Black Leaders on Why They’ve Turned Against Eric Adams
The speech by Mayor Eric Adams of New York City, in the closing week of Black History Month, seemed to be hitting all the right historical notes.He outlined the lineage…
Judges Generally Let Prosecutors Drop Charges. Maybe Not for Adams.
Federal judges have almost no ability under the law to refuse a government request to drop criminal charges. The corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York may be…
Danielle Sassoon, Manhattan Federal Prosecutor, Quits After Adams Case Is Ordered Dropped
Manhattan’s acting U.S. attorney resigned on Thursday after the Justice Department ordered her to drop the corruption case against New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams, according to three people with…
Opinion | Trump Takes on Whistle-Blowers
In 2019, we represented an anonymous whistle-blower from the American intelligence community whose disclosures about President Trump’s attempt to coerce President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine led to his first impeachment.…
Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Is Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges
Sheng Thao, who was ousted as the mayor of Oakland, Calif., just two months ago amid persistent frustrations with crime, has been indicted on federal corruption charges, prosecutors announced on…