Criminal Law
Ex-NJ Senator Menendez Denied New Trial, Sentencing Next Week

Former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez on Wednesday lost a bid for a new trial, after arguing his recent corruption conviction should be thrown out because jurors were allowed to review improper evidence during deliberations.
U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein’s decision paves the way for Menendez’s sentencing next Wednesday. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Manhattan says the Democratic former chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations should spend 15 years in prison.
Read more at Reuters.