Santul Nerkar

New York

Courts Reporter at The New York Times

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Long Island Judge Nocella Expected to Be Named Interim U.S. Attorney in Brooklyn

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Santul Nerkar |William K. Rashbaum |Glenn Thrush

President Trump, facing opposition from New York's senior senator, will name Joseph Nocella Jr. to do the job on a temporary basis. President Trump on Monday is expected to appoint Joseph Nocella Jr., a Long Island district judge, to be the interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, according to four people with knowledge of the matter.
Former Abercrombie C.E.O. Ruled Unfit to Stand Trial for Sex Trafficking

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Santul Nerkar

Michael S. Jeffries had been accused of luring male models to secret sex parties. He has dementia, and a judge ruled him to be "mentally incompetent." Michael S. Jeffries, the former chief executive of Abercrombie and Fitch who was charged with running an international sex-trafficking ring, on Friday was found unfit to stand trial because of an Alzheimer's diagnosis. In a three-page order, Judge Nusrat J.
In Suits and Ties, Lawyers Protest Trump's Attacks on the Legal System

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Santul Nerkar

The National Law Day of Action, which drew roughly 1,500 people in New York City, was organized to resist the president's threats against judges and the nation's jurisprudence. The crowd of protesters that packed Foley Square in downtown Manhattan on Thursday was as raucous as any demonstration in a politically vociferous city. It was, however, decidedly more wonky and dapper.
Trump Names Interim U.S. Attorney for Manhattan, Bypassing Schumer

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Benjamin Weiser |Santul Nerkar

The Southern District, which is based in Manhattan, has long been considered one of the most prestigious federal prosecutor's offices in the country. It is known for handling high-profile cases involving public corruption, national security, international terrorism, fraud on Wall Street and other white-collar crime and sex trafficking. In 2018, the office brought charges against Michael D.
No Jail Time for Queens Man Convicted of Spying for China

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Santul Nerkar

In 2006, Mr. Wang helped found the Hu Yaobang and Zhao Ziyang Memorial Foundation, an organization named for Chinese government reformers, including one whose death helped spark the Tiananmen Square protests.
Freed From Prison by Trump and Now Facing the Prospect of Going Back

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Santul Nerkar

At a hearing this week, witnesses described behavior by Jonathan Braun that could result in his being locked up again. In the early hours of Feb. 15, Jonathan Braun, a violent felon granted clemency by President Trump, was agitated. After getting into a heated argument with his wife and parents and kicking them out of his cavernous Long Island home, Mr. Braun knocked on the door of his live-in nanny under the pretext of retrieving his phone, which was charging in her room.
Felon Freed by Trump Is Sent Back to Prison After Child Assault Charge

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Santul Nerkar |Michael Schmidt

A violent felon whose sentence was commuted by President Trump was arrested Friday and charged with violating the terms of his supervised release after he was accused of a string of crimes that included assaulting a 3-year-old child. The man, Jonathan Braun, was arraigned in Federal District Court in Brooklyn before Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto. Prosecutors asked Judge Matsumoto that Mr. Braun be held indefinitely without bail.
Judge Expected to Rule Within Days on Moving Mahmoud Khalil's Case From Louisiana

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Santul Nerkar |Mark Bonamo

A Newark federal judge on Friday heard arguments on whether the case to free Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, should continue to play out in New Jersey or be transferred to Louisiana, a potentially more favorable venue for the government's case. The judge, Michael Farbiarz, did not make an immediate decision, but is expected to rule soon.
Judge orders US to stop attempts to deport Columbia undergraduate

1 month ago | sanjuandailystar.com | Santul Nerkar |Jonah Bromwich

By Santul Nerkar and Jonah E. BromwichA federal judge earlier this week ordered the Trump administration to halt its efforts to arrest and deport a 21-year old Columbia University student who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations. The administration began seeking to arrest the student, Yunseo Chung, this month, according to a lawsuit filed by Chung’s lawyers.
Judge Orders U.S. to Stop Attempts to Deport Columbia Undergraduate

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Santul Nerkar |Jonah Bromwich

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to halt its efforts to arrest and deport a 21-year old Columbia University student who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations until the court says otherwise. The administration has been seeking to arrest the student, Yunseo Chung, since earlier this month, according to a lawsuit filed by Ms. Chung's lawyers.