by Sam Dorman | Dec 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on Dec. 4 over a bankruptcy deal that releases members of the Sackler family, who led Purdue Pharma, from future civil liability related to OxyContin. Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P. is years in the making and could...
by Sam Dorman | Dec 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
A judge on Dec. 1 approved Virginia prosecutors’ request to drop two felony charges in the case of a Prince William County election worker who allegedly misreported results in 2020. The Commonwealth’s motion stated that one of its key witnesses, Sean Mulligan, had...
by Sam Dorman | Nov 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
The U.S. Supreme Court seemed inclined on Nov. 28 to rule against government attorneys advocating for a refined definition of double jeopardy and giving immigration courts more deference. Oral argument in the two cases—McElrath v. Georgia and Wilkinson v....
by Sam Dorman | Nov 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
D.C. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has denied former President Donald Trump’s motion to subpoena records from the House of Representatives’ Jan. 6 committee, arguing that his requests are like a fishing expedition. Her seven-page decision criticized the scope and...
by Sam Dorman | Nov 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Supreme Court is set to hear oral argument on Nov. 27 over how courts should sentence criminal defendants under the federal Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). Passed in 1984, the ACCA imposes a 15-year minimum sentence for individuals who are found to illegally...
