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MCBA panelists address income inequality
If the nation does not do something to address income inequality through logical peaceful means, it will be facing a situation worse than 18th century France, a local economist told […]
NYSBA urges reform of solitary confinement
The New York State Bar Association is renewing its call for significant reductions in the use of solitary confinement of inmates and for new protocols for separating violent and nonviolent […]
On Law Day, bar celebrates the right to vote
Reflecting on the importance of a citizen’s right to vote, members of the local bars gathered Thursday for the annual Law Day celebration luncheon. Law Day 2014 was presented at […]
NYSBA president’s pro bono awards given
Law students who helped hundreds of veterans with their legal matters and a law firm that donated nearly 22,000 hours of pro bono services are among the 18 winners of […]
State bar campaign on wills, civics education
A series of New York State Bar Association radio announcements — one on the need for a will and the other on the importance of civics education — hit airwaves […]
Life lessons offered to future attorneys
Langston D. McFadden grew up in a neighborhood off Goodman Street in Rochester and attended Edison Tech before heading off to college and law school. McFadden, who wanted to be […]
BAEC marks Law Day
James R. Silkenat, president of the American Bar Association, delivered the keynote address at the Bar Association of Erie County’s annual Law Day luncheon Tuesday at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo. […]
NYSBA mourns former president
The New York State Bar Association extended its sympathy to the family and friends of Angelo T. Cometa, who served as the organization’s president between 1990 and 1991. He died […]
IBA award goes to Zambian
A Zambian woman, Tukiya Kankasa-Mabula, will receive the International Bar Association’s 2014 Outstanding Woman Lawyer Award. Given in recognition of professional excellence, influencing other women to pursue careers in law […]
How to become a judge CLE offered in Buffalo
Supreme Court Justice Rose H. Sconiers will chair a CLE on “Everything You Need to Know About Becoming a Judge,” on May 1 at the Bar Association of Erie County, […]
Class is in session for would-be lawyers
Eight hours one day, rest, then, eight hours the next. And that’s just the test-taking part. It’s nowhere near the countless hours spent studying for the bar exam, and each […]
NYSBA supports amending Voting Rights Act
An amendment to restore some of the strengths of the Voting Rights Act, lost through a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, will be among the topics lawyers lobby for this […]
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Burglary plea: People v. Small
- Court of Appeals – Ineffective assistance of counsel: People v. Fernandez
- Fourth Department – Youthful offender status: People v. Speed
- Fourth Department – Child neglect: Matter of De’Lawrence S. III
- Court of Appeals – Missing witness instruction: People v. Khiamdavanh
- Second Circuit – Securities fraud: Huey v. Anavex Life Sciences Corp.
- Fourth Department – Probation conditions violations: People v. Relyea
- Fourth Department – Ineffective assistance of counsel: People v. Remington
- Court of Appeals – Substitution of counsel: People v. Kelley
- Fourth Department – Due process: People v. Pulley
- Court of Appeals – Equitable estoppel: Incorporated Village of Freeport v. Freeport Plaza West LLC
Law News
- Lawsuit dismissed in Rochester police chase car crash
- NY appeals court reinstates criminal charges
- Cybersecurity requires strategy, culture and vigilance, local experts advise
- Gun conviction reversed over illegal search
- NY appeals court grants new trial for defendant who attacked RPD officer
- NY appeals court reinstates attempted murder charge
- Harris Beach Murtha adds Boston firm Peabody & Arnold
- Attorney and law firm sanctioned for AI mistakes in court filing
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