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May 23, 2005 |

Supreme Court Bars Shackling of Murder Defendants

Despite warnings of courtroom violence, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that it's unconstitutional to force capital murder defendants to appear before juries in chains and shackles. "It also almost inevitably affects adversely the jury's perception of the character of the defendant," wrote Justice Stephen Breyer. Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas said in their dissent that the ruling risks the lives of courtroom personnel. The decision leaves room to handcuff or chain defendants who are a security risk.
2 minute read
August 24, 2010 |

State Begins Talks on Overhauling More Youth Prisons

Weeks after promising the federal government that it would improve conditions at four of its most notorious youth prisons, New York state is discussing a settlement of a separate civil rights lawsuit challenging the treatment of juvenile delinquents that includes seven more facilities.
4 minute read
August 21, 2007 |

Residency Challenge Rejected In Brooklyn Surrogate Race

Queens Justice Peter J. O'Donoghue has rebuffed Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Diana Johnson's bid to disqualify Brooklyn Civil Court Judge ShawnDya L. Simpson upon the ground that she lives in New Jersey.
5 minute read
May 01, 2009 |

Former Morehouse president to chair BoA

Bank of America Corp., the biggest U.S. bank by assets, picked a 16-year board veteran and academic as chairman after shareholders chased Kenneth D. Lewis from the post. It's still Lewis, the president and chief executive officer, who must calm angry investors. Walter E. Massey, 71, president-emeritus of Morehouse College in Atlanta, was named to lead the board.
2 minute read
June 21, 2013 |

Fair Housing Lawyer Indulges a Passion for Reading

Foster Corbin, who retired two years ago as executive director of Atlanta's Metro Fair Housing, a group that fights against discrimination in housing and lending practices, has had a lifelong passion for reading. Today the lawyer is one of the country's top book reviewers for Amazon.com, an endeavor that satisfies his passion and has made him new friends.
9 minute read
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October 01, 2007 |

Tierney v. Omnicom Group Inc.

Self-Deposition Bid Rejected; Motive for Deposition Deemed One of Tactical Advantage, Not Necessity
1 minute read
April 29, 2011 |

Calendar

Calendar of events.
6 minute read
February 06, 2012 |

What SEC Policy Can Mean for In-Housers

Consider the curious case of Jay Lapine. Between 2003 and 2009, the onetime general counsel of McKesson HBOC Inc. successfully fought off two criminal indictments for financial reporting fraud. Then he settled civil charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission, agreeing to pay a $60,000 penalty and to not practice before the commission or act as an officer or director of a public company for five years. Sounds like a bitter pill to swallow.
14 minute read
August 01, 2005 |

H.K. v. State of New Jersey, Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services,

In determining when property was transferred for less than fair market value within three years of applying for Medicaid assistance (the "look-back" period), as opposed to determining the penalty to be imposed for property already determined to have been transferred during the look-back period, statutory and common law, and not regulations, apply; here, the date is the date the deed was executed, conveyed to her children, and accepted by them, not the date the deed was finally recorded.
13 minute read
May 13, 2013 |

Medley, SE Broward, Boca Raton Lead Key Submarkets

A look at the hottest industrial submarkets for Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.
5 minute read

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