Ms. Jordan was found guilty of manslaughter for poisoning her 8-year-old son, but a federal judge ruled that her right to a public trial had been violated. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Decisions and Verdicts”
U.S. Prosecutors’ Bid to ‘Bury’ Evidence Draws Judge’s Wrath
By Gotham Rex on September 16, 2020
In an unusual opinion, a federal judge criticized the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan for its handling of a high-stakes Iranian sanctions case. Source: New York Times
Trump Accuses Judge of ‘Stacking the Deck’ Against Him in Tax Ruling
By Gotham Rex on September 11, 2020
The president is appealing an order that allowed his tax returns and other financial records to be released to the Manhattan district attorney. Source: New York Times
In Steve Bannon Border Wall Case, Prosecutors Have ‘Voluminous’ Emails
By Gotham Rex on August 31, 2020
The documents were seized in a case against the president’s former aide, who is accused along with three others of a fraudulent scheme to build a border wall, prosecutors said. Source: New York Times
Trump Must Turn Over Tax Returns to D.A., Judge Rules
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2020
A federal judge rejected the president’s argument that a subpoena seeking eight years of his tax returns was ‘wildly overbroad.’ Source: New York Times
Trump Again Tries to Block Subpoena for Taxes, Calling It ‘Wildly Overbroad’
By Gotham Rex on July 27, 2020
The president mounted his most forceful and detailed legal attack yet on the subpoena for his tax returns from the Manhattan district attorney. Source: New York Times
Trump Raises New Objections to Subpoena Seeking His Tax Returns
By Gotham Rex on July 15, 2020
The effort came less than a week after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the Manhattan district attorney to demand the records. Source: New York Times
Judge to ICE: Don’t Ambush Immigrants at New York Courthouses
By Gotham Rex on June 10, 2020
For years, federal officers have been taking undocumented immigrants into custody when they come to state courts. A judge said the practice was illegal. Source: New York Times
Judge Who Asked Woman if She Closed Her Legs to Prevent Assault Is Removed
By Gotham Rex on May 27, 2020
“No witness, alleged victim or litigant should be treated that way in a court of law,” the chief justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court wrote in the unanimous decision. Source: New York Times