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February 10, 2011 |

Pop Quiz, Lawyers: Are You Culturally Competent?

I recently attended a program on cultural competence for lawyers only to confirm a fear: It turns out, I am not very culturally competent. Apparently, I am not alone, and many lawyers are not as savvy as we should be when it comes to interacting with people from different cultures.
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July 14, 2009 |

Sotomayor welcomed with praise, criticism

Answering criticisms that her heritage and gender will influence her judging, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday that her judicial philosophy is "simple: fidelity to the law." She spoke on the first day of a historic confirmation hearing that is likely to result in her becoming the first Hispanic justice-and third woman-on the nation's highest court.
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August 05, 2013 |

Circuit Declines to Upset Parolee's Gun Conviction

Finding that a gun was properly used as evidence even though the arrest was illegal under state law, the Second Circuit has refused to overturn the conviction of a man who was arrested at a routine traffic checkpoint while violating his parole.
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October 15, 2012 |

Newly Created Docket Takes Aim At Guns

A new docket has been created to handle gun-related felony cases in the New Britain Judicial District, but that doesn't mean the state Judicial Branch plans to go around creating specialized courts at will.
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December 28, 2005 |

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August 23, 2013 |

Circuit Suppresses Guns, Denying 'Inevitable' Discovery

Guns found in an illegal search of a man's hotel room should have been suppressed, a federal appeals court has ruled, even though police planned to arrest the man as soon as he left the room and the motel's owner testified that he would have turned anything left behind to police.
4 minute read
January 02, 2013 |

Turning Young Men Into Responsible Citizens

If New Haven attorney Michael Jefferson could make one wish, it wouldn't be anything for himself. In a city where shootings are commonplace and gang members are a menace, Jefferson has long tired of the standard solution of rooting out the troublemakers and putting them behind bars.
5 minute read
March 26, 2013 |

Subpoenas of Lawyers' Bills Upheld But Their Enforcement Is Postponed

Six defense lawyers must comply with grand jury subpoenas for their billing records — but not until resolution of the underlying charges against their clients.
5 minute read
June 26, 2009 |

Senate Passes Score of Judges, Along With First Female Hispanic Prosecutor

The New Jersey Senate on Thursday confirmed 19 judges for the Superior Court statewide and two prosecutors, including New Jersey's first female Hispanic prosecutor, Camelia Valdes.
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