Deanna Paul
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New York, NY, United States
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R. Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years in Sex Abuse Case
The R&B star was convicted last year of using his entourage to recruit women and underage girls for sex. → Read More
State Judges Are in Spotlight After Supreme Court Overrules Roe v. Wade
Days after the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, the legal spotlight is shifting to state courts, where judges are on the front lines in determining the future of abortion. On Tuesday, a judge in Houston blocked enforcement of a century-old Texas law that banned abortion. → Read More
In Wake of Roe v. Wade Ruling, Abortion Providers Confront New Landscape
Some providers have closed following the Supreme Court’s ruling Friday, which eliminated the constitutional right to an abortion. Others are pressing forward on borrowed time. → Read More
Fall of Roe v. Wade Upends Abortion Landscape for American Women
Clinics will close and telemedicine abortions could expand as half of U.S. states are expected to ban or restrict the procedure. → Read More
States Face Changes After Supreme Court Ruling Expanding Gun Rights
The Supreme Court’s ruling striking down New York’s permitting regime for concealed weapons is likely to have ripple effects throughout the country, especially in several Democratic-led states that have given government officials broad latitude to deny citizens’ requests to carry concealed handguns for self-defense. → Read More
New York Lawyers Plead Guilty to Conspiracy in Molotov-Cocktail Case
The incident took place during a 2020 protest in Brooklyn following the killing of George Floyd; the new plea agreement could mean shorter prison sentences for the two attorneys. → Read More
Is the LSAT Required? Fate of Test for Law School Admissions to Be Decided
The American Bar Association is debating whether to allow law-school applications without LSAT or GRE scores. → Read More
Happy the Elephant Has Lawyers Arguing to Free Her From the Zoo
Lawsuits also argue that lakes and wild rice have legal rights, too. → Read More
New York Attorney General Pushes for State Abortion Fund
Attorney General Letitia James and state lawmakers say New York should pay for abortion access for low-income residents and out-of-state women. → Read More
Trump Business and Inaugural Committee to Settle Claims of Misusing Funds
The D.C. attorney general had alleged in a lawsuit overpayment to Trump Organization’s Washington hotel for event space. → Read More
Judge Denies Donald Trump’s Bid to End Contempt Finding
New York judge isn’t satisfied by former president’s affidavit that he doesn’t possess documents subpoenaed by state’s attorney general in civil-fraud probe. → Read More
Judge Holds Donald Trump in Contempt, Imposes Sanctions for Noncompliance in New York Probe
A New York state judge fined the former president $10,000 a day for failing to provide documents in a civil-fraud investigation led by state Attorney General Letitia James. → Read More
Supreme Court to Consider Copyright Battle Over Warhol Paintings of Prince
A lower court ruled that artist Andy Warhol hadn't made “fair use” of a photograph of the legendary musician by photographer Lynn Goldsmith. → Read More
Nebraska Congressman Jeff Fortenberry to Resign From Congress
The GOP congressman was convicted by a federal jury of lying to investigators in a campaign-finance case. → Read More
GOP Congressman Jeff Fortenberry Found Guilty in Campaign Finance Case
A federal jury in Los Angeles on Thursday found Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry guilty of lying to federal investigators in a bid to conceal illegal campaign contributions he received during a 2016 California fundraiser. Jurors convicted the Republican congressman on three felony counts after about two hours of deliberations. U.S. District Judge Stanley Blumenfeld set a sentencing date of June 28. → Read More
Ketanji Brown Jackson Hearings Shine Spotlight on Child Pornography Law
Judges, faced with offenses, grapple with sentencing guidelines crafted by Congress long ago. → Read More
Ex-Manhattan Prosecutor Who Resigned Said He Believed Trump Committed Numerous Felonies
Mark Pomerantz said a failure to prosecute the former president would be “a grave failure of justice.” → Read More
Gulf Coast States Including Texas, Louisiana Face Tornado Threats This Week
The National Weather Service said there is a substantial risk of severe weather including tornadoes, thunderstorms, hail and damaging winds this week as a storm moves east along the Gulf Coast. → Read More
GOP Congressman Jeff Fortenberry’s Campaign Finance Trial Begins
Prosecutors allege the Nebraska lawmaker lied about accepting 2016 campaign funds from a foreign billionaire; he denies the charges. → Read More
Once Home to Ketanji Brown Jackson, Sentencing Commission Now Sits Quiet as Issues Go Unresolved
The bipartisan commission, which played an important role in the career of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, hasn’t had a quorum in several years. → Read More