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New York Law Journal

Ribbon Cutting at Newly-Restored Staten Island Courthouse Dampened by Near Tragedy

An individual overdosed on the courthouse steps as officials prepared to unveil the newly-restored building. His condition is unknown.
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New York Law Journal

Honoring Fern Schair, Who Made Access to Justice Her Life's Work

Last month, the Feerick Center for Social Justice at the Fordham University School of Law, Legal Services NYC and the New York City Bar Association hosted an event to honor Schair's legacy that drew other trailblazers from the legal community.
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New York Law Journal

Largest-Ever Recruit Class Trains This Summer at New York Court Officer Academy

For 17 weeks this year—from June 5 to Sept. 29—the current class of court officer recruits is working to be in the necessary physical and mental shape to keep New York's courthouses orderly and safe.
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New York Law Journal

'There Is No Comparator': US Solicitor General Recalls Moot Court Arguments Before Scalia at Urban Debate League's Annual Gala

Elizabeth Prelogar attended the June 8 event at Tribeca Rooftop in Manhattan fresh from a tight 5-4 victory in Allen v. Milligan, in which a majority found that that the configuration of Alabama's congressional districts violates the Voting Rights Act.
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New York Law Journal

Weinberg Center for Elder Justice Presents Awards of Distinction to Founder, Ralph Lauren CLO

Past award recipients include former Court of Appeals Chief Judge Judith Kaye, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler partner Stephen Younger and former Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.
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New York Law Journal

Second Department Honors Trailblazing Members of New York's AAPI Community

Former Presiding Justice Randall Eng said that there are now 65 members of New York's AAPI community now on the bench in federal and state courts. He noted, though, that the community is currently not represented on the New York Court of Appeals.
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New York Law Journal

Breaking The Rising Tide of Antisemitism

The Anti-Defamation League reports that 2022 saw the highest number of antisemitic incidents in the United States—the most since the organization started keeping track of such attacks about four decades ago.
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New York Law Journal

NYC Corporation Counsel Presented With Award Named for New York Judge Arrested During 1961 'Freedom Ride'

A section of the New York State Bar Association presented Sylvia Hinds-Radix with an award named for late Court of Appeals Judge George Bundy Smith.
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New York Law Journal

NYSBA Honors Judge Edwina Richardson-Mendelson With the Robert L. Haig Award

The award is presented to a long-standing member of the legal profession who has rendered distinguished public service. Judge Edwina Richardson-Mendelson leads the Equal Justice in Courts Initiative.
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New York Law Journal

While Trump Civil Trial Delivers Drama, Copyright Case Elsewhere in SDNY Courthouse Features Free Concert

British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is on trial for a copyright lawsuit in which he is accused of ripping off R&B legend Marvin Gaye's hit "Let's Get It On" to make his own chart-topping "Thinking Out Loud."
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