Preparing for the Bar Articles
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Application Deadline Extended for Upcoming Vacancy on New York Court of Appeals
On Monday, the New York State Commission on Judicial Nomination informed the public that the deadline for...
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NY Bar Mulls Task Force to Study Legal Job Market
In a legal job market where after nine months from graduation only 55% of the class of 2011 is into jobs that...
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Child Porn Conviction Scuttled Due to Improper Search and Seizure
On Thursday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals tossed out the conviction of a medical researcher, because...
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DC Bar Says Discovery Firms in Law Practice Can’t Have Non-Lawyer Investors
It has been learned that last month the District of Columbia Bar issued an opinion holding that companies...
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Court Upholds Amendments to Wicks Law
In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, Fourth Department has found that amendments to the centuries-old...
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“Emergency Doctrine” Applied to Murder Investigation
On Friday, the Appellate Division, Fourth Department found that the continued questioning of a murder suspect...
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Two Judges Disciplined by NYS Conduct Commission
On Friday, the Commission on Judicial Conduct disciplined two judges. In the first case, the commission...
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No Mandatory Presumption of Vehicular Manslaughter in Drunk Driving
On Thursday, a New York State appeal court dismissed a constitutional challenge to the state’s vehicular...
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Attorney Sanctioned For Advancing "Strawman" Argument
On Monday, U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis said in an opinion that attorney Alan Futerfas had advanced a...
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Appellate Court Broadens Scope of Tort Liability for Members of Cooperative Boards
On Tuesday, the Appellate Division, First Department overturned a 2006 ruling that limited the liability for...
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Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit Construes Attorney’s Advice as Property
In a curious case of extortion, the 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld last week the conviction of...
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Lifestyle Changes that Affect In-house Counsel Attorneys
Lifestyle perceptions and feelings of well-being vary from person to person according to a person’s...
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NY Bar Proposes Reforms in Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
On Thursday, the New York Bar Association released a 125-page report calling for optimizing and streamlining...
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2nd Circuit Rules Jurors Can Take Indictment Home
On Wednesday, in a case called the first of its kind, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals acknowledged that...
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