The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 61 - A Call to Service: From Public Duty to Spiritual Advocacy
The Clean Slate Act’s Impact on Employers
Dr. Seth Fishman was a veterinarian who developed, manufactured, and sold performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) for horses. Fishman and his salesperson (and codefendant) Lisa Giannelli sold the PEDs—which standard horse-racing...more
Welcome to another monthly roundup of notable Fifth Circuit Criminal and White Collar-related case updates. July was a relatively quiet month for published criminal decisions, with the Court issuing just three new decisions,...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Am Sec Ass’n v. SEC - APA, rule challenge - Weinstein v. 440 Corp - Rule 41(a), dismissal ...more
Hi all. Below is the June edition of the Fifth Circuit criminal and civil case summaries, with a special focus on cases of interest to white-collar practitioners. In June, the Fifth Circuit considered a number of Bruen-based...more
PA Outlaws Creation of Deepfakes with Malicious Intent - Governor Josh Shapiro (D) signed a bill that will code deepfakes as forgeries, making misleading or malicious digital impersonations illegal. The first offense will be...more
On May 22, 2025, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1386 into law, reclassifying criminal penalties for assault and battery against utility workers while they are engaged in critical infrastructure work. The law...more
Hit-and-run accidents are taken seriously in California. Leaving the scene of a crash without stopping can lead to criminal charges, even if the damage seems minor. If you’re involved in a hit-and-run in Sherman Oaks or...more
Father Joseph Ciccone's mission to serve the public has been an unwavering and guiding force throughout his life. He’s held many titles over the years: police officer, teacher, detective, Bergen County Sheriff, priest. But...more
Nearly one year after it was signed by Governor Kathy Hochul, the New York Clean Slate Act (the “Act”) took effect on November 16, 2024. Under the Act, New Yorkers are now eligible to have certain conviction records...more
Donald Trump’s jury trial rights under Apprendi v. United States, 530 U.S. 466 (2000), were almost certainly violated, but whether he will get relief on such grounds is a different story. In Apprendi, the Supreme Court held...more
On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 to adopt a final rule banning noncompete agreements. The FTC defines a "non-compete clause" broadly as a term or condition of employment that prohibits a worker from, or...more
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas under the Gold Dome. December 25 may be nine months away, but Christmas trees are appearing everywhere. The most prominent bill so far passed out of the House Education Committee on...more
The Office of the Attorney General (“AG”) of the New Hampshire Department of Justice announced in a January 25th news release the indictment of Hammond Grinding and Recycling Inc. a/k/a F.C. Hammond & Son Lumber Co....more
The California Attorney General (“AG”) filed on January 18th felony charges against Lamb Fuels, Inc. (“Lamb Fuels”) and two employees for allegedly illegally treating and transporting hazardous waste in California. The...more
Recently, a pair of bills were proposed in the New Hampshire state legislature that would make it a felony to knowingly invest state or taxpayer funds based upon ESG criteria in violation of fiduciary duty. Specifically, the...more
New York has joined the growing number of states that have enacted “clean slate” legislation that will automatically seal certain criminal records. The new law will require employers to review any hiring processes related to...more
The constitutionality of California’s felony forfeiture statute, as applied by the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), survived yet another challenge in September 2023,...more
With a few exceptions the Supreme Courts of the United States both in Washington and 50 state capitals are courts of “limited jurisdiction.” That is to say that they don’t hold trials and they essentially determine what cases...more
The aggravated identity theft statute, 18 U.S.C. §1028A, imposes a mandatory two-year sentencing enhancement upon a defendant who “uses” without lawful authority another’s means of identification “during and in relation to”...more
On June 10, 2021, Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Connecticut’s “Clean Slate” law, Public Act No. 21-32. The Clean Slate law became effective January 1, 2023, and it provides for the automatic erasure of certain criminal...more
Beginning July 1, 2023, SB 731 will provide for the automatic sealing of certain felony criminal records. Arrests that do not result in conviction will also be sealed....more
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in one case: Dubin v. United States, No 22-10: This case involves the federal aggravated identity theft statute, which provides that during and in...more
California recently passed Senate Bill 731 (“SB 731”) into law which significantly expands the automatic sealing eligibility of most felonies that occurred on or after January 1, 2005, if certain circumstances are met. This...more
Under the UAE Penal Code, called the Federal Decree-Law No. 31 of 2021 On the Issuance of Crimes and Penalties Law, crimes are divided into three types. These are misdemeanours, felonies, and infractions....more
In today’s Warner Employment News From the Law Shanty, Steve Palazzolo talks with Warner attorney Janelle Shankin. They discuss Michigan’s Clean Slate Act and how it expanded the list of misdemeanors and felonies that are now...more