Rabbis who caused fatal adult home fire in NY get plea for no jail time

NEW CITY, NY − With more than 100 firefighters and supporters chanting “No plea deal” and denouncing a New York district attorney outside the courthouse, two rabbis pleaded guilty in no jail time to causing a double fatal adult home fire in March 2021.

As part of the deal, Nathaniel Sommer pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree manslaughter, a felony, and is expected to be sentenced to five years probation. His son, Aaron, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor, which will carry a sentence of three years probation.

Rockland County Court Judge Kevin Russo

Trump lawyer who dropped out of classified papers case has now withdrawn from CNN lawsuit

The attorney who recently withdrew from former president Donald Trump’s case regarding his alleged mishandling of classified documents has now also withdrawn from Mr Trump’s lawsuit against CNN.

James Trusty sent a motion to withdraw as an attorney to the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Friday, asking to pull out of the case.

“Mr Trusty’s withdrawal is based on irreconcilable differences between Counsel and Plaintiff and Counsel can no longer effectively and properly represent plaintiff,” the motion read. The motion said that Mr Trusty’s withdrawal did not adversely affect Mr Trump as oral arguments on

Senators ask attorney general to scrutinize deal as commission claims PGA Tour was ‘left on our own’ to fight PIF

Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent a letter Tuesday to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter pleading them to further inspect the PGA Tour’s deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund to house commercial operations under a new entity.

In the letter, which was obtained by ESPN, Warren and Wyden wrote the deal would “enable the Saudi government’s efforts to ‘sports wash’ its egregious human rights record” and “raises an array of potential legal and regulatory issues, including relating to the PGA Tour’s non-profit tax status and antitrust law.”

The senators argued the

NY Appellate Court Holds that 30-Day Statute of Limitations Restriction Applies to Waterfront Consistency Review which was also Part of the Site Plan Review

This post was authored by Tyler Doan, Esq.

Respondent submitted a major site plan application to the City of Buffalo Planning Board seeking approval of the construction of four apartment buildings. On November 8, 2021, the Planning Board issued a negative declaration pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act and a waterfront consistency review finding that the project was consistent with the City of Buffalo’s Local Waterfront Revitalization Program. On January 10, 2022, the Planning Board voted to approve the site plan with conditions. On March 6, 2022 Petitioners commenced an Article 78 proceeding seeking to annul the waterfront

Substantial progress in homicide investigation of other teens

Behind the scenes, progress is being made in the homicide investigation of Stephen Smith, a Smith family attorney said this week.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), which took over the Smith’s cold case and began investigating the unsolved death in the summer of 2021, is now making “substantial” progress, attorney Eric Bland said.

SLED Chief Mark Keel has been keeping the Smith family updated, and the most recent SLED update was promising, Bland said.

“According to Chief Keel, they (SLED) have some individuals in mind who have some knowledge and responsibility, and they are issuing subpoenas and warrants,”

IA Court of Appeals Affirms Granting of Exception Allowing for Converted Church in Residential Area to be Used for Small Gathering Space

This post was authored by Tyler Doan, Esq.

The petitioner initially contested the grant of an exception to the local zoning ordinance to allow a converted church in a single-family residence area to be used as “small gathering space” for community events such as bridal and baby showers and class reunions. After a public hearing, the Board of Adjustments granted the exception.

The Petitioner then filed a petition for writ of certiorari challenging the board’s decision. The district court concluded the board “did not act illegally in granting the exception.” The Petitioner then appealed to the present court arguing a

NY Appellate Court Upholds Condemnation by Town

The Petitioner challenges the determination of the Town of Tonawanda (Town), which authorized the condemnation of property owned by the petitioner following a public hearing. The property, situated along the Niagara River, includes a coal-fired electric generating station that was decommissioned in 2016 and water intake structures. Petitioner commenced proceeding No. 1 asserting that the Town failed to publish a brief synopsis of its determination and findings within 90 days as required by EDPL 204 (A) and asserting various other grounds for relief. Shortly thereafter the Town published its determination and findings pursuant to EDPL 204 (A) and petitioner then

Attorneys of housekeeper’s family respond to Alex Murdaugh’s attempt to take back $4.3M judgment

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS/Gray News) – The attorneys for the family of Gloria Satterfield, the Murdaugh family’s housekeeper, responded to Alex Murdaugh’s defense team’s attempt to vacate a $4.3 million judgment awarded to the family.

In court documents filed Tuesday, the Satterfield family’s attorneys called the defense team’s latest filing “absurd and nonsensical.”

In a motion last month, Murdaugh’s attorneys Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin argued that the judgment awarded to the Satterfield family should be vacated because it was obtained through “inaccurate facts,” citing their client’s own lies.

The judgment, the defense team argued, was merely symbolic.

The Satterfield family’s