2020 News

Pandemic Delays 'Varsity Blues' Trial Until September 2021

By Brian Dowling | Law360| December 21, 2020

Insys Boss Tells 1st Circ. Feds Made Him Opiod 'Scapegoat'

By Chris Villani | Law 360 | September 11, 2020

Appeals court rules in favor of Robert Kraft in Florida prostitution case, tosses video footage- The Boston Globe

By Yvonne Abraham | Boston Globe| August 19, 2020

Martin G. Weinberg, as a criminal law expert, said the decision was “predictable and unassailable”. “The open-ended use of video surveillance of private conduct not otherwise visible to the public violated all of the cornerstone principles of the Fourth Amendment which protect citizens privacy and its state law corollaries in Florida,” he said by e-mail.

Ruling Renews Fairness Debate in Boston Marathon Bomber Case

By Jim Mustian and Wilson Ring | AP News | August 1, 2020

Marty Weinberg, a veteran defense attorney, was quoted as an expert explaing that a second penalty phase would be “made enormously more difficult by the widespread knowledge — particularly in the Boston area — that another jury previously decided upon death.”

Footballer Gets 3 Months in 'Varsity Blues' Case

By Brian Dowling | Law 360 | July 15, 2020

Admission Scandal: David Sidoo, former Canadian football player, sentenced to 90 days in prison

By Matthew Ormseth | Los Angeles Times | July 15, 2020

B.C. resident fined $250K in U.S. college admissions scam

By Thomson Reuters | CBS News | May 19, 2020

'Varsity Blues' Mom Gets Maximum Fine for 'Money Crime'

By Brian Dowling | Law360 | May 18, 2020

Insys Founder Tells 1st Circ. COVID-19 Risk Merits Bail

By Emily Field | Law360 | March 20, 2020

USC Says 'Varsity Blues' Docs Put Students In 'Media Circus'

By Brian Dowling | Law360 | March 18, 2020

‘An unprecedented order in unprecedented times’ — SJC halts trials in state court

By John R. Ellement | Globe Staff | March 17, 2020

Ex-pro Football Player to Plead Guilty in College Admissions Scam

By Travis Andersen | Globe Staff | March 11, 2020

College Admissions Scandal: Canadian Businessman, a Former Pro Football Player, to Plead Guilty

By Matthew Ormseth | Staff Writer | March 11, 2020

Judge Orders USC to Disclose Sensitive Admissions Records, in Victory for Parent Accused in Scandal

By Matthew Ormseth | Staff Writer | March 3, 2020

A "Slap in the Face" to Federal Prosecutors? Specialists Weigh in on Boston Calling Decision

By Danny McDonald | Globe Staff | 2/12/2020

Michael Taylor, Special Forces Op, Undercover Agent, and Suburban Football Dad, is Now a Wanted Man

By Shirley Leung | Boston Globe | 1/30/2020

Admissions Scandal: Mother Arrested in Spain and Charged with Bribing Son's Way into UCLA to Take Deal

By Matthew Ormseth | The Los Angeles Times | 1/29/2020

'Varsity Blues' Parents Could Be Headed For 3 Trials This Year

By Chris Vallani | Law360 | 1/17/2020

David Sidoo's Lawyer's Legal 'Fishing Expedition' Opposed by U.S. Government

By Dan Fumano | Vancouver Sun | 1/21/2020

Supreme Court Won't Hear Michelle Carter Case

By Travis Andersen, Danny McDonald, & John R. Ellement | Globe Staff | 1/13/2020

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Reversal of Convictions US v Tavares
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Reversal of Conviction US v Casellas-Toro
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