Tue May 15, 2012 6:26 PM EDT
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons is reconsidering its plan to send a Russian arms dealer known as the Merchant of Death to a high-security prison in Colorado.
Continue reading this entry ...
Thu Apr 5, 2012 12:06 PM EDT
A federal appeals court revived a 5-year-old copyright case against YouTube on Thursday, finding that a jury might conclude that the online video service knew it was infringing rights when it allowed the distribution of videos of popular television shows and other programs.
Continue reading this entry ...
Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:38 PM EDT
A federal prison guard maimed when he was stabbed in the eye by a former Osama bin Laden aide returned to court Tuesday hoping to see his attacker at appeals arguments that could lead to a new sentencing hearing for the man, who's serving life in prison.
Continue reading this entry ...
Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:33 PM EDT
A judge handed the government several setbacks Tuesday in its insider trading prosecution of a former Goldman Sachs board member by letting the company's chairman testify about his interactions with the government and by letting the defense learn more about separate criminal and civil probes.
Continue reading this entry ...
Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:10 PM EDT
A government lawyer on Wednesday vigorously defended the prosecution of a man who urges jurors to sometimes disregard the law and vote their conscience, calling him a "significant threat" to the integrity of the judicial system.
Continue reading this entry ...
Wed Feb 29, 2012 3:32 PM EST
Three judges seemed unimpressed Wednesday with arguments that the First Amendment rights of a civil rights lawyer convicted of aiding a terrorist organization were violated when her prison sentence was quadrupled after she said she could serve the time "standing on my head."
Continue reading this entry ...
Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:00 PM EST
Some are old enough to recall pioneering aviator Charles Lindbergh's tickertape parade. Others can share vivid memories of World War II or the Great Depression.
Continue reading this entry ...
Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:15 AM EST
A smiling former Goldman Sachs computer programmer was freed from prison Friday after a surprise ruling from a federal appeals court reversed his conviction on charges he stole computer code.
Continue reading this entry ...
Tue Feb 7, 2012 4:35 PM EST
A judge with a reputation for being tough on white-collar crime was assigned Tuesday to preside over a $78 million insider trading case that rivals the size of the biggest case of its kind ever brought in Manhattan.
Continue reading this entry ...
Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:33 PM EST
With spring training just weeks away, nobody's working harder to prepare for the New York Mets' future than their lawyers.
Continue reading this entry ...
Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:42 PM EST
A judge has ruled demonstrators don't have a First Amendment right to protest Friday afternoon in front of a New York City federal courthouse that has hosted several major terrorism trials.
Continue reading this entry ...
Wed Dec 21, 2011 4:22 PM EST
A former hedge fund consultant was sentenced Wednesday to 2 1/2 years in prison for insider trading, a crime that a judge said seemed to be growing in prevalence despite a continual crackdown by authorities against it.
Continue reading this entry ...
Tue Dec 6, 2011 8:59 PM EST
The U.S. government has dropped its New York deportation case against an Argentine lesbian who married a U.S. citizen, marking an improvement in the treatment of cases of same-sex couples involving a legal alien and a U.S. citizen, a lawyer for the woman said Tuesday.
Continue reading this entry ...
Mon Nov 28, 2011 12:05 PM EST
A judge on Monday used unusually harsh language to strike down a $285 million settlement between Citigroup and the Securities and Exchange Commission over toxic mortgage securities, saying he couldn't tell whether the deal was fair and criticizing regulators for shielding the public from details of the firm's wrongdoing.
Continue reading this entry ...
Sun Nov 6, 2011 1:37 PM EST
The most bankable star witness at the trial of an ex-Soviet officer known as the Merchant of Death was a former drug dealer turned U.S. government-sponsored actor who became one of the highest paid informants in history.
Continue reading this entry ...
Tue Oct 18, 2011 1:56 PM EDT
A lawyer for Viacom Inc. warned an appeals court panel Tuesday that there will be greater exploitation of copyright material on the Internet if the court lets YouTube get away with a business built on "rampant copyright infringement."
Continue reading this entry ...
Sun Oct 9, 2011 12:05 PM EDT
The prison term awaiting a one-time billionaire hedge fund founder convicted of insider trading charges is unpredictable at best in a Manhattan courthouse where judges vary considerably in their assessment of how justice should be dispersed at sentencing.
Continue reading this entry ...
Tue Sep 27, 2011 5:49 PM EDT
A judge said Tuesday that a trustee recovering money for investors who lost in jailed financier Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme "might well prevail" in efforts to recover some of nearly $300 million in fictitious profits he claims the owners of the New York Mets received from Madoff.
Continue reading this entry ...
Wed Aug 24, 2011 6:33 PM EDT
A judge agreed Wednesday to suppress statements an ex-Soviet officer dubbed the Merchant of Death made to U.S. investigators before he was transferred from Thailand to New York last year to face charges he sold arms to terrorists.
Continue reading this entry ...
Mon Aug 8, 2011 4:26 PM EDT
A hotel maid who accuses ex-International Monetary Fund boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault sued him Monday over what she calls a "violent and sadistic" attack in an upscale suite that left her life "in shambles."
Continue reading this entry ...
Sat Jul 16, 2011 1:22 PM EDT
Families and friends of some of the 230 people killed when a Paris-bound jumbo jet mysteriously exploded in the sky off the Long Island coast are planning to mark the early evening moment with a quiet beach gathering Sunday.
Continue reading this entry ...
Tue Jul 12, 2011 11:15 PM EDT
A champion Chinese gymnast who was paralyzed in an accident at the 1998 Goodwill Games is grateful toward the United States after reaching a deal with insurance companies to provide her with medical care and rehabilitation in China, along with financial help, her lawyer said Tuesday.
Continue reading this entry ...
Sun Jul 10, 2011 12:16 PM EDT
A Harvard-trained administrator thought she had heard it all as a gatekeeper in a city office responsible for supporting charter schools when Bill Baccaglini walked enthusiastically through the door with one more idea.
Continue reading this entry ...
Mon Apr 18, 2011 3:34 PM EDT
A jury considered the fate of a hedge fund founder accused of making tens of millions of dollars through insider trading after a judge reminded them that they can rehear any of the dozens of taped conversations between the defendants and his friends.
Continue reading this entry ...
Fri Apr 1, 2011 9:23 PM EDT
A lawsuit is seeking damages from New York City on behalf of a third-grader handcuffed after a fight with a classmate.
Continue reading this entry ...