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February 24, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Denial of Raise Is Ruled Unconstitutional

By failing to grant the state's judges a raise for 11 years, the Legislature has created a "crisis" that violates the separation of powers doctrine, the Court of Appeals ruled yesterday. However, the Court declined requests to order an immediate raise or to fashion another remedy for the constitutional breach other than the "appropriate and expeditious legislative consideration" of the issue on its merits alone.
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December 02, 2002 | New Jersey Law Journal

Sept. 11 Detainees Fear Abuse in Their Homelands After Deportation

Men detained as "special interest" cases -- those arrested in the Sept. 11 probe who turned out only to have violated immigration law -- often fear being redetained in the countries to which they will be deported. Heli Myyrylainen-Awany has represented at least 15 special interest cases. She says four clients were redetained on their arrival home and one of them was "pretty severely interrogated."
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October 05, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

In-House Texas: New Deals

In-House Texas reports on Dell Inc.'s acquisition of Perot Systems Corp. for $3.9 billion, on Baker Hughes Inc.'s pending acquisition of BJ Services Co. in a deal valued at $5.5 billion, and on a deal on about $500 million in deposits and 19 Texas branch offices recently reached by Sterling Bank and First Bank.
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May 24, 1999 | Law.com

Immunity Inquiry Given Priority

Battling over the interpretation of a 1998 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, a split federal appeals panel has declared that when a defendant in a civil rights case has shown that he or she is entitled to qualified immunity, there is no reason to decide the plaintiff's constitutional claim. The division within the panel was sparked by a footnote in the high court's decision, which stated that the "better approach" in such cases was to first reach the constitutional issues.
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April 05, 2012 | New York Law Journal

The Euro Crisis: Implications for Loan Agreements

In their Secured Transactions column, Alan M. Christenfeld, senior counsel at Clifford Chance, and Barbara M. Goodstein, a partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf, examine several issues lenders may face under New York law-governed credit facilities that include euro-denominated tranches to borrowers organized or located in a Departing Country, as well as relevant protective measures lenders may wish to consider when underwriting new or, where feasible, amending existing loan arrangements.
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January 07, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Skadden, Proskauer bring NHL back, other Am Law firms take lead on Phoenix Coyotes sale

The National Hockey League's lawyers from Skadden and Proskauer reached an agreement with their counterparts at the NHL Players' Association early Sunday, following a 16-hour negotiation session. After a two-hour nap, the NHL's outside counsel and their in-house counterparts returned to the task of drafting a 10-year contract that will split league revenues 50-50 between players and owners.
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February 05, 2007 | New York Law Journal

People, respondent v. Anthony Hill, defendant-appellant

New Sentence Modified to �Match the Promise� Of Original Sentence Cured Violation Under �Catu�
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May 22, 2012 | New York Law Journal

DNA Sampling: A Challenge to Privacy and Dignity

In his Criminal Law column, Ken Strutin, director of legal information services at the New York State Defenders Association, writes that, for the accused, their DNA is the essence of "privacy and dignity," and without recognition of those values, criminal investigations could turn into catch and release programs in pursuit of the quintessential metric.
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April 11, 2012 | New Jersey Law Journal

Resignations without Prejudice

The Supreme Court of New Jersey has accepted the resignations without prejudice of the following attorneys by individual Orders filed, pursuant to Rule 1:20-22, on January 18, February 7 and March, 13, 2012. Any subsequent application for membership in the bar of New Jersey must be made in accordance with the provisions of Rule, 1:27-1.
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November 28, 2005 | Law.com

Meek v. Texas Department of Public Safety

The fact a person has already been involved in a car accident is sufficient to show he poses a danger to himself or others. Although the defendant did not commit any dangerous acts in the officer's presence, it is sufficient that the officer observed him to be intoxicated to the extent that he posed a potential danger to himself or others.
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