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September 25, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Perspective

Shira A. Scheindlin, a U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York, and attorney Brian Lehman, her former law clerk, write that it was a day in September that changed America forever, and while we don't remember what the weather was like that day, we have not forgotten where it started: lower Manhattan. The years have gone by, and we have forgotten many of that day's heroes, but 217 years ago today, on Sept. 25, 1789, the Bill of Rights was officially proposed to the states by the first Congress.
12 minute read
July 21, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Federal Judge Rules Immigration Detainee Must Have Bond Hearing

A Jamaican man who has spent the past 5 1/2 years in immigration detention facilities while fighting deportation must have a bond hearing within 60 days, a federal judge in Buffalo has ordered. With the help of the ACLU, the New York Civil Liberties Union and two pro bono attorneys from Seyfarth Shaw, the man sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement on the grounds that his detention without a hearing violates the Immigration and Nationality Act and the right to due process.
4 minute read
October 14, 2010 | The Recorder

Change May Be on the Way for Labor Act

The NLRB seems poised to circumvent Congress and promulgate long-lasting labor reform rules, exlpain Fisher & Phillips attorneys.
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November 09, 2012 | New Jersey Law Journal

Suits & Deals

Large verdicts and settlements in New Jersey.
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March 02, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

State Unions Sue Over Christie's Order Saddling Them With Pay-to-Play Rules

Unions representing state and local public employees are asking an appeals court to overturn Gov. Chris Christie's order that hits them with pay-to-play restrictions, saying it violates separation of powers, equal protection and the First Amendment.
4 minute read
September 27, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

Time To Fix Sentencing Laws

Years after the Supreme Court put the ball in Congress' court, the U.S. Setencing Commission can finally spur action.
5 minute read
May 23, 2000 | Law.com

ABCs of Small Firms Wanting to Reach Clients Online

What constitutes a successful small firm Web site? Assuming you are not a legal behemoth, is it necessary or practical to maintain a Web site that may take potential visitors a half an hour to peruse? Sometimes, less can be more. Especially in a small town environment, potential cyberclients cannot be expected to just "click and hire" an attorney. But, the right information, presented simply and succinctly online, can be a great way to start the attorney-client relationship.
4 minute read
October 01, 2004 | Law.com

House Calls

Ames Nolan didn't know what hit him. On a bright June day in 1997, Nolan, a retired telephone engineer, was hosing down the underside of his running Lawn-Boy lawn mower when a lug nut came loose from the machine. The nut shot out from the mower, ricocheted off the pavement, and smashed the second knuckle of Nolan's index finger. A trip to the emergency room confirmed a crushed bone, severed tendon, and nerve damage.
15 minute read
November 12, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

Blog Roll: From Internet Privacy Rights to Cancer as a Disability, State Bar Members Blog About the Latest Legal Developments, Trends

From Internet privacy rights to cancer as a disability, members blog about the latest legal developments, trends.
7 minute read
June 16, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Tort Reform Compromise Gains in State Senate

A proposal to abolish the common-law doctrine of joint and several liability has become law once in the last decade before being struck down by the state Supreme Court on procedural grounds.
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