Judicial Conduct & the Courts
Raniere’s Second Bail Motion Denied by Judge Garaufis
No Joy In Mudville As Mighty Vanguard Strikes Out Again!
Bronfman attorney informs judge that prosecution has not given necessary information to defense
Clare Bronfman’s attorney, Kathleen Cassidy , has filed a letter to the court complaining to Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis that the prosecution has not provided her client with most of the information…
Hope For Women Who Want To Be Branded: Detroit Judge Rules: Federal Statute Outlawing Female Genital Mutilation is Unconstitutional
Branding adult women on their pubic region is not the same as female genital mutilation [FGM]. Indeed, it may be worse.
Government ordered to respond to Raniere’s bail motion by Monday; Judge Garaufis grants defense leave to make longer motions to dismiss
Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis has directed the government to respond to Keith Raniere’s Second Motion for Bond by no later than November 19, 2018.
More evidence on Kristin Kreuk’s Girls By Design – you be the judge
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Judge Garaufis denies Agnifilo’s request to start another trial in May 2019
Last week, Keith Raniere’s attorney, Marc Agnifilo , made a request of Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis that he be permitted to schedule a trial for another client on May 6, 2019.
Judge Approves Allison Mack’s request to shop three hours per week
The judge has approved the request to Modify Conditions of Release as to Allison Mack . She may now leave her parents home in Los Alamitos, California, for up to three hours per week for “errand…
Allison Mack requests judge to allow her to go shopping three hours per week
If J udge Nicholas G. Garaufi s, the presiding judge in the USA v. Raniere et al case, has allowed Seagram’s heiress, Clare Bronfman , to leave her luxury Manhattan apartment and go outdoors to jog…
Why was Judge Angry with Raniere’s Lawyer? New Filings Laid Out Revised Schedule Before Yesterday’s Status Conference
Although it may have appeared at yesterday’s Status Conference that Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis was surprised to find out, for the first time, that the start date for Raniere, Mack, Bronfman, Salzman…
NXIVM trial pushed back to March – Judge scolds Raniere’s attorney – compares him to third grader
Today’s status conference in federal court in Brooklyn did not go well for Keith Raniere – or his high-priced NYC attorney, Marc Agnifilo .
Bad News for Vanguard: Judge designates case as ‘complex’ – as Raniere sits in jail — trial date likely to be postponed!
Today was a bad day for the man known to his followers as Vanguard . His hope for a speedy trial may have gone out the window – or through the bars of his jail cell.
Raniere’s lawyers accuse government of stonewalling on discovery- demand January trial; suggest up to 700 potential jurors needed to find 12 unbiased jurors
Lawyers for Keith Raniere filed a letter in court today accusing the Department of Justice of deliberately holding back important discovery materials for defendants as a ruse to delay the trial. They…
Lonely Clare’s filing is fraught with danger if judge approves
In the United States v. Keith Raniere, Allison Mack, Clare Bronfman, Nancy Salzman, Lauren Salzman and [the hapless] Kathy Russell, one of Bronfman’s attorney, Kathleen E. Cassidy wrote a missive to…
Update on Bronfman: Judge rules Clare can leave house for limited time – 7 days per week – to go to church, join fitness club
The terms of Clare Bronfman’s home detention are in writing on PACER [www.pacer.gov] – the Federal Government website that records all federal court filings. The public can access on PACER documents…
Breaking News: Judge denies Clare’s motion – her home detention continues – no free association for Legatus
The judge has ruled. Clare Bronfman has lost.
Prosecution told Kathy Russell’s law firm has partner who once clerked for Judge Giraufis and has ‘close personal relationship’ with judge
Kathy Russell’s attorney, Justine Harris , of the NYC law firm of Sher Tremonte, has written to DOJ prosecutors Moira Kim Penza , Tanya Hajjar and Karin K. Orenstein , to inform them that her senior…
Judge approves- Nancy Salzman can talk to Michelle and Ben Myers
As requested, Judge Nicholas Garaufis has agreed that Nancy Salzman may talk to her daughter Michelle Myers and son-in-law Benjamin Myers .
Allison Mack asks judge to let her work, volunteer, go to school and church; motion likely to be granted
Allison Mack’s attorneys are requesting a modification of her bail conditions to allow her to go to leave her parent’s home to go to work, school and church.