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A Long Way . . . and a Long Time Coming
While New York's court system has made strides to improve diversity on the bench, there is still work to do to ensure that the racial makeup of the judiciary better reflects the people it serves, the presiding justice of the Appellate Division, First Department writes.Energizing Civic Engagement in New York
Failure in civics education has serious consequences--it imperils our democracy, Chief Judge Rowan Wilson writes.Davis Polk Brings Back Former White House Lawyer, Morgan Stanley Compliance Head
Raul Yanes, the latest lawyer to move between a bank and Big Law, will again lead Davis Polk's white-collar defense and investigations practice.View more book results for the query "*"
Use of Police Dogs Constitutes Search Implicating Fourth Amendment Protections
In 'People v. Butler', the Court of Appeals recently decided an issue of first impression concerning the use of police dogs to detect the presence of illegal drugs on a suspect's body. In a unanimous opinion, it ruled that the use of a narcotics-detecting dog to sniff a suspect's body for evidence of a crime constitutes a search for purposes of the Fourth Amendment.Borrower's Common Defenses in Mortgage Foreclosures Negated
Howard Kingsley, who represented Broom Lender in "Broome Lender LLC v. Empire Broome LLC," discusses the case and how the Appellate Division, First Department removed common obstacles and cleared the path for assignees of mortgage loans to foreclose easily and quickly. Kingsley offers that the case is a "major win for lenders and their assignees because there had not been a prior decision by a New York state court where it found that, although standing was not established through an allonge, standing was established on summary judgment by the assignment of the note."Res Ipsa Loquitur and Medical Malpractice Defense
When an unexplained injury occurs in an area remote from the operative field while a patient is anesthetized, the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur may support an inference and will be considered in whether a prima facie case has been established.Federal Sentencing Amendment 821: Thousands of Prisoners May Be Affected
This article focuses on an amendment to the sentencing guidelines which will allow defendants awaiting sentencing, and even those already serving sentences, to significantly reduce their prison time.How to Build Trust Between Advisors and Clients
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