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NYC Law Department Invests in Bar Retakers

New York City's Law Department has launched a new program in collaboration with New York Law School allowing staffers to keep their jobs with the agency while they retake the bar exam.
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New York Law Journal

Trump: If the Public Doesn't Remember This, It Should

Weighing in on Donald Trump's criminal trial in Manhattan, two veteran criminal defense attorneys say that the defense will have to deal with the prosecution's theory of why the payments were made—and create its own countertheory.
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New York Law Journal

People v. Donald Trump: An Overview of the Falsifying of Business Records Case

As we move toward counsel's opening statements, and the presentation of evidence, it is clear that this initial criminal trial of former President Donald Trump poses a myriad of both legal and factual challenges for both sides, a Law Journal columnist writes.
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New York Law Journal

The Dos and Don'ts of New York's New Social Media Law: What Employers Need to Know

On March 12, New York joined over 25 other states in protecting the privacy of its citizens with a new law that restricts employers from accessing…
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New York Law Journal

A New York City Ethics Committee Embraces Litigation Funding

The City Bar's recommendation is significant because it represents yet another high-profile body rejecting the U.S Chamber of Commerce's arguments regarding litigation funding, a guest columnist writes for the Law Journal.
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New York Law Journal

Columnists Respond in Verse to Law Journal Piece Criticizing Rockefeller-Era Special Prosecutor

Two longtime Law Journal columnists respond to a recent opinion piece on the tenure and 1976 removal of a special prosecutor.
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New York Law Journal

With Federal Consumer Protections Under Threat, New Yorkers Would Benefit From a Ban on Unfair and Abusive Business Practices

If the Supreme Court weakens the efficacy of federal agencies, New York would be well served to have strong laws on the books to hold bad actors accountable, a guest columnist for the Law Journal writes.
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New York Law Journal

Remembering When the Court of Appeals Reined In a Special Prosecutor Gone Rogue

When powerful prosecutors instead act, or are reasonably perceived to act, out of vaulting ambition, political aggrandizement, ideological zealotry, or bulging-muscle-flexing exertions by creatively interpretive expansions beyond defined limited portfolios of responsibility, they woefully fail the Jackson test.
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New York Law Journal

How Artificial Intelligence Can Be Properly Used by In-House Counsel

With all of AI's potential benefits, and there will likely be more down the line unknown to us, it's imperative to understand the risks inherent in using these tools, a Law Journal guest columnist writes.
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New York Law Journal

It Is Time to End Mandatory Minimum Sentences

A more just system would permit judges to take into account all the facts and circumstances of both the crime and the individual's background, and impose a sentence accordingly, a guest columnist for the Law Journal writes.
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