over alleged illegal campaign financing in his 2012 re-election campaign. The court also on affirmed a lower court’s guilty verdict. million in financing his 2012 campaign.

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8th Circuit decision upholding felon gun ban quickens path to Supreme Court, lawyer says

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How ghostwritten Supreme Court briefs are used as a strategy

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The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.

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Lawyer who sued Chevron is sentenced to six months for contempt of court case

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over pollution in the Ecuadorian rainforest, was sentenced on Friday to six months in prison for criminal contempt of court. The initial dispute originated in 2011 after an Ecuadorian court rendered a $9.5 The appeals court upheld Judge Kaplan’s findings in 2016.

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