• September 16, 2013 | National Law Journal

    Solitary Confinement's High Costs More Than Monetary

    A man who is isolated and alone can be regarded as a sort of discarded person,& Dinizulu, king of the Zulus, wrote in 1910. & There is nothing worse than being isolated.&

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  • Shapiro v. Berger

    Publication Date: 2004-08-26
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    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District
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    U.S. District Court Southern District of New York Judge McMahon On August 5, 2004, Plaintiffs Judah Shapiro ("Shapiro"), Louis Weinstein ("Weinstein"), Ira Lichtiger (

  • Kings Mall, L.L.C. v Wenk

    Publication Date: 2007-07-05
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    Court: Appellate Division, 3rd Dept
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    Case Number: 501776

    Decided and Entered: July 5, 2007 501776 ___________________________ KINGS MALL, LLC., Respondent, v JAY L. WENK et al., Appellants. b

  • Ascencio-Rodriguez v. Holder

    Publication Date: 2010-02-22
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    Date Filed: 2010-02-17
    Court: 2nd Cir.
    Judge: JOSÉ A. Cabranes, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 08-3058-ag

    Argued: May 8, 2009Before: WALKER,*fn2 CABRANES,and WALLACE,*fn3 Circuit Judges.Petitioner Jesus Ascencio-Rodriguez ("Ascencio

  • December 28, 1999 | The Recorder

    Looking for a Strike Out

    SACRAMENTO -- She grew up poor in the Fillmore District, attended Lowell High School and went on to earn her law degree from UCLA. Now attorney Valerie Monroe runs a criminal defense practice in th

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  • The People v. Christopher Brodeur, 2009KN015198

    Publication Date: 2013-08-05
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    Court: Criminal Court, Kings County, Part BTP-2
    Judge: Judge Michael Gerstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the People: Chow Xie, Esq., of counsel, Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney.
    for defendant: For Defendant: Steven Hubert, Esq., Legal Advisor.

    Case Number: 2009KN015198

    Cite as: The People v. Christopher Brodeur, 2009KN015198, NYLJ 1202613378328, at *1 (Crim., KI, Decided July 18, 2013) 2009KN015198 Judge Michael

  • March 21, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

    Time Limits on Voir Dire Trade Justice for Efficiency

    The right to trial by a fair and impartial jury, as guaranteed by the constitutions of Texas and the United States, necessarily requires a process that allows reasonable inquiries of potential

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  • March 1, 2004 | Legal Times

    How Vermont Handled Gay Marriage

    Civil Wars by David Moats (Harcourt, 288 pages, $25) From Massachusetts' Statehouse to San Francisco's City Hall, few current political controversies pose more

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  • United States of America v. Anthony Raupp

    Publication Date: 2012-04-20
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    Date Filed: 2012-04-12
    Court: 7th Cir.
    Judge: Easterbrook, Chief Judge.
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    Case Number: 11-2215

    ARGUED NOVEMBER 2, 2011--DECIDED MARCH 9, 2012AMENDED OPINION APRIL 12, 2012Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and POSNER and WOOD, Circuit Judges.Anthony Raupp pleaded guilty to possessi

  • October 1, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    Going to Pieces

    Consistent with the current theme of many newly enlightened lawyers--that substantial change in the legal profession is inevitable and perhaps even imminent--I have sensed recen

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