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New York Law Journal

Lynch Receives Learned Hand Award

Judge Gerard Lynch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit received the Learned Hand Medal for excellence in federal jurisprudence from Federal Bar Council at the group's Annual Law Day Dinner Tuesday.
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New York Law Journal

Addressing Civil Legal Services

New York City Human Resources Administration commissioner Steven Banks was one of seven speakers at the New York City Bar Association Monday evening discussing the impact of expanding civil legal services for low-income New Yorkers.
1 minute read

Texas Lawyer

State Bar of Texas Monitoring Ken Paxton's Criminal Case

If Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is convicted of crimes and sentenced, the matter would be ripe for the Commission for Lawyer Discipline to file a compulsory discipline petition seeking Paxton's disbarment.
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New York Law Journal

City Bar Selects 2016 Diversity Champions

The New York City Bar Association announced its 2016 Diversity & Inclusion Champion Award recipients. They are: Dennis Hopkins, a partner at Perkins Coie; Rosalyn Richter, an Appellate Division, First Department, justice; and Conway Ekpo and Joseph Tillman, founding members of the group 1844.
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National Law Journal

Fewer Law Grads Drive Employment Rates Up Slightly

For the second year in a row, the employment rate for new law graduates grew slightly, but the uptick was a result of law schools nationwide producing fewer attorneys. In fact, the actual number of graduates in full-time law jobs within 10 months of leaving campus declined year-over-year, according to new figures from the American Bar Association.
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Daily Business Review

New Cuban American Bar Association President Talks Re-Engaging Membership, Visiting Cuba, Promoting Diversity

The Holland & Knight partner leading the CABA discusses the organization's goals, including a conference on Cuba that aims to draw businesspeople from across the country.
9 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Marc Rosenthal Officially Disbarred

Marc G. Rosenthal of Austin, who is serving 20 years in jail for bribing a district judge, is officially an ex-lawyer.
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New York Law Journal

Law Day

By | April 29, 2016
In this Special Report, leaders of the bench and bar discuss the one of the best known cases to have come before the U.S. Supreme Court: 'Miranda v. Arizona', decided 50 years ago this year, along with current challenges, such as translating Miranda warnings for non-English speakers and young people who may not understand, and the continuing need to protect the rights of accused persons.
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New York Law Journal

Appreciate the Practical Application of Safeguards

Martha Krisel, President of the Nassau County Bar Association, writes: Ensuring an understanding and appreciation of the practical application and implications of constitutional safeguards is the best defense against their erosion.
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New York Law Journal

Don't Round Up the Usual Suspects

Paul E. Kerson, President of the Queens County Bar Association, writes: It is 'Miranda' which forces our police to act in a fair-minded way. The idea is to arrest the actual "suspect" most likely to have committed the crime in question, not everyone in the neighborhood who might have done it.
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