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April 22, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Stony Brook Chimpanzees to Get Hearing on ReleaseA 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.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
April 22, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Law Schools Ramp Up Efforts to Aid ImmigrantsAlbany 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.
By Andrew Denney
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April 21, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Law Schools Ramp Up Efforts to Aid ImmigrantsAlbany 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.
By Andrew Denney
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April 21, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Judge Denies City's Refusal to Rehire School GuardNew 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.
By Andrew Denney
5 minute read
April 21, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Public Discipline for Judges Down, but Resignations ClimbThe 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.
By Andrew Denney
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April 20, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Public Discipline for Judges Down, but Resignations ClimbThe 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.
By Andrew Denney
5 minute read
April 20, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Judge Denies City's Refusal to Rehire School GuardNew 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.
By Andrew Denney
5 minute read
April 17, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Judge, With Reservations, Grants Father Appointed CounselWhile 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.
By Andrew Denney
5 minute read
April 17, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Judge, With Reservations, Grants Father Appointed CounselWhile 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.
By Andrew Denney
5 minute read
April 16, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Council Proposes Bail Fund for Low-Level OffendersThe 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.
By Andrew Denney
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