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May 06, 2015 | New York Law Journal
NY Law Grads Benefit From Less Competition for Legal JobsThe graduating class of 2014 from New York's 15 law schools fared better at finding full-time legal work than their predecessors, but they were also part of a smaller graduating class competing for jobs, according to data from the ABA.
By Andrew Denney
6 minute read
May 06, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Prosecutor's Remarks Lead Panel to Toss ConvictionThe Second Department said that a man convicted of second-degree murder was "unfairly deprived" of presenting an extreme emotional disturbance defense at trial because a prosecutor said during voir dire and cross-examination that his expert witness had lied in this case and others.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
May 06, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Prosecutor's Remarks Lead Panel to Toss ConvictionThe Second Department said that a man convicted of second-degree murder was "unfairly deprived" of presenting an extreme emotional disturbance defense at trial because a prosecutor said during voir dire and cross-examination that his expert witness had lied in this case and others.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
May 04, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Sharply Divided Panel Rejects Ineffective Assistance ClaimThe Second Department upheld the conviction of a man who insisted during his trial that he was not the individual seen on grainy surveillance camera recordings in a 2008 Brooklyn murder, but said his trial attorney should have offered an additional justification defense despite his wishes.
By Andrew Denney
7 minute read
May 04, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Sharply Divided Panel Rejects Ineffective Assistance ClaimThe Second Department upheld the conviction of a man who insisted during his trial that he was not the individual seen on grainy surveillance camera recordings in a 2008 Brooklyn murder, but said his trial attorney should have offered an additional justification defense despite his wishes.
By Andrew Denney
7 minute read
April 30, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Custody of Youngest Son Awarded to Mother Who Got CounselingA mother of four who lost custody of her three oldest children but successfully completed a parenting course should regain custody of her infant son, an appellate court ruled.
By Andrew Denney
4 minute read
April 30, 2015 | New York Law Journal
New York Law School to Host Business School on CampusThis summer, the University of Rochester Simon Business School plans to move from a midtown Manhattan commercial building to the New York Law School's campus in Tribeca.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
April 30, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Custody of Youngest Son Awarded to Mother Who Got CounselingA mother of four who lost custody of her three oldest children but successfully completed a parenting course should regain custody of her infant son, an appellate court ruled.
By Andrew Denney
4 minute read
April 30, 2015 | New York Law Journal
New York Law School to Host Business School on CampusThis summer, the University of Rochester Simon Business School plans to move from a midtown Manhattan commercial building to the New York Law School's campus in Tribeca.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
April 29, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Board Releases Results From February Bar ExamThe New York State Board of Law Examiners on Tuesday released the results of its February 2015 bar exam, taken by 3,997 candidates over two days of testing. The total pass rate for all candidates, including first-timers and repeaters, was 43 percent, down from 47 percent.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
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