law

Not 120 Years: How the Raniere Trial Rewrote the Law
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Happy 65th, Vanguard: Keith Raniere Marks His Birthday Behind Bars
Today is Keith Raniere’s birthday. He turned 65, a milestone that qualifies most Americans for Social Security. In his case, the benefit is unavailable — a technicality of federal law that suspends…

Claiming Poverty From a $2.2M Beach House: The Ambrose Affidavit Story
In March 2025, former television writer Christopher Ambrose filed a federal defamation lawsuit against Dr. Bandy X. Lee, a psychiatrist and author. Ambrose claims Lee defamed him by publicly accusing…

Psychopath? Or Just Broke? Family Court Manipulator Christopher Ambrose Lawsuit Exposes More Than He Meant
On March 16, 2025, former Hollywood screenwriter Christopher Ambrose filed a federal defamation sui t against psychiatrist Bandy X. Lee. He said her online writings about him prevented him from…

What If Everything You’ve Been Told About the Alexander Brothers Case Is Wrong? And Other Matters
Frank Parlato’s latest exposé may be the most important read of the summer for anyone alarmed by the way media narratives are driving criminal prosecutions. His new piece – “The Lawsuit That Sparked…

Kate Whiteman’s Lawsuit Sparked Federal Sex Trafficking Case Against Alexander Brothers—’Deleted’ Texts Reveal She May Be the Real Criminal
Federal prosecutors have charged Alon, Oren, and Tal Alexander with sex trafficking, alleging that the brothers trafficked women through social media and social events. According to the indictment…

Raniere Case Changed the Sex Trafficking Law to Include Anything Prosecutors Don’t Like or Could Grab Them Headlines
Since Keith Raniere’s conviction in 2019, federal prosecutors have expanded the scope of sex trafficking prosecutions far beyond what Congress originally intended.

The Lawsuit That Sparked a Storm for the Alexander Brothers, Plus Harvey Weinstein, OneTaste
By Juda Englemayer

JUSTICE OR JUST PRESS? Did NY AG Letitia James Weaponize Law for Attention in Lawsuit Against Niagara Wheatfield School?
Brian Ginsberg, a former assistant solicitor general for New York, filed a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court on May 12, accusing his former boss, Attorney General Letitia James, of abusing her…

CONtempt of Court: Family Law Attorney Sues Mom Over Money He Still Holds
Edward Nusbaum, a family law attorney based in Connecticut, has filed a motion to hold his former client, Karen Riordan, in contempt of court. The dispute centers on Riordan’s alleged failure to pay…

FRITSCH #3: GUILTY OR NOT, AUSA MONICA TAIT DOESN’T BLINK – IF SHE CAN’T UNDERSTAND IT, SHE INDICTS
TRIAL OF BERNHARD FRITSCH MAY ALTER SIXTH AMENDMENT LAW

In Family Court, The Fight is Fake — But The Money (and Destruction) is Real
It happens every day in Family Court. Two lawyers walk in. They bow to the judge like it’s church. They shake hands like it’s Christmas. Then fight.

Buried Twice: How the U.S. Tried to Erase the Muwekma Ohlone from History—Then from the Law
In 1978, the Bureau of Indian Affairs omitted the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe from its list of federally recognized tribes. There was no hearing. The Tribe—previously acknowledged by the federal government…

CT Lawyer Ed Nusbaum Wants Court to Punish Client Who Fired Him — and Let Him Keep $64,000
Arbitration

Connecticut Family Law Attorney Ed Nusbaum Files Contempt Motion Against Impoverished Client Over Alleged Overbilling
Connecticut family law attorney Edward Nusbaum has filed a contempt motion against his client, Karen Riordan, to compel her to pay for arbitration in a case where he is accused of fraudulently…

ATF Lawyer Jeffrey Cohen: The Man Who Made Sure You Could Lose Your Gun Business Over a Typo
The following is part 2 of the ATF and Jeffery Cohen.

Fast and Furious: Did ATF’s Top Lawyer Jeffrey Cohen Approve the Deadly Operation?
For forty years, Jeffrey A. Cohen was the voice behind the ATF. This is the first in a series covering his story and his influence on the ATF and gun laws in America.
