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Sen. Orie a 'Hands-On' Campaigner, Ex-Chief of Staff Says
State Sen. Jane Orie's former chief of staff last week described her as a micro-manager who directed political work by Senate employees, approved comp time for their campaign chores and complained of the disloyalty of aides who were uncomfortable with partisan work on public time.Justices Differ on Suppression in Discussion Two Call Unneeded
A strongly worded concurring opinion said the First Department majority should not have reached the issue of the judge's failure to suppress evidence because it ended up affirming the man's conviction for weapon possession anyway.Be Precise, Selective When Choosing Words
When you select from your internal menu of nouns and verbs, you tend to choose the general first (the set) and then to home in on the specific (the subset). For nouns, you might think "horse" and t-hen "thoroughbred"; "sailboat" then "ketch"; or "house" then "colonial" (or, if a brand name is available, "orange" then "Valencia"; "wristwatch" then "Tourneau"; or "pistol" then "Glock").Caught in Real Estate Downturn, Fla. Firm Cuts Pay
Attorneys at Becker & Poliakoff are being hit with a 12 percent pay cut for the foreseeable future to help the real estate-dominated firm deal with a drop in profitability and delays in collections.Restrictive Rules Announced for Federal Courts Camera Experiment
The upcoming experiment with camera coverage of federal district courts will be governed by a restrictive set of rules announced by a committee of the Judicial Conference. The three-year experiment begins July 18 at 14 U.S. district courts. The Judicial Conference voted in September to launch the pilot project testing the impact of camera access in district courts.Joint Bank Accounts Trump Previously Written Wills, Justices Rule
The provisions of a written will can be amended by the creation of a joint bank account, in which the right of survivorship is inherent, the state Supreme Court has unanimously ruled.Trending Stories
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