Sentences with phrase «state grand jury proceedings»

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«The strict secrecy of grand jury proceedings — originating in medieval England and mandated in New York by statute — can be detrimental to access to justice and public debate over issues of compelling public interest,» Lippman said in his annual address, known as the State of the Judiciary.

In March, Staten Island Judge William Garnett denied requests to release the minutes from the Eric Garner grand jury proceedings, but James, the Legal Aid Society, the New York Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP filed an appeal in the state over the decision.

A state appeals court has granted a request by NYC Public Advocate Tish James and others to reconsider whether the grand jury proceedings in the case of Eric Garner should be made public.

Also at 9:30 a.m., a protest precedes a 10 a.m. hearing in a state lawsuit seeking the release of grand jury proceedings in the Eric Garner case.

The New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board urged a state judge to compel the Staten Island district attorney to hand over the minutes of the grand jury proceedings in the death of Eric Garner.

The New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board urged a state judge on Friday to compel the Staten Island district attorney to hand over the minutes of the grand jury proceedings in the death of Eric Garner.

Grand jury proceedings are secret in New York state in order to protect witnesses and the integrity of the process, information can be revealed through court order in compelling circumstances.

The Brooklyn - based state appellate panel on Wednesday denied an appeal from Public Advocate Letitia James and several other groups seeking to overturn Justice William Garnett's decision to keep the testimony and minutes from the grand jury proceedings sealed.

C. No information or documents obtained by the means provided in this Section shall be divulged by the United States to any person other than an authorized representative of the executive branch of the United States, except in the course of legal proceedings to which the United States is a party (including grand jury proceedings), or for the purpose of securing compliance with this Final Judgment, or as otherwise required by law.

He has also represented clients in federal grand jury investigations into alleged cartel activity and other criminal offenses, in premerger reviews before federal and state antitrust authorities, and in proceedings with competition authorities outside the United States.

In the area of environmental crime, Lightfoot has represented clients in a variety of enforcement and grand jury proceedings brought by federal and state law - enforcement officials.

Since 1990 Robert C. Bonsib, Esq. has represented individuals and organizations in grand jury investigations and in trial and appellate proceedings in the state and federal trial and appeals courts of Maryland and the District of Columbia.

Represents individuals, including public officials, lobbyists, and high - level state administrators, as well as businesses, in state and federal criminal investigations and grand jury proceedings; clients accused by the government of fraud; students accused of sexual misconduct; Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers; Best Lawyers in America «Lawyer of the Year» in Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense; listed in Best Lawyers in White - Collar Criminal Defense and Civil Rights Law categories.

Our antitrust litigation docket includes grand jury investigations, class actions, parallel litigation in state and federal courts, multi-district litigation, preliminary injunction hearings and other complex proceedings.

The Court clarified the purpose of the doctrine in United States v. Calandra, 414 U. S. 338 (1974), declining to extend it to grand jury proceedings.

On the 2d day of January, 1865, after the proceedings of the military commission were at an end, the Circuit Court of the United States for Indiana met at Indianapolis and empaneled a grand jury, who were charged to inquire

Grand jury proceedings are held behind closed doors and state authorities took the unprecedented step of escorting witnesses through a secure rear entrance.