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  1. December 03, 2020

    Epstein Victim Tells 11th Circ. Charges Not Needed For CVRA

    An alleged victim of billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein tried to convince the full Eleventh Circuit on Thursday that the rights guaranteed to victims under the Crime Victims' Rights Act — like the right to confer with prosecutors — can be asserted before criminal charges are formally filed against a defendant.

  2. August 07, 2020

    11th Circ. To Rehear Epstein Victims' Lawsuit

    The 11th Circuit on Friday vacated an April panel decision and said it will rehear en banc a petition from an alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein that argues a non-prosecution agreement between the billionaire sex offender and federal prosecutors violated her rights under the Crime Victims' Rights Act.

  3. April 14, 2020

    11th Circ. Says Epstein Victim's Rights Weren't Squashed

    A divided Eleventh Circuit panel on Tuesday denied a petition from a victim of Jeffrey Epstein challenging a nonprosecution deal reached with the billionaire sex offender, saying her rights as a victim were not violated by the deal because federal prosecutors never actually brought charges against Epstein.

  4. December 19, 2019

    The Biggest Legal Ethics Cases Of 2019

    Everywhere you looked this year, it seemed lawyers were making headlines. But the news for many wasn't good, as high-profile attorneys from firms like MoFo, Skadden and Willkie Farr faced serious criminal and ethical accusations. Here are six of the biggest legal ethics developments of 2019.

  5. September 16, 2019

    Fla. Judge Closes Epstein Victims' Suit Following His Death

    A Florida federal judge said Monday that Jeffrey Epstein's death makes it impossible for the court to revoke a nonprosecution deal and reopen a criminal case against the billionaire sex offender.

  6. June 25, 2019

    Gov't Says Epstein Victims Can't Scrap Nonprosecution Deal

    Federal prosecutors said Monday that billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's victims are not entitled to the relief they're seeking — namely the reopening of the criminal case against Epstein and an apology — but offered to participate in a hearing at which victims can provide statements.

  7. May 24, 2019

    Epstein Victims Demand Apology From Prosecutors

    Two of billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's victims have asked a Florida federal court to nullify the nonprosecution agreement with Epstein that the court has already deemed illegal and want an apology from the U.S. attorney's office as well as a hearing at which they and other victims can testify.

  8. February 21, 2019

    Prosecutors Broke Law In Epstein Plea Deal, Fla. Judge Says

    Prosecutors, including then-U.S. Attorney and current Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, violated the Crime Victims' Rights Act when they signed a non-prosecution agreement with billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein without notifying his victims, a Florida federal judge ruled Thursday.

  9. April 07, 2015

    Dershowitz Underage Sex Claims Dropped From Case

    A Florida federal judge on Tuesday struck lurid allegations against famed lawyer Alan Dershowitz that he repeatedly had sex with a 16-year-old girl, and declined to add two more young women as plaintiffs in a sex trafficking case lawsuit against billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein.

  10. January 22, 2015

    Attys Attack Dershowitz's Bid To Enter Sex Slave Case

    Two attorneys representing alleged victims of child prostitution told a Florida federal court Wednesday that Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz should not be permitted to intervene in a victims' rights lawsuit in which Dershowitz and other high-profile figures have been accused of victimizing underage "sex slaves."