October 2024 - cypherpunks - lists.cpunks.org

Judge Whose Son Was Killed Says States Must Step Up Safety
by Gunnar Larson 23 Oct '24

23 Oct '24

Judge Whose Son Was Killed Says States Must Step Up Safety <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1888662?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Courtney Bublé U.S. District Judge Esther Salas of New Jersey, whose son was killed at her home by an attorney who had litigated a case before her, says the federal law enacted in her late son's honor is working well, but more needs to be done on the state level. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1888662?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1888662?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

1 0

Colo. Justices Suggest Remanding 'Half-Baked' Privilege Case
by Gunnar Larson 23 Oct '24

23 Oct '24

Colo. Justices Suggest Remanding 'Half-Baked' Privilege Case <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1922504?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Daniel Ducassi Colorado Supreme Court justices appeared reluctant Tuesday to do more than remand a case over whether attorney-client privilege protects communications by an insurance company's lawyers with engineers hired for processing a claim, with two justices calling the appeal "half-baked" since the trial judge admitted she used the wrong standard. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1922504?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1922504?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

1 0

Calif. Official Cops To Taking Bribes For $10M In Contracts
by Gunnar Larson 23 Oct '24

23 Oct '24

Calif. Official Cops To Taking Bribes For $10M In Contracts <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1905419?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Rachel Scharf A member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors has admitted to steering $10 million worth of COVID-19 relief funds to a charity affiliated with his daughter in exchange for more than $500,000 in bribes, California federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. 1 document attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1905419?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1905419?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

1 0

Georgia Supreme Court Forms Generative AI Committee
by Gunnar Larson 23 Oct '24

23 Oct '24

Georgia Supreme Court Forms Generative AI Committee <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1901406?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Sarah Martinson The Georgia Supreme Court has established a 16-person committee to explore uses of generative artificial intelligence in the judiciary, in partnership with the National Center for State Courts, the court said Tuesday. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1901406?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1901406?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

1 0

Ga. Justices Toss Young Thug Atty's Contempt Conviction
by Gunnar Larson 23 Oct '24

23 Oct '24

Ga. Justices Toss Young Thug Atty's Contempt Conviction <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1892366?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Jake Maher The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the contempt conviction of the attorney representing the rapper Young Thug over the lawyer's refusal to disclose how he learned about a judge's closed-door meeting with prosecutors and a witness, saying that judge was "involved in the controversy" and thus should not have handled the contempt hearing. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1892366?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1892366?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

1 0

Ex-Google GC Must Be Investigated By Calif. Bar, Groups Say
by Gunnar Larson 23 Oct '24

23 Oct '24

Ex-Google GC Must Be Investigated By Calif. Bar, Groups Say <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1892450?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Hailey Konnath A trio of groups led by the American Economic Liberties Project on Tuesday pressed the State Bar of California to investigate former Google general counsel Kent Walker for "coaching" the company to "engage in widespread and illegal destruction of records relevant to multiple ongoing federal trials." Letter attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1892450?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1892450?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

1 0

Grassley Probes Delayed Charges For Threat To Trump Judge
by Gunnar Larson 23 Oct '24

23 Oct '24

Grassley Probes Delayed Charges For Threat To Trump Judge <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1892367?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Elliot Weld U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley is seeking answers as to why it took the U.S. Department of Justice four months to indict an Illinois man for allegedly threatening to kidnap and murder the Florida federal judge who handled Donald Trump's classified documents case. Letter attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1892367?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1892367?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

1 0

CFTC Anti-Fraud Blitz Is A Warning To Carbon Credit Sellers
by Gunnar Larson 23 Oct '24

23 Oct '24

CFTC Anti-Fraud Blitz Is A Warning To Carbon Credit Sellers <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1892227?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> With its recent enforcement actions against a carbon offset project developer and its senior executives for reporting false information about the energy savings of the company's projects, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is staking out its position as a primary regulator in the voluntary carbon credit market, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1892227?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1892227?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

1 0

Ex-Atty Charged With Stealing Settlement Funds From Clients
by Gunnar Larson 23 Oct '24

23 Oct '24

Ex-Atty Charged With Stealing Settlement Funds From Clients <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1892411?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Emily Sawicki A former attorney who practiced in Oklahoma and gave up his law license in 2020 amid a disciplinary investigation has been charged in federal court with stealing money his then-clients were owed from settlements between 2015 and 2020. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1892411?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1892411?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Emily Sawicki A former attorney who practiced in Oklahoma and gave up his law license in 2020 amid a disciplinary investigation has been charged in federal court with stealing money his then-clients were owed from settlements between 2015 and 2020. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1892411?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1892411?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

1 0

BofA, Others Say Bond-Rigging Suit Still Can't Prove Conspiracy
by Gunnar Larson 23 Oct '24

23 Oct '24

BofA, Others Say Bond-Rigging Suit Still Can't Prove Conspiracy <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1891934?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Katherine Smith Bank of America Corp., Wells Fargo & Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and others have argued the amended complaint in a recently revived securities suit accusing them of conspiring to rig corporate bonds fails to adequately allege a "farfetched" antitrust conspiracy. Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1891934?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1891934?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

1 0