Friday Newly admitted attorneys, in practice 2 years or less, and attorneys with 2-5 years of practice please note the discounted rate for the Criminal Justice Fall Meeting—Forensics and the Law IV with up to 11.5 MCLE transitional credits suitable for all attorneys including those newly admitted: Less than 2 years: $50 for NYSBA members; $60 for non-members Attorneys with 2-5 years of practice: $140 for NYSBA members; $150 for non-members In addition, some discounts and scholarships are available for attorneys who have a genuine basis for his/her hardship
The May 3 program Evidently Evidence program in Albany is free to Criminal Justice Section members with less than one year of practice and reasonably priced otherwise
In 2010 the US Department of Justice opened the Office for Access to Justice, a department intended to “address the access-to-justice crisis in the criminal and civil justice system” [i] .
New York State Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section in conjunction with the Yorktown Bar Association and co-sponsored with the Peekskill Bar Association invites you to join us for DWI Update CLE and Supper Thursday, June 26, 2014 5:00 p.m. to 5:50 p.m
The September 2016 Issue of Electronically In Touch is Available at http://nysbar.com/blogs/eit/ This issue contains Part I of a Three Part Op-Ed by a current member of the New York City Police Department on policing, an informative article on purchasing a new home, and an article on the New York Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, as well as reports from the Criminal Justice and Labor & Employment Law Sections
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How Justice Antonin Scalia’s Death Might Affect Our Privacy Rights By: Lexi Herman Justice Antonin Scalia spent 30 years on the Supreme Court advocating for bright line rules protecting citizens’ privacy rights in the home, but his unexpected passing in February may affect the scope of privacy rights going forward. After his death, the United States Supreme Court is left with only 8 justices, which means any case that reaches the Supreme Court has the potential to end in a 4-4 tie. This is amplified by the fact that the court is now split evenly between liberals and conservatives. Justice Scalia was known as one of the most conservative justices during his tenure on the bench, which made the fact that he so stringently upheld citizens’ privacy rights even when it might derail a criminal case, noteworthy
The criminal justice system is there to help victims of crime and prosecute criminals for their wrongdoings
The jurisdictions subject to section 5 would be determined through a formula set forth in section 4. Section 5 was originally intended to last 5 years.
Whatever the reason, you may ultimately find yourself needing a criminal defense attorney. 2020 was full of high-profile incidents involving police misconduct
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