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1st Circ. Chides SEC, Judge In Atty Stock Scheme Case
By Julie Manganis
A split First Circuit has found that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was trying to hedge its bets before it asked the panel to reverse a partial dismissal of an enforcement action against a former Connecticut attorney that the agency had itself requested, but also that a Massachusetts district judge had made a series of errors that warrant kicking the SEC's cases back to the lower court.
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Opinion
Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice
A recent Third Circuit decision, contradicting a previous ruling about whether consumers of contaminated products have suffered an injury in fact, illustrates the deep confusion this U.S. Supreme Court standard creates among federal judges and practitioners, who deserve a simpler method of determining which cases have federal standing, says Eric Dwoskin at Dwoskin Wasdin.
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LEGAL INDUSTRY
Adams, Feds Ordered To Explain Dismissal Bid At Hearing
By Frank G. Runyeon
A Manhattan federal judge demanded details Tuesday and scheduled a hearing after the Justice Department asked to dismiss criminal charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, signaling that the court would not rubber-stamp the request following allegations of a corrupt bargain and mass resignations of prosecutors in protest.
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