In an earlier posting on this blog we reported that on February 23, 2010 a divided Panel of the Appellate Division, First Department, New York Supreme Court ruled in People v. Correa (2010 NY Slip Op. 01533) that the 2004 merger of the criminal courts in the Bronx into a…
Selections from the Fair Courts e-lert May 28, 2010, published by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law. State Judicial Elections 1. Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor continues to advocate for states to replace contested judicial elections with merit selection systems. In an op-ed appearing…
David Badertscher This posting is essentially a followup of two of our earlier postings on this topic which you can find here and here. It begins with two statements released by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on May 6, 2010 in partial response to the recent decision in the…
TITLE: THE SUPREME COURT SUBTITLE: A C-SPAN Book Featuring the Justices in Their Own Words EDITORS: Brian Lamb, Susan Swain, and Mark Farkas PUBLICATION DATE: May 4, 2010 PUBLISHER: Perseus Books PAGE COUNT: 372 pp. ISBN: 978-1-38648-835-2 PRICE: $28.95 A team of C-SPAN editors has assembled a selection of interviews…
Presented by the ABA Criminal Justice Section White Collar Crime Committee Mid-Atlantic Region Subcommittee: This panel will address the most recent developments in White Collar prosecutions in New Jersey. The Honorable Paul Fishman will describe the challenges facing the United States Attorney’s Office and new initiatives. Seasoned defense and in-house…
April, 2010 This Report of the Executive Director to the ABA Board of Governors* highlights issues related to ABA Membership, and Personnel, Also highlighted is an extensive list of Programs and Projects including those related to Bioethics and the Law, Center for Professional Responsibity, Criminal Justice, Family Law, Government Affairs,…
Selections from the Brennan Center Fair Courts E-lert May 21, 2010. Summarized news articles and editorials related to the independence of judges and the courts….: 1. A recent George Mason University study suggests that certain factors such as “support for diversity in the state’s leadership,” the “location of a judgeship,”…
Top Ten Stories for Week Ending May 21, 2010. Legal Ethics Law Firm Partner Accused of Putting Camera Under Employee’s Desk May 17, 2010 6:42 am CDT Plus: Lawyer’s C-Word Invective Spurs Criminal, Ethics Charges by Animal Rights Group Lawyer Suspended Over DUI Arrests and Secret Sex Tapes $9M Malpractice…
A Service from the ABA Criminal Justice Section, http://www.abanet.org/crimjust Graham v Florida No. 08–7412. United States Supreme Court Decision: May 17, 2010 In a 5-4 opinion by Justice Kennedy, the United States Supreme Court ruled that sentencing juveniles to life without the possibility of parole for non-homicide cases is impermissible…
A publication announcemenrt from the New York Professional Responsibility Report (NYPRR) Comparing The New York Rules of Professional Conduct to The New York Code of Professional Responsibility By Roy D. Simon A collection of ten articles- 138 pages- by Professor Simon on the new New York Rules of Professional Conduct,…