Navigation Luigi Mangione’s defense attorneys have argued intense pretrial publicity, including comments from President Donald Trump and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, have undermined their client’s rights. But prosecutors say the Manhattan-based Southern District of New York is familiar territory to highly publicized criminal matters, and that the court is well-positioned to deal with it. […]
Posts Tagged 'Law.com'
Former DOGE General Counsel Joins Elon Musk's xAI as Legal Chief
James Burnham has an eclectic background that includes working as an attorney for President Donald Trump and serving as president of a litigation funding firm. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Thomas, Gorsuch Set Sights on Longstanding 'Feres Doctrine.' What Is It?
In a dissent Monday, Justice Clarence Thomas said the Supreme Court’s longstanding bar against tort suits from members of the military, known as the “Feres doctrine,” has no basis in law. Click Here To Read The Full Article
BREAKING: 'Unlawful Exercises of Executive Power': Judge Dismisses Comey and James Indictments, Disqualifies Federal Prosecutor Halligan
“I conclude that all actions flowing from Ms. [Lindsey] Halligan’s defective appointment, including securing and signing Ms. [Letitia] James’s indictment, constitute unlawful exercises of executive power and must be set aside,” U.S. District Senior Judge Cameron McGowan Currie wrote in an order disqualifying Halligan and dismissing criminal charges against the New York attorney general and […]
'Not Quite Nimble Enough': FTC's Antitrust Case Against Meta Took 5 Years to Play Out, a Span When Everything Changed
“The longer the case takes, the more that intervening developments in the sector can disrupt your theory of harm,” said Bill Kovacic, a Georgetown law professor who was Federal Trade Commission chair in 2008 and 2009. Click Here To Read The Full Article