December 06, 2019 | New York Law Journal
New York Court Consolidation Doesn't Go Far EnoughIn 'North v. Russell' Supreme Court Justice Stewart opined that the right to counsel becomes meaningless if the person hearing the case is incapable of understanding the arguments being made—a 'hollow mockery' is how he put it.
By Gregory Lubow
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December 06, 2019 | New York Law Journal
New Legislation Opens Floodgates to Formerly Time-Barred Sex Harassment ClaimsNew York's new legislation, signed into law in August 2019 and effective February 2020, extends the statute of limitations from one to three years for complainants seeking redress regarding workplace sexual harassment claims.
By Sara Begley, Jeremy Sternberg and Dana Feinstein
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November 27, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Jackson List: Father Walsh on Nuremberg Thanksgiving, 1945At Nuremberg, the second trial day had been simply that, a Thursday, November 22, 1945. But in the U.S., that was Thanksgiving Day.
By John Q. Barrett
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November 26, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Court Delays Work an Injustice on LitigantsCourt delays work an injustice on both individual and corporate litigants. In the case of the former, delaying justice can have significant consequences on someone's life, whether the matter in dispute pertains to that individual's financial or personal circumstances or, as is often the case, both.
By Roger Juan Maldonado
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August 22, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Yeshiva University Hit With Sexual Abuse Lawsuit"I didn't even understand at the time that this was sexual abuse; I just knew that this guy was putting his hands all over me," said Barry Singer, 61, speaking of one of the rabbis he said kept reaching into the boy's pants, even in school hallways.
By Verena Dobnik and David Klepper/The Associated Press
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August 22, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Major Carriers, State AGs Will Work to Combat RobocallsThere's no timeline, though, for the 12 major phone companies in the pact to fulfill the promises announced Thursday by attorneys general from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
By Tali Arbel/The Associated Press
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July 31, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Networks Sue Locast, a Service That Streams TV for FreeThe country's biggest TV networks — ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox — have sued Locast, a streaming service that transmits their broadcasts for free, in federal court in New York.
By Tali Arbel/The Associated Press
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June 10, 2019 | New York Law Journal
NY Bar Association Launches Effort to Save Local NewsThe association announced Monday that it is creating a task force to study the problem and provide a legal perspective on the challenges facing American journalism.
By The Associated Press
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June 04, 2019 | New York Law Journal
New York Prosecutors Ask Feds to Transfer Manafort to NYCPresident Donald Trump's former campaign chairman is serving a seven-and-a-half-year sentence for bank fraud and other offenses at a prison in Pennsylvania.
By The Associated Press
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May 02, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Would-be NYC Bomber Gets 10 Years in Foiled Al-Qaida PlotU.S. District Judge Raymond J. Dearie described Najibullah Zazi's cooperation as "unprecedented," referring in part to federal investigations that remain ongoing.
By The Associated Press/Jim Mustian
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