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Parents of Teen Killed at Camp Sue Boy Scouts

Elijah Knight, 14, was an honor student working to become an Eagle Scout like his dad when he was killed by a tree falling on his tent during a thunderstorm.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

For Phila. Bar's New Executive Director, Commitment to Legal Community Is Personal

Harvey Hurdle Jr. has spent more than 20 years leading nonprofit and for-profit companies, but his new role heading the Philadelphia Bar Association will be the first time he is leading an organization specifically serving the legal community.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

An Artist's Moral Rights and the Placement of Works

Nearly two years ago, the northern corner of Bowling Green Park in downtown Manhattan was transformed into a powerful scene as a young, "Fearless Girl" stood boldly in the path of a massive, "Charging Bull."
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Public Interest Calendar of Events

The Public Interest Calendar of Events includes CLE programs, quiet title and landlord/tenant training.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Will Power—How Estate Planning Documents Can Help Combat Poverty

As the saying goes, where there's a will, there's a way. While many of Philadelphia VIP's low-income clients make a way without a will and testament, the path is much smoother with one.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYC Public Defenders, Not Assigned Counsel, to Get First Call in Homicide Cases

Currently homicide cases are first sent to 18-B attorneys and defender organizations such as the Legal Aid Society were brought in when conflicts arise.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Paralegals Year-End Review: Time to Reflect and Start Fresh

The end of the year marks a new beginning and invites a pause for reflection. It's a great time to take stock of the past year and look ahead to the future. Each December, I reflect on 10 questions for this very purpose.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Western NY Judge Sends Habeas Case for Bronx Zoo Elephant Back to NYC

A judge in rural Orleans County, New York, located about 380 miles from the Bronx Zoo, said at a hearing Friday that the best venue for a legal battle over the release of Happy, an Asian elephant living alone at the zoo, is back on the elephant's home turf.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Vineland Mosque Can Proceed With Religious Bias Claim Against City, Judge Rules

A dispute over sewage permitting is ripe for adjudication under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act because it makes a claim that the purported issue is a pretext for discrimination, U.S. District Judge Joseph Rodriguez ruled in "Garden State Islamic Center v. City of Vineland."
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Charitable Deductions for Clients Who Are Volunteers

In his Estate Planning and Philanthropy column, Conrad Teitell writes: Volunteers who contribute their time to charities certainly aren't motivated by tax breaks. Many probably don't even know they're entitled to deduct the unreimbursed expenses they incur in helping charitable organizations.
5 minute read

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