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281 entries in 'Law Firm News' |
2023/03/28
Supreme Court skeptical of man who offered adult adoptions
2022/11/30
Hong Kong asks Beijing to step in into row over UK lawyer
2022/09/08
Utah-based company wins auction to buy Jay Peak in Vermont
2022/08/18
Some Capitol rioters try to profit from their Jan. 6 crimes
2022/06/24
States brace for fight over gun laws after high court ruling
2022/06/07
Wisconsin Supreme Court says COVID records can be released
2022/04/09
2nd defendant pleads guilty in 2018 hate crime in Washington
2022/03/09
Kansas AG asking judge to dismiss redistricting lawsuits
2022/02/23
Gangs control who eats at Mississippi jail, monitor says
2022/02/18
Maryland governor appoints 2 to state’s highest court
2022/02/07
Moats named to temporary seat on West Virginia Supreme Court
2022/01/25
Palin COVID-19 tests delay libel trial against NY Times
2022/01/21
Judge sides with Alaska attorney who alleged wrongful firing
2022/01/11
Partisan letters cost long-serving Alaska magistrate his job
2022/01/09
Cobb County jury trials paused as COVID-19 spreads
2021/12/21
Appeals court upholds mask requirement for Knox schools
2021/12/13
Supreme Court rejects appeal over press access in Wisconsin
2021/11/24
Tunisian trial shines light on use of military courts
2021/11/13
Trials delayed for mother, son in Mississippi fraud cases
2021/11/04
Palestinians reject offer to delay their Jerusalem eviction
2021/11/01
Video: Officer shoots Illinois inmate after struggle for gun
2021/10/26
Cambodia amends charter to bar dual citizens from top office
2021/10/22
Federal appeals court won’t stop health worker COVID mandate
2021/10/18
Judge agrees to delay in sentencing for Gaetz friend
2021/10/14
Man arrested after paint thrown on Confederate monument
2021/10/11
Appellate court sets hearing in South Carolina abortion case
2021/10/08
US Supreme Court allows lawsuit against troopers to proceed
2021/09/27
Federal judge delays vaccine mandate for NYC teachers
2021/09/16
Minnesota Supreme Court defers ruling on Minneapolis police
2021/09/14
1st female LGBT federal appeals court nominee to get hearing
2021/09/12
Australia’s High Court intervenes in police shooting trial
2021/09/06
Court rules Catholic school wrongfully fired gay substitute
2021/08/29
Maryland’s highest court reviewing teen sniper’s life term
2021/07/22
Bankruptcy proceedings can have long-term benefits
2020/11/20
US government executes man convicted of killing Texas teen
2020/07/07
UK judge says Amber Heard can be in court for Depp testimony
2020/05/23
Lawyer for Biden accuser Tara Reade drops her as a client
2019/12/05
Court to consider bathroom use by transgender student
2019/12/03
Afghanistan probe appeal begins at Hague international court
2019/11/26
Supreme Court shields Trump’s financial records for now
2019/11/23
Justices question Alaska $500-a-year contribution limit
2019/11/01
Court opens way to send ex-Mozambique minister to US trial
2019/10/03
Ohio counties tell court: Don’t let state stop opioid trial
2019/09/29
Egypt court asks religious figure to weigh in on sentences
2019/08/02
Gunmaker asks US Supreme Court to hear Sandy Hook appeal
2019/07/11
Court to Trump: Blocking Twitter critics is unconstitutional
2019/06/14
Brazil's supreme court votes to make homophobia a crime
2019/04/24
California court is latest to weigh Manson follower’s parole
2019/03/18
Supreme Court to consider Louisiana's non-unanimous juries
2019/02/28
Dominion to ask Supreme Court to hear pipeline appeal
2019/02/26
Court upholds car rental tax imposed in Maricopa County
2019/02/06
High court upholds texting suicide manslaughter conviction
2019/01/01
Chinese court orders new trial for Canadian in drug case
2019/01/01
Court to review murder convictions in husband's beating
2018/11/06
Malaysia court to resume Kim Jong Nam murder trial on Jan. 7
2018/10/22
Supreme Court: Ross can't be questioned in census suit
2018/10/18
Supreme Court hopeful had DWI charge in 2009
2018/10/11
Former FIFA official Makudi at court for ban appeal hearing
2018/10/04
Cemetery case puts property rights issue before high court
2018/10/01
Supreme Court won't hear case over California beach access
2018/09/25
Stand-ins to decide who sits on West Virginia Supreme Court
2018/09/23
Egypt court sentences 65 people over 2013 violence
2018/09/05
Court: Cities can't prosecute people for sleeping on streets
2018/08/27
Iran goes to UN's highest court over re-imposed US sanctions
2018/08/08
With scant record, Supreme Court nominee elusive on abortion
2018/08/06
N Carolina Supreme Court candidate sues over party label law
2018/07/17
Court says convicted serial rapist should be released
2018/06/21
Lawsuit seeks lawyer access to immigrants in prison
2018/06/20
High Court: Online shoppers can be forced to pay sales tax
2018/05/27
Court: Montana minimizes impact of mining near Yellowstone
2018/05/13
Dutch court says time ripe for law to recognize 3rd gender
2018/04/25
Italy's high court refuses to release migrant rescue ship
2018/03/22
Arkansas wants court to dissolve stay for death row prisoner
2018/02/19
Maldives court delays reinstating pro-opposition lawmakers
2018/02/12
Beleaguered gunmaker Remington points to bankruptcy court
2018/01/22
Court rules Puigdemont must return to Spain for re-election
2017/12/29
Democratic judge announces bid for Ohio Supreme Court seat
2017/11/10
Human rights group accuses Guatemalan courts of delays
2017/10/29
Indonesia court upholds seizure of illegal fishing vessel
2017/10/10
Supreme Court opens pivotal term with Trump nominee in place
2017/09/01
S. Korean court says worker's rare disease linked to Samsung
2017/07/22
Court: Indiana layoffs of older workers not discrimination
2017/06/21
High Court ruling may hurt claims of talc link to cancer
2017/05/15
Supreme Court declines to hear North Carolina voter ID case
2017/03/26
Turkish protesters denounce alleged coup plotters at court
2017/02/11
Partisan struggle over NC governor's authority back in court
2017/02/08
Missouri death row inmate appeals to US Supreme Court
2017/01/03
Man who escaped from Rhode Island prison to appear in court
2016/12/05
Court blocks federal plan to extend overtime pay to many
2016/11/16
French court restores far-right candidate's ties to father
2016/10/10
Moscow court orders paper to refute a report on Rosneft CEO
2016/08/09
Turkish court issues arrest warrant for Muslim cleric
2016/07/24
Monitor chosen to oversee Ferguson's police, court reforms
2016/05/03
High court seems poised to overturn McDonnell conviction
2016/03/28
Attorney: Court ruling lets Ohio political candidates lie
2016/02/10
Supreme Court puts Obama's climate change plan on hold
2016/01/30
Supreme Court rejects appeal to outlaw death penalty
2015/12/10
EU court dismisses Barcelona football trademark case
2015/11/28
2 charged in pastor's wife killing say little in court
2015/11/01
German court: former SS Auschwitz guard fit for trial
2015/10/20
Federal court programs aim to keep defendants out of prison
2015/10/08
Suspect in some Phoenix freeway shootings pleads not guilty
2015/09/03
Clerk in gay marriage case to appear in federal court
2015/07/09
Religious beliefs, gay rights clash in court case over cake
2015/06/25
Supreme Court upholds key tool for fighting housing bias
2015/03/31
Court rejects Duncan's death sentence appeal
2015/02/16
Court says Chuck Yeager can sue Utah gun safe company
2014/12/08
Palm Beach Construction Law
2014/12/04
Southern California Personal Injury Lawyers
2014/12/01
Personal Injury Lawyers Practicing Throughout Texas
2014/11/21
Securities Arbitration and Litigation
2014/11/13
Aggressive Securities Arbitration Services
2014/11/07
Las Vegas Accident & Injury Attorney
2014/10/22
Website asks high court to throw out lawsuit
2014/08/27
Law Office of Alan Segal - Greater Boston Estate Planning Attorney
2014/07/11
South Carolina Episcopalians take fight to court
2014/06/16
Davis Law Group, PLLC - Detroit Area DUI/DWI Attorney
2014/06/13
Law Offices of Robert W. Jackson - Cardiff & Fallbrook Personal Injury Lawyers
2014/06/10
DiRusso & DiRusso - Surry County Worker's Compensation Lawyers
2014/06/03
The Salazar Law Firm - Houston Car Accident Lawyers Services
2014/05/30
McKennon Law Group - Los Angeles Life Insurance Claim Attorney
2014/05/27
Place & Hanley - Securities Attorneys Florida Services
2014/05/20
Rita White - Canton Criminal Lawyer Services
2014/05/13
MJM Law Office, P.C. - Eugene DUI and Criminal Defense Lawyer
2014/05/05
Jackson Trial Lawyers - Cardiff Personal Injury Lawyer
2014/04/25
Law Office of Rita O. White - Canton Criminal & DUI Lawyers
2014/03/21
The Davis Law Group, PLLC
2014/03/21
Levin & Curlett LLC
2014/02/20
Supreme Court affirms pipeline value decision
2013/10/25
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Attorneys
2013/09/23
Craig Hubble - Hawthorne Employment Discrimination Attorney
2013/08/19
Ala. courts seek $8.5 million to avoid layoffs
2013/08/15
Calif. asks Supreme Court to halt inmate releases
2013/03/11
3 ex-Marine Corp clerks plead guilty in San Diego
2012/12/25
Man who cut lawyer in San Diego court convicted
2012/12/19
Court fines woman in Berlusconi 'bunga bunga' case
2012/11/27
Kline lawyer wants probe of research attorneys
2012/09/14
KC law firm owner faces murder, forgery charges
2012/08/24
Pomerantz Law Firm Has Filed a Class Action
2012/06/08
Groups sue to block Florida voter roll purge
2012/05/19
Court won't consider giving man new trial
2012/03/01
Back Pay Award Reduced Based on Laches in Class Action
2012/02/29
Indianapolis Business Corporate Law Firm
2012/02/24
Indianapolis Business Corporate Law Firm
2012/02/22
A Class Action Has Been Filed Against GNC
2012/02/21
Indianapolis Business Litigation Law Firm - Riley Bennett Egloff, LLP
2012/02/20
Israel top court takes Palestinian detainee appeal
2012/02/13
Indianapolis Bankruptcy Law Firm - Riley Bennett Egloff, LLP
2012/02/02
Miss. high court takes ex-gov pardons case
2012/01/23
US high court: warrant needed for GPS tracking
2012/01/12
Sanford Wittels Heisler Files Employment Class Action
2012/01/11
Judge halts killer's Ohio execution, scolds state
2012/01/09
Texas electoral maps at issue before Supreme Court
2012/01/02
Chief justice defends court's impartiality
2011/12/30
Federal judge blocks Calif. low-carbon fuels rule
2011/12/28
Appeals court upholds convictions in Fort Dix plot
2011/12/26
Supreme Court rejects Hessler appeal
2011/12/16
Phil Spector to take appeal to US Supreme Court
2011/12/16
Wall St. seeks dismissal of Ala. record bankruptcy
2011/12/15
Previously announced class action settlement approved
2011/12/14
Next ICC prosecutor warns against sex crimes
2011/12/12
City Council in Pa. capital again seeks bankruptcy
2011/12/09
Appeals court blocks cement plant pollution rule
2011/12/07
Blagojevich team says he's guilty, asks for mercy
2011/12/06
ICC seeks information from Libya on Seif al-Islam
2011/12/05
Court: Assange can continue extradition fight
2011/12/01
Man tied to Ohio Craigslist case appears in court
2011/11/29
Calif. salon shooting suspect due for arraignment
2011/11/28
US court won't block its Texas redistricting map
2011/11/22
NY top court clears probe of inflated appraisals
2011/11/20
Texas AG blasts court's redistricting maps
2011/11/19
Federal court issues new political maps for Texas
2011/11/18
Fla. hired law firm with ties to Gov. Scott
2011/11/07
Corzine steps down at collapsed firm, hires lawyer
2011/11/03
High court considers Ga. suit over false testimony
2011/11/02
Court unlikely to allow private prison to be sued
2011/10/26
Justices could talk health care cases on Nov. 10
2011/10/25
US appeals court upholds roadless rule in forests
2011/10/22
Indiana, Planned Parenthood in court over funding
2011/10/21
Artists sue auction houses over royalties law
2011/10/18
Arpaio to testify about failed investigations
2011/10/18
Minn. appeals court upholds $1M U verdict
2011/10/14
SEC backs ban on banks trading for own profit
2011/10/06
Scott Cole Associates Announces Update for Class Action
2011/10/05
Hogan to be new courts administrative officer
2011/10/04
Court turns away appeal over commandments display
2011/09/16
Class Action Filed Against Former, Current AP Execs
2011/09/08
Court tosses Sivak's death sentence
2011/08/25
Lawyers wrap up Int'l Court's first trial
2011/08/21
Federal court rejects Houston cop killer's appeal
2011/08/19
Drug company lawyer taped trying to foil lawsuit
2011/08/15
Nigerian who allegedly scammed 80 law firms, lawyers out of $31M extradited to US
2011/08/12
Miss. judge suspended for misconduct
2011/08/10
New hearings sought in Chicago police torture case
2011/08/09
Pozen says Texas court upholds Treximet patents
2011/08/09
Once-exonerated Conn. man ordered back to prison
2011/08/05
Lawyer pleads guilty to $47 million Ponzi scheme
2011/08/03
Buffalo city lawmakers irked by law firm's TV ad
2011/07/28
Health care lawsuit reaches Supreme Court
2011/07/26
Class action lawsuit filed over Antero drilling
2011/07/26
NJ court rules against son in Plain estate dispute
2011/07/25
Court denies motion to stop Loughner medication
2011/07/15
High court sets oral arguments in campaign lawsuit
2011/07/11
Law Firm To Collect $35M In Forfeited Bonds
2011/07/11
Lawyer defends Nevada truck firm in Amtrak crash
2011/07/05
Borrowers sue over apparent loan mod mishaps
2011/06/28
BofA Near $8.5B Deal to Settle Big Investors' Claims
2011/06/24
Toyota class action suit to start with Utah case
2011/06/24
Casino owner cited in complaint against Ala. judge
2011/06/20
Mont. Supreme Court rules against Paws Up
2011/05/17
Ala. chief justice warns more court layoffs coming
2011/05/04
Trump real estate courses didn't deliver, suit says
2011/04/25
High court rejects quick review of health care law
2011/04/18
Democrats criticize hiring of firm for House remap
2011/04/04
Patrick to nominate justice to Mass. high court
2011/03/04
Disgraced Pa. judge wants convictions tossed
2011/02/11
Judge affirms $7.3M verdict against law firm
2010/12/15
Lawsuit seeks to keep 3 Iowa justices on bench
2010/12/03
Transit expert lawyers to help NJ fight tunnel tab
2010/11/28
$450m class action launched against NAB
2010/11/02
Court Appoints Lawyer for Bernard Kilpatrick
2010/10/04
New Supreme Court term opens with Kagan aboard
2010/09/27
Abraham, Fruchter Twersky, LLP
2010/09/16
Man who tried to fake death pleads guilty to fraud
2010/08/30
DOJ's elite Public Integrity unit gets new leader
2010/08/17
DUI Life Sentence Stirs Debate About Alcoholism
2010/08/09
Children in Dependency Proceedings Need Lawyers
2010/07/29
2 re-sentencings ordered in $1.9B Ohio fraud case
2010/07/20
Wis. justices uphold ex-Jesuit priest's conviction
2010/07/05
Law firm merger activity picks up
2010/06/28
Ore. trial court to reconsider $100M tobacco case
2010/06/21
Securities Fraud Liability May Hit More Defendants
2010/06/16
Law firm: BP claims form flawed
2010/06/10
Court OKs Calif. city's day laborer crackdown
2010/05/24
Appeals court rules against Bagram detainees
2010/05/17
CANCER CLUSTER TRIAL APPROACHES
2010/04/28
US lawmaker urges action on Russian lawyer's death
2010/04/19
The Shuman Investigates Ormat Technologies Inc.
2010/04/16
Wash. court: Illegal worker status inadmissible
2010/04/14
Law firms seek to represent dead miners' families
2010/04/12
Law firm Mayer Brown lays off more lawyers
2010/04/12
BofA Merrill, Knight Capital, Franklin Templeton
2010/02/25
Law firm 'in contempt' over MP legal threat
2010/02/13
Stigma of home-based firms disappearing as trend grows
2010/01/30
‘America’s Best Law Firms’ Rankings Are Coming in 2010
2010/01/12
Simmons rated as UK's most gay-friendly firm
2010/01/06
Law firm mergers down 24 percent in 2009
2009/12/23
Judge orders new trial in Chicago patronage case
2009/12/07
Lyondell settles lawsuit brought by unsecured creditors
2009/11/23
Pension drops lawsuit against ACS over Xerox buy
2009/11/02
Jury Rules Against Blue Nile in $60.1 Million Lawsuit
2009/09/28
Burford Capital In GBP200M IPO For Lawsuit Funding
2009/07/16
Goldman Sachs Backs Off Blogger
2009/05/26
Sotomayor nominated to high court
2009/05/26
Recession cuts law firm growth
2009/05/14
Students who paid to attend inauguration sue
2009/05/07
Study Predicts 5 Percent Growth in Legal Spending
2009/04/22
Supreme Court limits warrantless vehicle searches
2009/02/23
Munger, Tolles Olson Retains Clearwell to lower costs
2009/02/05
Sidley Austin Receives Commitment to Justice Award
2008/12/17
Court: No obligation for company to give teen drug
2008/12/15
NJ Sen. Lautenberg among potential fraud victims
2008/12/01
Court revives Ariz. tribes lawsuit over research
2008/10/30
Anti-gay-marriage groups look for Ariz. redemption
2008/06/21
Supreme Court to review decision on Navy sonar use
2008/04/14
Top Law Schools Tighten Hold on NLJ 250 Firms
2008/03/25
Is Schwarzenegger Serious About Taxing Lawyers?
2008/03/24
Attorney Is Disbarred for the Second Time
2008/03/17
High Court Agrees to Hear Indecency Case
2008/03/13
Attorney General To Argue a Case Before High Court
2008/03/05
Touro chief says law school not for sale
2008/03/05
California Supreme Court in gay marriage storm
2008/03/04
Ex-Alaska Governor's top aide to plead guilty
2008/03/04
Louisiana's new AG probes Foti's last-stand lawsuits
2008/03/03
Campton Hills pays $124,000 to lawyers
2008/03/03
Justices reject appeal by Adelphia founder, son
2008/03/02
Peloton hedge fund to liquidate and close shop
2008/02/28
Law Firm Warns Of Looming Katrina Lawsuit Deadline
2008/02/25
Four law firms dominate school district services
2008/02/25
Supreme Court to hear car search, tribal land cases
2008/02/23
Top U.S. court backs S.F. health care
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Supreme Court skeptical of man who offered adult adoptions
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2023/03/28 14:24
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The Supreme Court seemed inclined Monday to rule against a man convicted of violating immigration law for offering adult adoptions he falsely claimed would lead to citizenship.
Attorneys for Helaman Hansen told the justices during approximately 90 minutes of arguments that the law he was convicted of violating was too broad. But the court’s conservative majority in particular seemed willing to side with the government and conclude that it is not.
Justice Neil Gorsuch noted that the law “has been on the books for 70 years” without some of the issues Hansen’s lawyers worried about. He also expressed no sympathy for Hansen himself, who he said was “taking advantage of very vulnerable people.”
“He had every intent in the world to keep these people here to take their money with no prospect they’d ever” actually get citizenship, Gorsuch said.
The case involves a section of federal immigration law that says a person such as Hansen who “encourages or induces” a non-citizen to come to or remain in the United States illegally can be punished by up to five years in prison. That’s increased to up to 10 years if the person doing the encouraging is doing so for their own financial gain.
The federal government says that from 2012 to 2016 Hansen — who lived in Elk Grove, California, near Sacramento — deceived hundreds of non-citizens into believing that he could guarantee them a path to citizenship through adult adoption.
Based on Hansen’s promises, officials say, people either came to or stayed in the United States in violation of the law, even though Hansen knew that the adult adoptions he was arranging would not lead to citizenship. The government says at least 471 people paid him between $550 and $10,000 and that in total he collected more than $1.8 million.
Hansen was ultimately convicted of encouragement charges as well as fraud charges. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the encouragement charges and another 20 years on the fraud charges. But a federal appeals court ruled that the law on encouragement is overbroad and violates the free speech clause of the First Amendment and overturned just those convictions.
The court’s three liberal justices seemed more concerned about the reach of the law. Justice Elena Kagan asked “what happens to all the cases” where a lawyer, doctor, neighbor, friend or teacher “says to a non-citizen: ‘I really think you should stay.’” Kagan wanted to know whether those people could or would be prosecuted under the law. |
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Hong Kong asks Beijing to step in into row over UK lawyer
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2022/11/30 12:12
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Hong Kong’s leader said on Monday he will ask Beijing to rule whether to let foreign lawyers be involved in national security cases after the city’s top court allowed a prominent pro-democracy publisher to hire a British lawyer for his upcoming trial.
John Lee said the government would ask for a postponement of Jimmy Lai’s high-profile trial that was due to start Thursday. But he did not offer a timetable for the interpretation that could effectively preempt the court judgment.
“At present, there is no effective means to ensure that a counsel from overseas will not have conflict of interest because of his nationality. And there is also no means to ensure that he has not been coerced, compromised, or in any way controlled by foreign governments, associations or persons,” he said.
The move was targeting overseas counsels who do not have the general practice qualification to carry out legal service in Hong Kong, he added.
Lai, the founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily and one of the most prominent figures in the city’s pro-democracy movement, was arrested after Beijing imposed a tough national security law to crack down on dissent following widespread protests in 2019. He faces collusion charges and a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
While the city’s secretary for justice was appealing an earlier ruling that approved Lai to hire a veteran British lawyer at the top court, pro-Beijing politicians and newspapers also voiced objections over the last few days.
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Utah-based company wins auction to buy Jay Peak in Vermont
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2022/09/08 13:00
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Utah-based Pacific Group Resorts, Inc., which owns five ski resorts, has won the auction to buy Jay Peak Resort, the Vermont ski area that was shaken by a massive fraud case involving its former owner and president.
The court-appointed receiver who has been overseeing Jay Peak for more than six years announced Thursday the results of Wednesday’s auction, with Pacific Group Resorts making the highest and best bid among the multiple bidders. The offer was not disclosed.
“We are pleased an experienced operating company like Pacific Group Resorts ended up with this great asset,” receiver Michael Goldberg said in a statement.
A federal court must approve the bid and a hearing is tentatively scheduled for Sept. 16, according to Goldberg. The sale is expected to close before the upcoming ski season, Goldberg said.
Pacific Groups Resorts, which owns Ragged Mountain Resort in New Hampshire and Powderhorn Mountain Resort in Colorado, as well as properties in British Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, had originally offered to buy Jay Peak for $58 million. Goldberg wanted to be able to continue to market the resort, and if there were qualified bids to hold an auction “in order to assure the highest and best offer,” according a court filing last month.
Vern Greco, PGRI’s president and CEO, said the company started pursuing the acquisition over three years ago.
“Jay has a high quality team of dedicated employees who have weathered the uncertainty of the receivership for a long time,” he said in a statement. “We look forward to bringing renewed stability to the property and its staff, we’re enthusiastic about the prospects for the resort, and we are delighted to be in Vermont which is an important market for any mountain resort operator.”
Former Jay Peak owner Ariel Quiros, former president William Stenger and Quiros’ adviser William Kelly were sentenced this spring to federal prison for their roles in a failed plan to build a biotechnology plant using tens of millions of dollars in foreign investors’ money raised through a special visa program.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the state of Vermont also alleged in 2016 that Quiros and Stenger took part in a “massive eight-year fraudulent scheme” that involved misusing more than $200 million of about $400 million raised from foreign investors for various ski area developments through the same visa program.
They settled civil charges with the SEC, with Quiros surrendering more than $80 million in assets, including Jay Peak and Burke Mountain ski resorts.
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Some Capitol rioters try to profit from their Jan. 6 crimes
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2022/08/18 15:13
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Facing prison time and dire personal consequences for storming the U.S. Capitol, some Jan. 6 defendants are trying to profit from their participation in the deadly riot, using it as a platform to drum up cash, promote business endeavors and boost social media profiles.
A Nevada man jailed on riot charges asked his mother to contact publishers for a book he was writing about “the Capitol incident.” A rioter from Washington state helped his father hawk clothes and other merchandise bearing slogans such as “Our House” and images of the Capitol building. A Virginia man released a rap album with riot-themed songs and a cover photograph of him sitting on a police vehicle outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Those actions are sometimes complicating matters for defendants when they face judges at sentencing as prosecutors point to the profit-chasing activities in seeking tougher punishments. The Justice Department, in some instances, is trying to claw back money that rioters have made off the insurrection.
In one case, federal authorities have seized tens of thousands of dollars from a defendant who sold his footage from Jan. 6. In another case, a Florida man’s plea deal allows the U.S. government to collect profits from any book he gets published over the next five years. And prosecutors want a Maine man who raised more than $20,000 from supporters to surrender some of the money because a taxpayer-funded public defender is representing him. |
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States brace for fight over gun laws after high court ruling
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2022/06/24 15:51
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The Supreme Court’s decision overturning a gun-permitting law in New York has states with robust firearms restrictions scrambling to respond on two fronts — to figure out what concealed-carry measures they might be allowed to impose while also preparing to defend a wide range of other gun control policies.
The language in the court’s majority opinion heightened concern that other state laws, from setting an age limit on gun purchases to banning high-capacity ammunition magazines, may now be in jeopardy.
“The court has basically invited open season on our gun laws, and so I expect litigation across the board,” said New Jersey acting Attorney General Matt Platkin, a Democrat. “We’re going to defend our gun laws tooth-and-nail because these gun laws save lives.”
The court ruling issued Thursday specifically overturned a New York law that had been in place since 1913 and required that people applying for a concealed carry permit demonstrate a specific need to have a gun in public, such as showing an imminent threat to their safety. The court’s conservative majority said that violated the Second Amendment, which they interpreted as protecting people’s right to carry a gun for self-defense outside the home.
While the ruling does not address any other laws, the majority opinion opens the door for gun rights advocates to challenge them in the future, said Alex McCourt, the director of legal research for the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.
Pro-firearms groups in several states said they plan to do just that.
Attorney Chuck Michel, president of the California Rifle and Pistol Association, said the group is preparing to expand its legal challenges based on the high court changing the legal standard used to assess whether gun control laws are constitutional.
Courts must now consider only whether a gun control regulation is consistent with the Second Amendment’s actual text and its historical understanding, according to Thursday’s ruling. Before that, judges also could consider a state’s social justification for passing a gun control law.
Michel said the standard will affect three prominent California laws. Legal challenges to the state’s limits on assault weapons, its requirement for background checks for buying ammunition and its ban on online ammunition sales are pending before a federal appellate court.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court says COVID records can be released
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2022/06/07 15:45
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A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday said the state health department can release data on coronavirus outbreak cases, information sought two years ago near the beginning of the pandemic.
The court ruled 4-3 against Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, the state’s largest business lobbying group, which had wanted to block release of the records requested in June 2020 by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and other news outlets.
The state health department in the early months of the pandemic in 2020 had planned to release the names of more than 1,000 businesses with more than 25 employees where at least two workers have tested positive for COVID-19.
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, along with the Muskego Area Chamber of Commerce and the New Berlin Chamber of Commerce, sued to block the release of the records, saying it would “irreparably harm” the reputations of their members. It argued that the information being sought is derived from diagnostic test results and the records of contact tracers, and that such information constitutes private medical records that can’t be released without the consent of each individual.
Attorneys for the state argued that the information contained aggregate numbers only, not personal information, and could be released. A Waukesha County circuit judge sided with the business group and blocked release of the records. A state appeals court in 2021 reversed the lower court’s ruling and ordered the case dismissed, saying WMC failed to show a justifiable reason for concealing the records.
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