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Andrew Denney

Andrew Denney

Andrew Denney is the bureau chief for the New York Law Journal. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @messagetime

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April 22, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Stony Brook Chimpanzees to Get Hearing on Release

A Manhattan judge has ordered the state to explain why chimpanzees "Hercules" and "Leo" should not be released from the State University of New York at Stony Brook to Save the Chimps, a south Florida chimpanzee sanctuary.

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April 22, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Law Schools Ramp Up Efforts to Aid Immigrants

Albany Law School has announced that it will launch a new immigration law clinic, while Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center announced that its immigration law clinic has received a grant to take on additional cases involving unaccompanied minors.

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April 21, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Law Schools Ramp Up Efforts to Aid Immigrants

Albany Law School has announced that it will launch a new immigration law clinic, while Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center announced that its immigration law clinic has received a grant to take on additional cases involving unaccompanied minors.

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April 21, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Judge Denies City's Refusal to Rehire School Guard

New York City must reconsider its decision not to rehire a former school safety agent who was fired almost 15 years ago after being charged with a felony for which she was not convicted.

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April 21, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Public Discipline for Judges Down, but Resignations Climb

The watchdog for as many as 3,500 state judges publicly disciplined just five last year, the lowest number of judges to receive that punishment in a single year since the entity was formed in 1978.

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April 20, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Public Discipline for Judges Down, but Resignations Climb

The watchdog for as many as 3,500 state judges publicly disciplined just five last year, the lowest number of judges to receive that punishment in a single year since the entity was formed in 1978.

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April 20, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Judge Denies City's Refusal to Rehire School Guard

New York City must reconsider its decision not to rehire a former school safety agent who was fired almost 15 years ago after being charged with a felony for which she was not convicted.

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April 17, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Judge, With Reservations, Grants Father Appointed Counsel

While expressing "very serious concerns" that a father who holds an advanced business degree and reportedly once had a six-figure salary can't find a job or afford a lawyer for child custody proceedings, a judge nevertheless granted his request for publicly funded counsel.

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April 17, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Judge, With Reservations, Grants Father Appointed Counsel

While expressing "very serious concerns" that a father who holds an advanced business degree and reportedly once had a six-figure salary can't find a job or afford a lawyer for child custody proceedings, a judge nevertheless granted his request for publicly funded counsel.

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April 16, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Council Proposes Bail Fund for Low-Level Offenders

The New York City Council has proposed establishing a bail fund to help low-income, low-level offenders who have bail amounts of $2,000 or less be released from jail. It would be replenished as offenders show up for court dates and pay fines.

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