Sentences with phrase «legal analysts said»

A federal appeals court's decision to overturn the convictions of former New York State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver shows how public corruption cases have become much more difficult to substantiate in the wake of a Supreme Court decision narrowing what qualifies as corruption, legal analysts said.

But some legal analysts said there was no need to make such request public, adding that the NDLEA's move to arrest him and send him to the U.S. was enough grounds to conclude that the U.S. was interested in the matter.

Giuliani made statements that speak to Trump and lawyer Michael Cohen's intent — an important aspect of some crimes — and he made assertions that investigators can now check against what they have already learned from documents and witnesses, legal analysts said.

Rudolph W. Giuliani's media blitz to convince the public that neither Donald Trump nor his lawyer had violated the law by paying a porn star to keep quiet about an alleged affair might have backfired, giving investigators new leads to chase and new evidence of potential crimes, legal analysts said.

After all, legal analysts said, charging Trump's lawyer with a campaign finance or bank fraud violation seems far less weighty than Mueller's pursuit of potential campaign coordination with Russia.

After all, legal analysts said, charging Mr Trump's lawyer with a campaign finance or bank fraud violation seems far less weighty than Mr Mueller's pursuit of potential campaign coordination with Russia.

Professor McQuade said investigators are also likely to explore money - laundering issues, though legal analysts said that, by themselves, Mr Giuliani's comments did not present clear evidence on that front.

He might have been trying to get ahead of investigators in making public facts they already know, though legal analysts said his statements could reinforce any case they might bring.

The information he provides could be key to furthering Mueller's investigation into others, legal analysts said.

Some legal analysts said this move may have signaled to jurors that these victims were divided on the death penalty.

«Legal analysts say the president seems to be subverting the long - held principle that the Justice Department should be independent — especially when it comes to criminal investigations.

Mr Giuliani also revealed what legal analysts say might be tantalising leads for investigators, who already were exploring Mr Cohen's business practices and whether any crimes may have been committed as part of a pattern or strategy of paying hush money to keep damaging stories about Mr Trump from appearing when he was a candidate, according to people familiar with the matter.

But some legal analysts say the ruling — and the decision not to prosecute McDonnell in spite of it — was necessary.

Criticism of the Trump administration from environmental groups reached a new pitch with the announcement, but policy and legal analysts say that repeal is far from being a done deal.

Not exact matches

Yes, «supposedly he has a hundred million dollars,» says CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin.

Flynn's son also recently drew focus in the Russia investigation because of work he did for his father's lobbying firm, Flynn Intel Group, and legal analysts have said that Mueller's focus on Flynn Jr. could be an attempt to coerce his father's cooperation in the investigation.

The government's plan to introduce legislation in the spring of 2017 «could pave the way for the legal sale of recreational cannabis by 2018,» Canaccord Genuity analysts Matt Bottomley and Neil Maruoka said in a November research note.

He isn't likely to endorse a strategy destined to fail legal scrutiny, the analyst said.

«I think the odds of a court ordering the cross removed are literally zero,» said Jeffrey Toobin, CNN's legal analyst.

Christians «are the most persecuted group on the planet,» said Alexandra Tompson, legal analyst at ADF International, after a December 14 discussion at Vienna, Austria, sponsored by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

Legal analyst John Elmore said with many overlapping witnesses and the potential expense of conducting multiple trials, it's going to be a tough sell to a judge.

Bratton wouldn't identify his new employer, but said he and his wife, lawyer and TV legal analyst Rikki Klieman, would remain in the Big Apple.

«All of that takes time,» says WBEN legal analyst Paul Cambria, an attorney with Lipsitz Green Scime and Cambria in Buffalo, adding that affidavits must be taken, briefs must be written, and timetables must be worked out as if the case is starting from scratch.

Yet Franz Litz, an analyst at the World Resources Institute, said the governor must go through a new rulemaking process with the state Department of Environmental Protection that could take time and prompt legal challenges.

«Many ethical and social problems are not solved by experts in a single discipline alone,» said Joy Boyer, senior program analyst in NHGRI's Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Research Program.

The lawsuit is the first of what many analysts expect will be numerous legal challenges around the country following a landmark decision in June by a California Superior Court judge who struck down the tenure system there as unconstitutional under state law, saying it unfairly saddled students in high - needs schools with low - performing teachers.

Aoife O'Leary, legal analyst, Environmental Defense Fund Europe said: «The shipping sector's greenhouse gas emissions reduction target represents an important step forward.

«It's a legal process that take some time,» says Susanna Dröge, a senior global energy and climate policy analyst at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, a Berlin think tank.

Heartland Institute Policy Analyst Taylor Smith applauded the EELI's challenge, saying «It's great to see E&E Legal is not giving up on this very important issue.

The Washington Post is reporting that legal analysts are saying Rudolph W. Giuliani's media blitz to convince the public that neither Donald Trump nor his lawyer had violated the law by paying a porn star to keep quiet about an alleged affair might have backfired, giving investigators new leads to chase and new evidence of potential crimes.

Melanie Mylvaganam, Bar Council Policy Analyst: Legal Affairs, Practice & Ethics, said: «The Bar Council has been working tirelessly to prepare the profession through its advice documents, blogs and articles, practical resources and training seminars.

And legal industry analysts say that at least a half - dozen more national firms are trying to find a way to open a presence in the state in hopes of grabbing some of the oil and gas work.

And, says Furlong, a legal industry analyst and consultant with Edge International, everyone involved in a firm of any size — be it partner, associate, support staff — can play a role in making it more efficient.

Hugh Louge, an analyst with Outsell, Inc., says law firms are caught in the middle amid new means to deliver legal services, according to a premium report titled «Information as a Legal Service.&rlegal services, according to a premium report titled «Information as a Legal Service.&rLegal Service.»

«This podcast provides great insights into emerging legal tech companies,» Wolters Kluwer analyst Brad Rosen says.

Jordan Furlong, an analyst of the legal market, says there has been talk for a long time of «the Magic Circle sniffing around Canada» — in the past, it has typically been Allen & Overy LLP.

The new hub, which the firm says is the first of its kind in China, already has 13 lawyers and legal analysts bilingual in English and Mandarin working in it, following a soft launch in August.

«The big four are aiming to completely re-think the way professional services are delivered by combining their consulting, their accounting and legal services into a single multidisciplinary offering — they're re-thinking the way professional services are bought, sold and delivered,» said Nicholas Bruch, analyst with ALM Intelligence.

That being said, in my opinion, opening up the ownership of law firms to persons outside the legal profession, and, in particular, opening up law firms to the scrutiny of people like analysts and public investors, will lead to those firms to being better run.

«If you go back about five years you'd be hard pressed to find a pricing officer in a U.S. law firm,» says Jordan Furlong, legal industry analyst and principal with global consultancy Edge International who blogs at Law21.ca.

On top of that, most lawyers view AI as a threat instead of seeing it as an opportunity to help deliver better outcomes for clients, said Jordan Furlong, an analyst of the global legal market with Law21.

Orlando attorney and former CNN legal analyst Mark O'Mara said several factors will make it challenging to seat a jury.

Hillary Clinton's decision not to accept bitcoin speaks to the current legal environment surrounding the technology, analysts say.

If the Abbott Government really wants to help Aboriginal families, it would reverse the decision to strip $ 3.5 million from the National Family Violence Prevention Legal Services, says policy analyst and Yorta Yorta woman, Summer May Finlay.

«BCREA is examining how information on invasive species can be included in the next version of the association's E&O Insurance Legal Update course,» says association policy analyst Norma Miller.

You don't need to hire disposal specialists as long as you take reasonable steps, say NAR legal analysts.