In Eunique v. Powell, 9th Circuit concluded that passport denial, and therefore, freedom of international travel that comes with it, does not violate Fifth Amendment Due Process and Equal Protection…
Category: <span>Criminal Law</span>
New York Supreme Court in Brooklyn considered the legality of practice by NYC Department of Corrections continued detention of defendants – based on a civil immigration detainer – notwithstanding the…
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Today, a panel of Judges from the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (EDNY) put together a very effective presentation for the current U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. …
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Attorneys in the New York City area should be aware of gathering opportunities organized by Center for Constitutional Rights. Once such gathering – CCR’s First Wednesdays – took place last night…
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New Jersey State maintains pretrial intervention program (“PTI”). The program allows individuals to avoid prosecution for the charges pending against them. PTI goal is to rehabilitate individuals and return them…
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An interesting practice by some of insurance industry members came to the attention of our office. Affordable Care Act (also known as “Obamacare”) includes a provision, under § 1341 (see…
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The Sentencing Guidelines are issued by the serious group of learned individuals within U.S. Sentencing Commission. It is difficult to pass by a website, with a loud name Sentencing Us…
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The American Bar Association made a substantial progress to ease the burden on defense attorneys by making available the search database – National Inventory of the Collateral Consequences Of Conviction…
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I attended The New York City Bar event dedicated to informing public about legislative and judicial process available to victims of sex trafficking that allows these victims to get rid…
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NYCLA’s Criminal Justice Section had an interesting presentation about bail system in the New York City on December 8, 2011. According to one of the panelist, Mary Phillips, the monetary…
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