Brooklyn Landlords Beware: Statewide crackdown on faulty landlords
Throughout Brooklyn, tenants and government officials have been calling attention to—and...
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SKETCHES OF COURT: High-low agreement for T-bone collision
In this courtroom sketch, Hon. David Vaughan listens as plaintiff’s attorney...
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Brooklyn court warns of mixing business with marriage, suspends attorney for wife’s wrongdoing
The Appellate Division, Second Department has suspended an upstate lawyer who wrongfully...
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SKETCHES OF COURT: No remedy for plaintiff vying for Bushwick parking spot
In this courtroom sketch, Hon. Peter Sweeney listens during a read-back...
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City traffic cop not liable for directing driver into oncoming Brooklyn traffic
A New York City traffic officer and the city are not responsible...
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N.Y. court: U.S. must release targeted killings memo
The U.S. government must publicly disclose in redacted form secret papers...
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Pro Bono Barrister: Landmark Debour case set four levels of intrusion
These guidelines, as reviewed by the esteemed panel at the Inn meeting...
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Pro Bono Barrister: De Blasio’s stop-and-frisk plan stirs Kings legal community
How will police officers deal with the evolving, hot-button stop-and...
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Pro Bono Barrister: Why Joan Millman, et al., should use public forums
Past BBA public forums have involved such timely issues as laws dealing...
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