Tag: Legal Profession
Little-Known Lawyer Pitched Trump on Extreme Plans to Subvert Election
Around 5 in the afternoon on Christmas Day in 2020, as many Americans were celebrating with family, President…
South Carolina Lawyer Alex Murdaugh Charged With Killing Wife and Son
Alex Murdaugh, the fourth-generation lawyer whose family has long held power and influence in a rural swath of…
Alex Murdaugh Is Expected to Be Charged With Killing Wife and Son, Lawyer Says
A long-running mystery over who killed the wife and son of Alex Murdaugh, an heir to a powerful…
Arthur Aidala: The Nice-Guy Lawyer for America’s Tabloid Villains
Mr. Aidala’s mother, Mary Ann Piazza Aidala, was a schoolteacher. His father, Louis Aidala, is a lawyer who…
E. Robert Wallach, 88, Lawyer Linked to Reagan-Era Scandal, Dies
E. Robert Wallach, whose career as a heavyweight trial lawyer in California was overshadowed by his connection to…
Intensifying Inquiry Into Alternate Electors Focuses on Trump Lawyers
The Justice Department has stepped up its criminal investigation into the creation of alternate slates of pro-Trump electors…
Gearing Up for G.O.P. Gains, White House Braces for Barrage of Inquiries
The Justice Department has been examining whether Hunter Biden broke tax and foreign lobbying laws, a matter that…
Do Russian Oligarchs Have a Secret Weapon in London’s Libel Lawyers?
The government attempted to rebalance the scales with the passage of the Defamation Act of 2013. It required…
As Jackson Faces Senators, Her Criminal Defense Record Is a Target
WASHINGTON — Senator Josh Hawley had a pointed question earlier this month for a federal appeals court nominee…
How the Manhattan DA’s Investigation Into Donald Trump Unraveled
On a late January afternoon, two senior prosecutors stood before the new Manhattan district attorney, hoping to persuade…
As a Public Defender, Supreme Court Nominee Helped Clients Others Avoided
WASHINGTON — After the Supreme Court’s landmark 2004 ruling that Guantánamo Bay prisoners could file lawsuits challenging their…
Cuomo Has $16 Million in Campaign Cash and No Campaign. What Now?
Ms. Glavin declined to speculate on Mr. Cuomo’s political future, but said he was exploring “whatever legal options…