“A public defender who can’t serve on a New York jury because of a 2009 felony drug conviction is a plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on jurors with felony convictions as applied in Manhattan, New York City. Daudi Justin, 44, is one of two plaintiffs alleging that Read more…
“The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide two cases involving criminal defendants and their rights under the Sixth Amendment. In Samia v. United States, the Supreme Court will consider whether murder defendant Adam Samia’s rights under the Sixth Amendment’s confrontation clause were violated by testimony about a co-defendant’s Read more…
“The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned down an emergency request to block California’s ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products. The Supreme Court rejected tobacco companies’ request for an emergency injunction pending appeal, report Reuters, SCOTUSblog, the Associated Press and the New York Times. The R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and other makers of tobacco had Read more…
“The founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX is facing criminal and civil securities charges in connection with an alleged $1.8 billion fraud for touting FTX Trading as a safe platform for crypto asset trading while diverting investor money to his privately held hedge fund. FTX founder and CEO Samuel Bankman-Fried was Read more…
“A Florida woman has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the Kraft Heinz Foods Co. misled consumers when it claimed that its Velveeta Shells & Cheese product is “ready in 3.5 minutes.” The Nov. 18 would-be class actionsays the 3.5 minutes represents the time to microwave the product, which is Read more…