Ep. 192: The Hidden Evidence Scandal That Rocked SDNY

03/19/21 • 45 min

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The Southern District of New York was rocked last year by a scandal involving the mishandling of crucial evidence by federal prosecutors who then repeatedly misled the court about the incident. The saga was laid bare in recently unsealed court documents, and Law360 senior reporter Jack Queen joins us this week to talk about the scandal and what it means for the nation’s premiere U.S. attorney’s office. Also this week: A former congresswoman’s “revenge porn” suit faces tough sledding in California, and Google stays embroiled in a legal fight over the limits of its incognito browsing mode. Plus: The NCAA picks a fight over its March Madness trademark, squaring off against...a vasectomy clinic?

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