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NY Bar Foundation taking fellowship applications
Charitable and public interest legal organizations will be able to host interns this summer under a new fellowship established by The New York Bar Foundation. Two organizations based in New York state will receive grants of $6,000 each to award summer fellowships to first or second-year law students of a diverse background. Gifts to the […]
Unemployment aid applications fell for 2nd week
WASHINGTON — Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, an encouraging sign that the job market may be slowly improving. The number of applications dropped by 22,000 to a seasonally adjusted 405,000, the Labor Department said ...
Fewer people sought unemployment aid last week
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, partly reversing a sharp jump in applications the previous week. The Labor Department said Thursday that the number of people applying for unemployment benefits dropped ...
Mortgage applications fell last week
NEW YORK CITY — The number of people applying for a mortgage fell last week as higher rates discouraged borrowing. The Mortgage Bankers Association says its overall mortgage application index decreased ...
Entrepreneurs sought
Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks has announced that applications are being accepted for the 10th class of The Entrepreneurs Network, which she founded in 2006. TEN is designed to bolster economic growth ...
Mortgage refinancing requests climb 21 percent
NEW YORK CITY — Applications for mortgage refinancings jumped last week to close to the highest level all year, while purchase applications lagged. The Mortgage Bankers Association says overall applications ...
Jobless benefit applications drop to 453K
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Applications for jobless benefits dropped last week for the third time in four weeks, a sign that employers are cutting fewer jobs.
Green Innovation Grant apps available
The state’s Environmental Facilities Corp. is accepting applications for the 2010 Green Innovation Grant Program, which will offer $15 million to municipalities, nonprofits and businesses for water conservation, energy efficiency and environmental projects.
As rates fall, mortgages rise
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Applications for mortgages rose last week as consumers refinanced their loans at the lowest rates in more than 50 years.
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Mental Hygiene Law: Charles L. v. State of New York
- Second Circuit – Medicaid and Medicare certification: U.S. ex rel. Quartararo v. Cath. Health Sys. Of Long Island Inc.
- Fourth Department – Waiver of indictment: People v. King
- Fourth Department – Speedy trial: People v. Jordan
- Fourth Department – Rosario material: People v. Dennard
- Second Circuit – Magnuson-Stevens Act: State of New York v. Raimondo
- Fourth Department – Plea: People v. Davis
- Second Circuit – Revocation of minimum sentence: Bangs v. Walter William Smith, et al.
- Fourth Department – Relation-back doctrine: CHS Inc. v. Land O’Lakes Purina Feed, et al.
- Fourth Department – Unlawful arrest: People v. Burke
- Fourth Department – Attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance: People v. Brown
- Second Circuit – Immigration: Paucar v. Garland
Law News
- N.Y. Court of Appeals reverses gun conviction
- NY board approves cannabis lawsuit settlements, paves way for retail dispensaries
- NY Court of Appeals reverses murder conviction because of illegal police search
- NY Court of Appeals reverses gun conviction over ineffective counsel
- Split court affirms gun conviction, finding search and arrest were legal
- NY appeals court vacates drug conviction over illegal police search
- Split Court of Appeals strips Police Accountability Board of disciplinary power
- Manslaughter conviction reversed after appeals court finds insufficient evidence
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