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New York Law Journal

City Commissioner Picked for Return to Family Court

Ronald Richter, commissioner of New York City's Administration for Children's Services, has been nominated to serve a second stint as a Family Court judge, one of four judicial nominations that will be subject to public comment at a hearing this month.
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People v. Boatman

By | December 05, 2013
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Faults Simplifed Cautions, Suppresses Teen's Statements

Queens Family Court Judge Stephen Bogacz faulted a police script that attempted to explain Miranda rights to juveniles with wording the judge said was "inaccurate at best, and misleading at worst."
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New York Law Journal

Advocates Recite Shortcomings of N.Y. Parole Review Process

Several dozen parole-reform advocates convened on a legislative hearing Wednesday where the reform-minded chairman offered hope that a process increasingly criticized by the courts is ripe for change.
6 minute read

Law.com

Attorney Anthony Livoti Jr. Convicted Of Fraud

The Fort Lauderdale attorney was convicted of fraud and conspiracy in the $830 million Ponzi scheme at Mutual Benefits Corp., a viatical company that failed in 2006.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Feds Defend New Manslaughter Case Against Blackwater Guards

Federal prosecutors in Washington today began defending the government's new case against four former Blackwater security guards charged in a 2007 shooting that left more than a dozen Iraqi civilians dead.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Opinion: Ganim's Reinstatement Shouldn't Be Based On Remorse

Former Bridgeport Mayor Joseph P. Ganim was convicted by a federal jury and served seven years in prison for his role in a racketeering conspiracy that extorted some $800,000 from contractors seeking to do business in the Park City. That verdict was returned in 2003. He's done his time. Now he wants his law license back. One obstacle standing in his way is his refusal to express remorse.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Suffolk Police Reach Pact With U.S. Over Bias Claims

The Suffolk County Police Department will boost officer training on the investigation of hate crimes and improve outreach to local Latino communities under a tentative agreement reached with the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Nguyen v. Curry

By | December 04, 2013
3 minute read

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People v. Mendez

By | December 04, 2013
2 minute read

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