LeGrand Law Assists in Amicus Brief in Support of Adding Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution

LeGrand Law recently served as local counsel on an amicus brief filed on behalf of businesses and corporations urging the archivist of the United States to publish the Equal Rights Amendment (“ERA”) as the Twenty Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

The ERA would formally entrench equal rights for women in the Constitution.

The amendment was first approved by Congress in 1972, but fell three votes short of the threshold required for ratification by the states. Earlier this year, Virginia became the pivotal thirty-eighth state to ratify the ERA, clearing the way for the amendment to be published.

LeGrand Law is proud to have played a small role in this important cause.

Rebecca LeGrand on CNBC discussing former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's new task force on insider trading

Attorney Rebecca LeGrand appeared on CNBC yesterday to share her thoughts on Preet Bharara’s new task force on insider trading. Ms. LeGrand said that she agreed with the message that insider trading laws are outdated and unclear, but argued that we should think hard about why we treat insider trading as a stand-alone crime in the first place.

Rebecca LeGrand on CNN discussing the latest twist in the Mueller probe

Attorney Rebecca LeGrand appeared on CNN on August 25th to discuss the latest news in the Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort cases and its implications for the broader Mueller probe. "We've seen spokes of a conspiracy, we haven't seen the wheel. But there is every reason to believe there is a wheel that joins all this together into a broader conspiracy that has not yet been indicted" said Ms. LeGrand.

Rebecca LeGrand on BBC analyzing the defense team's strategy in the Manafort trial

Attorney Rebecca LeGrand appeared on BBC World News America to share insights on the Manafort defense team's decision to rest its case without calling any witnesses. Forgoing calling any witnesses is always a tough call for the defense, but as Ms. LeGrand explained "It's probably a smart call on a case like this to focus on poking holes in the government's case, instead of putting your own people up there to receive the same kind of potential punishment." Ms. LeGrand also highlighted the importance of documents in this case, and the heavy lifting that must be done by the jury to reach a verdict in a complex white collar case like this one.

LeGrand Law Secures Dismissal of Criminal Charges Against Inauguration Day Protester

LeGrand Law is pleased to announce the dismissal of all charges against our client, who was arrested while protesting the election of President Trump on Inauguration Day last year.

Our client was among numerous individuals charged by federal prosecutors with felony rioting, conspiracy to riot, and destruction of property in connection with the Inauguration Day protests.

Late last week, Chief Judge Robert E. Morin of the D.C. Superior Court dismissed with prejudice the conspiracy to riot charge against our client, as well as several of his co-defendants, as reported by the Washington Post. The dismissal with prejudice was a sanction against the government for intentionally misrepresenting information and wrongfully withholding evidence favorable to our client and the other defendants, in violation of the government’s obligations under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963). 

LeGrand Law is grateful that our young client is finally free from the burden of criminal charges and an impending trial that was hanging over his head for over a year and a half, and that he can now move on with his life.