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“Nothing Succeeds Like Excess”: New York’s Perverse Incentive in Pricing Trump Out of an Appeal

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in the New York Post on the confiscatory fines imposed on former president Donald Trump and his family and corporation. The New York statute has been on the books for decades and has always been something of an anomaly in not requiring an actual victim or loss to justify disgorgement or fines.

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New York Court News 7-8-2021

American Legal Net

Papers also may be deposited in the Court’s Night Box, located in the lobby of the Thurgood Marshall United States Court, 40 Foley Square, New York, NY. Postal Service or third-party commercial carriers, or they may be deposited in the night drop box on H Street, N.W. uscourts.gov. See Administrative Order 2021-09.

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NY Bail Reform: ‘Two Steps Forward, One Step Back’

The Crime Report

Although the landmark bail reform legislation in New York successfully reduced city and state prison populations, it failed to resolve economic inequality in the state’s pretrial detention system, argues Daniel Chasin in the Cardozo Law Review. Amendments to the law have done little to address the problem, writes Chasin, a J.D.

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Cuomo’s Cosby Defense? The New York Governor Could Ultimately Rely on the Comedian’s Defense

JonathanTurley

One of the threats faced by New York Gov. That is common in sexual harassment cases and hostile workplaces where you can get around statute of limitations when at least one case is recent or ongoing. The New York Penal Law focuses on “forcible touching” cases. Here is the provision : 130.52

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Israeli citizen challenges U.S. wire-fraud conviction for foreign financial scheme

SCOTUSBlog

The Supreme Court has issued a number of decisions in recent years limiting the reach of the federal wire-fraud statute, which outlaws the use of “the wires” – including internet and phone lines – to commit fraud. The scheme involved the use of false advertisements to entice investors to deposit funds to purchase binary options.

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“Are You Kidding Me”: Federal Judge Rebukes DOJ on its Own Refusal to Comply with House Subpoenas

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in the New York Post on the recent rebuke of the Justice Department by a federal judge in a hearing on the refusal to comply with House subpoenas in the Biden corruption investigation. Since the DOJ was in the midst of a plea negotiations, it made no sense that the DOJ would simply kill potential charges.

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Cuomo Accused of Being Serial Harasser as Cuomo Attacks Accusers as Political Hacks

JonathanTurley

The late New York Gov. However, his son, Andrew Cuomo, the current New York governor, moved today from presumed sinner but presumed assaulter. Andrew Cuomo is looking as years of litigation, including depositions as not just a sinner but a virtual predator. That could be important in litigating these claims.

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