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May 26, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Jian Yun Zheng v. United States Department of Justice

BIA Did Not Abuse Discretion in Rejecting Alien�s Ineffective Counsel Claim for �Lozada� Noncompliance
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July 17, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, reviews recent decisions in which a trial judge was criticized by the Appellate Division for relying on material he had gathered from independent research in a foreclosure action, the Court of Appeals held that although an injury was considerable and the tortious acts intentional, punitive damages were not warranted, and more.
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January 28, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Attorney's Remarks in Court Proceeding Found Privileged

An attorney's allegations that his client's previous counsel botched the case and "stole" money were privileged statements immune from a defamation action, a Brooklyn appellate court has ruled, overturning a lower court decision.
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July 28, 2004 | New York Law Journal

Field Opens Up for Securities Class Action Firms

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February 01, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Circuit Used Wrong Standard in DOMA Ruling, Brief Argues

Lawyers for the Republican majority in the House of Representatives are disputing on several fronts a ruling by the Second Circuit that the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally discriminates against same-sex married couples. But they argue that the issues in the case can be distilled to a few fundamental legal principles.
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March 10, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Increasing Use of Renewable Energy: Legal Techniques and Impediments

In his Environmental Law column, Michael B. Gerrard of Columbia Law School and Arnold & Porter discusses portfolio standards, which require electric utilities to supply a certain percentage of their power from renewable sources, mandatory purchase by electric utilities of renewable energy from those who offer it, fuel standards, government procurement and other incentives that have been developed to increase the use of renewable energy.
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October 29, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Cuomo's State Court Suit Against Arbitron to Proceed

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September 21, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Truth Be Veiled, A Justin Steele Murder Case

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June 14, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Sex Offender's Risk Level Held to Exclude Juvenile Act

Citing a conflict between the youth-protective provisions of the Family Court Act and the community-protective provisions of the Sex Offender Registration Act, the Second Department said the defendant's juvenile record was wrongly used to enhance his risk level. It rejected contrary holdings by the two upstate departments.
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