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Andrew Denney is the bureau chief for the New York Law Journal. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @messagetime
October 1, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman unveiled a set of reforms to New York's bail system Thursday, including a pilot electronic supervision program for Manhattan Criminal Court, new review procedures for setting bail and promotion of alternative forms of bail.
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September 30, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Prior to his snowboarding lesson at Hunter Mountain Ski Bowl, David Karlsberg signed a release stating that any disputes would be litigated exclusively in Greene County Supreme Court. But he filed his suit in Suffolk County, where he resides.
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September 29, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Providing civil legal services to low-income New Yorkers not only benefits the clients directly but benefits society as a whole by reducing spending on social programs and bringing more federal funding into the state, witnesses said at a hearing Tuesday held by Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman in Manhattan.
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September 28, 2015 | New York Law Journal
The New York City Bar Association is calling on state and federal lawmakers to take action to reduce prison populations and has announced it will form a task force to advocate for legislation to address the issue.
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September 28, 2015 | New York Law Journal
A Suffolk County judge has tossed out a lawsuit by an elected Town of Riverhead official seeking to overturn a new local law prohibing elected officials from holding leadership posts for political parties.
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September 25, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Rather than establish a new office to handle claims of prosecutorial misconduct, courts should ensure that allegations of misconduct are referred to existing appellate division disciplinary committees, the Commission on Statewide Attorney Discipline recommended in a report released Friday.
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September 25, 2015 | New York Law Journal
A former pharmacist for Rite Aid who suffers from a fear of needles and was fired when he said he could not give immunizations had jury awards for back-pay and front-pay upheld, but Northern District Judge Thomas McAvoy said a $900,000 award for compensatory damages shocks the "judicial conscience," and reduced it to $125,000.
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September 24, 2015 | New York Law Journal
An accounting executive and attorney who pleaded guilty last year to charges stemming from his involvement with Bernard Madoff's vast Ponzi scheme has been disbarred.
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September 23, 2015 | New York Law Journal
While several courts and law firms in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. are shutting down for the visit by Pope Francis, legal institutions in New York City, which routinely plays host to world leaders and major events, have taken a comparatively business-as-usual approach to His Holiness' tour.
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September 23, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Legal Services NYC has received a $346,738 grant from the Legal Services Corporation's Pro Bono Innovation Fund to expand an existing program addressing student loan issues faced by low-income borrowers.
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