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By R.J. Rico | The Associated Press | July 23, 2024
Last month, the nonprofit Bail Project said it would no longer be able to help people post bond in Georgia because of a new Republican-backed law limiting people and organizations from posting more than three cash bonds in a year unless they meet extensive requirements to become bail bond companies.
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By Scott Mollen | July 23, 2024
Scott Mollen discusses "Elango Medical PLLC v. Trump Palace Condo," where the court dismissed claims by a doctor alleging she was barred from renting in Trump building because of her race, and "Owl Creek Properties, LLC v. Timmons," where the respondent established a succession defense and the court dismissed the holdover proceeding.
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By Kenneth E. Pitcoff and Frank H. Foster | July 23, 2024
As there has been a substantial increase in civil litigation concerning wrongful convictions, police officers and municipalities face potential liability for their involvement in the arrest and criminal prosecution of the wrongly accused. While wrongful conviction cases are incredibly nuanced, these cases are still highly defensible and there are a multitude of ways that police officers and municipalities can be defended against such claims.
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By Emily Saul | July 22, 2024
Counsel for the ex-congressman had asked the judge to toss charges of theft of public money and aggravated identity theft against their client. Santos is scheduled to face trial in September.
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By The Associated Press | July 19, 2024
The new judge presiding over the prosecution of the rapper and several other defendants says she plans to move forward expeditiously with the trial.
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By Emily Saul | July 19, 2024
Manhattan prosecutors have previously said they may charge Weinstein with additional counts, as more complainants have come forward.
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By Cedra Mayfield | July 19, 2024
"We hired an expert to explain the effects of child sexual assault and how these assaults affect victims for the rest of their lives," said plaintiff counsel Jeb Butler of the Butler Kahn Firm in Atlanta.
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By Jeff Martin | The Associated Press | July 19, 2024
The U.S. attorney in Atlanta announced the man was indicted by a grand jury on charges that he threatened in internet messages to "assault, kidnap and murder" FBI Director Christopher Wray.
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By Emily Saul | July 18, 2024
The judge explained that under the American Bar Association's "shadow guidelines"—an alternative the United States Sentencing Commission's sentencing guidelines—he felt that Anatoly Legkodymov had already served a sentence in that range during pre-trial detention.
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By Emily Saul | July 18, 2024
The judge explained that under the American Bar Association's "shadow guidelines"—an alternative the U.S. Sentencing Commission's guidelines—he felt Anatoly Legkodymov had already served a sentence in that range during pre-trial detention.
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