• May 14, 2013 | New York Law Journal

    State Justice Rejects FOIL Request on NYPD's Surveillance of Muslims

    A Freedom of Information Law request by the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund and Muslim Advocates to obtain New York City Police Department records pertaining to post-9/11 surv

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  • March 30, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    TRO Preserves Rent Subsidies From City's Budget Cuts

    The Legal Aid Society has won a bid to temporarily block New York City from ending a program that provides rent subsidies to thousands of formerly homeless households. Faced with state budge

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  • March 17, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Court to Hear Same-Sex Marriage Cases in May The Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in four same-sex marriage cases on May 31. The Court has "boxed" on its calenda

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  • January 31, 2005 | Legal Times

    On the Move

    ADDUCI, MASTRIANI & SCHAUMBERGD.C.'s Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg has elected a new partner and added an associate.Michael McManus, 35, elected partner, f

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  • August 22, 2008 | Daily Report Online

    Crack Resentencing Controversy Comes Before 11th Circuit

    Today, two of the most controversial issues in sentencing law -- the length of sentences for crack cocaine offenders and judges' ability to go outside the federal sentencing guidelines -- will inte

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  • February 20, 2013 | New York Law Journal

    Bankruptcy and Arbitration: Like Oil and Vinegar?

    Uncertainty lurks at the crossroads of arbitration and bankruptcy law. It is well settled that bankruptcy courts will permit arbitration of non-bankruptcy issues, but when it comes to 

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  • August 8, 2006 | The Recorder

    Watching the Tech-Media Whirlwind

    Weil, Gotshal & Manges partner Kenneth Steinthal is at the center of the latest copyright battle to pit traditional media against emerging and established companies involved in online cont

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  • December 20, 2004 | Texas Lawyer

    Developments in the Substantive Law

    Administrative Law: Sovereign Immunity Issues The doctrine of sovereign immunity is a bane, or a boon, for administrative law practitioners. This year, the Texas Supreme Court d

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  • February 1, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

    Moves

    High-Flying Legal Eagles She had already reached cruising altitude, but now KRISTIN BROWN is ascending to new heights. At the end of November, gategroup Holdi

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  • December 5, 2005 | National Law Journal

    In Brief

    Head of DOJ tobacco trial team calls it quits The lead trial lawyer in the government's landmark lawsuit against the tobacco industry has quit the case and left the U.S. Departme

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