Two prosecutors in the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office said they couldn’t withdraw criminal charges because it could impact upcoming primary elections. Professor Bruce Green explains the legal ethics issues. Read “Allegheny County Public Defender, Legal Experts Question Ethics of District Attorney’s Office,” in TRIB LIVE.
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Professor Cheryl Bader breaks down whether or not the charges again Trump by Manhattan DA could even survive preliminary motions to dismiss. Read “Indictment Would Be Unlikely to Divert Trump from Campaign to Courthouse” in RollCall.com.
Professor Bruce Green explains the reason grand juries were originally conceived in a VOA article that explores their role in the American justice system. Read “How U.S. Grand Juries Work” in Voice of America.
Professor Deborah Denno is consulted for an article on the shortcomings of current methods of carrying out capital punishment in states that have the death penalty. Read “Idaho’s Move to Resurrect Firing Squad ‘Makes Sense’ as ‘Quickest, Surest’ Death Penalty Option, Expert Says” in Fox News.
Professor Susan Scafidi gives her thoughts on the Federal Trade Commission’s order to eight major social-media and video streaming providers to detail the ways in which they are acting to curb a pandemic-era rise in fraudulent advertising. Read “New FTC Order Pressures Tech Platforms Over Fraudulent Ads” in The Wall Street Journal.
Professional Cheryl Bader told ABC News why it can take a long time for prosecutors to issue an indictment. Read “With Trump Case Looming, What Is an Indictment?” in ABC News.
Professor Deborah Denno warns of the unreliability of lethal injection as a method of execution in an article on a recent bill passed in Idaho’s state senate to restore firing squads, a method banned by the state back in 2009. “Public perception has always been firing squads’ Achilles heel. It has associations with the Wild West and major wars — people associate guns with a lot of bad things,” Denno said. “Lethal injection, outside the death penalty, is generally seen as positive because people associate it with just going to sleep.” Read “As Lethal Injection Faces Hurdles, Idaho Turns Back…
Professor Bruce Green appears in an article on if 2018 communications between adult-film star Stormy Daniels and Joe Tacopina, an attorney who is now representing former President Donald Trump, create a conflict in Tacopina’s ability to defend Trump. Read “Exclusive: Communications Between Stormy Daniels and Trump Attorney Turned Over to Manhattan DA” in CNN Politics.
Professor Jerry Goldfeder, has been named number 12 among the “City & State Law Power 100,” an index that “recognizes the most influential legal professionals in the world of New York politics and government.” Jerry Goldfeder ranks as one of the state’s top election law experts, advising candidates and helming voting rights groups on a statewide and national basis. Read “The 2023 Law Power 100: The legal eagles in the world of New York politics.” in City & State New York.
An index developed by Fordham Law’s National Center for Access to Justice is mentioned in an article about proposed reforms for addressing legal fines and fees for incarcerated individuals. Read “NJ Clergy Push for State to Let Incarcerated People Reduce Burdensome Debt While in Prison” in NorthJersey.com.