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September 30, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Regulating the Regulators: The Court's Role

In her State Environmental Regulation column, Charlotte A. Biblow, a partner at Farrell Fritz, reviews Fortress Bible Church v. Feiner, a decision that shows that local planning officials have to be careful that extensive delays of development projects are based upon rational reasons and that applicants are treated similarly.
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February 09, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

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May 15, 2012 | Daily Report Online

New guidelines are welcome

The United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, with approximately 0.74 percent of the population ? 2,266,800 people ? in prison as of the end of 2010, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Approximately 7.1 million Americans were under correctional supervision as of year-end 2010. In 2010, nearly 10.2 million Americans were arrested, according to the FBI.
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April 03, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

3rd Circuit Adopts Deferential Standard of Review, Upholds Official's Sentence

Federal trial judges' sentencing enhancement decisions should only be disturbed if there was a "clear error," the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently said in an opinion that upheld the doubling of a prison term meted out to a Luzerne County official convicted of bribery.
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December 28, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

Polygraph Taken Without Additional Miranda Warnings Ruled Void

One of Cape May County's oldest and highest-profile murder prosecutions is dealt a setback as a state appeals court bars use of statements made by the defendant, Dr. George Carty III, during and after a polygraph examination.
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March 08, 2013 | Law.com

A.G. Blasts Fee Request From Counsel for Madoff Investors

A $42 million request for legal fees and expenses has been labeled "wildly excessive" by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office, which claims the 118,000 hours the class counsel say they devoted to a suit against Ivy Asset Management "is an astounding number to develop the same body of evidence that the Attorney General developed in 6,000 hours."
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November 04, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Practices for Law Firms Regarding Social Media

Last month I was on a panel at the Computer Forensics Show with Jack Halprin, head of e-discovery, enterprise at Google; Eric Hunter, director of knowledge management at Bradford & Barthel; and Michael Lackey Jr., partner at Mayer Brown.
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May 05, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Future of the Profession: Adapting to Changing Marketplace

The practice of law has changed dramatically over the last two centuries. Old tools of the trade -- steno pools, fax machines, dusty libraries -- have been replaced with countless electronic devices that allow lawyers to carry in their briefcases a virtual office, replete with comprehensive resources available at the touch of a button.
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October 31, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

American Airlines Rejects Its Collective Bargaining Agreements

Airlines have been frequent visitors to the bankruptcy system over the past 20 years. Several airlines have made round trips to the bankruptcy courts.
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March 29, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Defending Yourself Against Sanctions

As legal malpractice claims confronting our profession grow, so, too, does the threat of -- and imposition of -- sanctions.
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