April 2024 - cypherpunks - lists.cpunks.org

NY Court System Launches Panel To Study AI Risks, Rewards
by Gunnar Larson 15 Apr '24

15 Apr '24

NY Court System Launches Panel To Study AI Risks, Rewards <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1824567?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Emily Sawicki New York's state court system has announced a new statewide advisory panel to study how the potential implementation of artificial intelligence could improve justice in the Empire State, as well as ways to avoid ethical risks posed by the new technology. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1824567?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1824567?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Crypto-Friendly Atty Reveals Backers In Bid To Unseat Warren
by Gunnar Larson 15 Apr '24

15 Apr '24

Crypto-Friendly Atty Reveals Backers In Bid To Unseat Warren <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1825004?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Aislinn Keely The cryptocurrency-boosting attorney running in Massachusetts to unseat crypto critic Sen. Elizabeth Warren has garnered the support of notable digital asset industry leaders, according to his quarterly report to the Federal Election Commission. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1825004?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1825004?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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Feds Rest In $110M Mango Markets Trial Of Crypto Trader
by Gunnar Larson 15 Apr '24

15 Apr '24

Feds Rest In $110M Mango Markets Trial Of Crypto Trader <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1825011?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Stewart Bishop Manhattan federal prosecutors on Friday rested their case against a crypto trader accused of stealing $110 million from Mango Markets investors by pumping the price of the exchange's native token, while the defense argued that the government had failed to show that the crypto derivatives at issue were swaps as alleged in the indictment. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1825011?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1825011?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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Mich. High Court Snapshot: Atty Sanctions Kick Off April
by Gunnar Larson 15 Apr '24

15 Apr '24

Mich. High Court Snapshot: Atty Sanctions Kick Off April <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1824855?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Danielle Ferguson and Carolyn Muyskens The Michigan Supreme Court returns Tuesday for its April session, hearing oral arguments about judges' ability to sanction lawyers for past attorneys' work in a case, what defendants say could be double recovery in wrongful death cases, and an attempt to use a Larry Nassar-inspired law to sue Catholic priests for decades-old abuse allegations. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1824855?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1824855?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Up Next At High Court: Jan. 6, Gratuities & Ineffective Attys
by Gunnar Larson 15 Apr '24

15 Apr '24

Up Next At High Court: Jan. 6, Gratuities & Ineffective Attys <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1810563?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Katie Buehler The U.S. Supreme Court will return Monday for the term's last two weeks of oral arguments, during which it will consider whether the U.S. Department of Justice can use the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to prosecute defendants accused of storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and the correct standard courts should apply when reviewing malicious prosecution claims. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1810563?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1810563?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Mogul Aims To Trace Part Of Alleged $35M Hack Payout To Atty
by Gunnar Larson 15 Apr '24

15 Apr '24

Mogul Aims To Trace Part Of Alleged $35M Hack Payout To Atty <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1824777?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Hayley Fowler An airline mogul has doubled down on a bid to access the bank records of a North Carolina attorney and ex-FBI agent, saying those records will help "follow the money" to prove a large-scale hacking conspiracy against him that he claims involves a $35 million payout. Response attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1824777?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1824777?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Santos Says Feds Withheld Key Evidence For Over A Year
by Gunnar Larson 15 Apr '24

15 Apr '24

Santos Says Feds Withheld Key Evidence For Over A Year <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1824587?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Elliot Weld Former U.S. Rep. George Santos accused New York federal prosecutors of withholding evidence that he said undermined their fraud and campaign finance charges against him. Letter attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1824587?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1824587?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Trump Can't Derail Hush Money Trial Over Media Saturation
by Gunnar Larson 15 Apr '24

15 Apr '24

Trump Can't Derail Hush Money Trial Over Media Saturation <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1825042?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Lauren Berg A New York judge overseeing Donald Trump's hush money case on Friday rejected another of the former president's bids to derail trial next week, waving off his complaints that prejudicial media coverage has tainted the jury pool. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1825042?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1825042?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Trump Trial's Anonymous Jury Signals Sacrifice Of Service
by Gunnar Larson 15 Apr '24

15 Apr '24

Trump Trial's Anonymous Jury Signals Sacrifice Of Service <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1824427?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Cara Bayles As jury selection begins Monday in the criminal trial of former president Donald Trump, the panel's identities will remain shielded from the public and the media. So-called anonymous juries are relatively new and rare, but they're being used more and more for high-profile cases in an age of doxxing and political polarization. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1824427?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1824427?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Panama Papers Attys Deny Money Laundering At Trial
by Gunnar Larson 15 Apr '24

15 Apr '24

Panama Papers Attys Deny Money Laundering At Trial <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1824713?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Kevin Pinner Two attorneys who ran the Mossack Fonseca law firm in Panama, at the center of a 2016 leak that produced multiple convictions for tax evasion, pled not guilty with 27 others to money-laundering charges as a trial began in Panama, according to prosecutors. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1824713?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1824713?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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