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By Emily Saul | December 14, 2022
The programs will be entirely voluntary. Bragg said the initiative was not a response to Mayor Eric Adams' policies.
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By Jeralyn L. Lawrence | December 14, 2022
The NJSBA recognizes the ongoing need to provide high quality, affordable legal services to the public. But there are better ways than demanding more pro bono work from attorneys.
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By Ross Todd | December 14, 2022
"As an attorney, working with clients who are struggling with difficult issues impacts us," says Angela Downes, a professor at UNT Dallas College of Law.
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By Jane Wester | December 12, 2022
Attorneys for plaintiffs argued that the Adams administration had effectively lowered the standard for the detention of mentally ill people.
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By Allison Dunn | December 8, 2022
"There have been only nine occasions on which this court has suspended an attorney's license for two years or longer without staying any part of the penalty. In light of the facts and circumstances of this case, I cannot agree that the respondent should be the 10th member of this Ring of Dishonor," West Virginia Supreme Court Justice William R. Wooton wrote.
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By Emily Cousins | December 2, 2022
"Yale's withdrawal policies and practices push students with mental health disabilities out of Yale, impose punitive consequences on students who have withdrawn, and place unreasonable burdens on students who, after a withdrawal, seek reinstatement," the complaint said.
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By Allison Dunn | November 22, 2022
"We recognize how respondent's mental impairment affected his client representation, and we afford it due mitigating weight," Justice Elizabeth D. Walker wrote on behalf of the court. "We also commend his actions to address it, and we acknowledge his continued efforts toward mental health recovery. But his impairment does not insulate him from meaningful sanctions."
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By Lindsey Tanner | The Associated Press | November 18, 2022
Abortion crackdowns enacted or enforced since Roe v. Wade was overturned in June illustrate the dichotomy. In at least eight states that allow exemptions for life-threatening conditions, physical health is the focus. The mother's mental health is not included.
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By Michelle Gonzalez, Samantha Anthony, Kristine Grady Derewicz and Brian O. Sumner | November 17, 2022
This Children's Grief Awareness Day, attorneys should seek to understand the impacts of grieving youth in the juvenile justice system.
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By Ross Todd | November 17, 2022
"We can all help overcome this stigma by acknowledging that this distress to one's mental health is a common human condition, requiring simply compassion, patience, and heartfelt support," said Thomas Leff, a trial lawyer based in Wilmington, Delaware, during a web discussion sponsored by ABOTA.
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