“We will not accept presidential pardons as get-out-of-jail-free cards for the well-connected in New York,” Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. said.
August 18, 2021 at 03:03 PM
3 minute read
The original version of this story was published on New York Law Journal
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. on Wednesday announced that Kenneth Kurson, who received a pardon from former President Donald Trump on Trump’s final day in office, has been charged with a pair of low-level felonies in state court.
Kurson, 52, once served as editor-in-chief of the New York Observer, the newspaper formerly owned by Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
Presented by BigVoodoo
Join General Counsel and Senior Legal Leaders at the Premier Forum Designed For and by General Counsel from Fortune 1000 Companies
This conference brings together the industry's most influential & knowledgeable real estate executives from the net lease sector.
Join the industry's top owners, investors, developers, brokers & financiers at THE MULTIFAMILY EVENT OF THE YEAR!
Duane Morris LLP seeks a highly motivated junior associate to join its dynamic and growing Labor and Employment Class Action group in Chicag...
Duane Morris LLP seeks a full-time staff litigation attorney who has practiced between 3-5 years. Experience will include drafting motions, ...
Duane Morris LLP has an immediate opening for a senior level, highly motivated litigation associate to join its dynamic and growing Employme...
MELICK & PORTER, LLP PROMOTES CONNECTICUT PARTNERS HOLLY ROGERS, STEVEN BANKS, and ALEXANDER AHRENS
Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney for New York County. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM
