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Mother’s Day and the changing face of family dynamics and custody arrangements
Since I founded my firm, the Moore Family Law Group, in 2008, I’ve witnessed the evolution of American family dynamics. I’ve also seen firsthand how…
Federal judge reprimanded for handcuffing teen spectator in scared-straight approach
A federal judge who ordered a defendant’s daughter handcuffed to warn her about the consequences of drug use has been reprimanded by the judicial council…
Lawyer whose firm sued Boeing finds emergency slide that fell from company’s plane near his home
An emergency slide that detached from a Boeing 767 plane on Friday washed up on the beach near the New York home of a lawyer…
Judge should be censured for street brawl, conflict of interest, New York judicial conduct commission says
A New York judge should be censured for engaging in a street brawl with his neighbors and for participating in matters involving an attorney who…
District attorney ‘humbled by my own stupidity’ after failing to stop for police, calling officer name
A district attorney for a county that includes Rochester, New York, issued a video apology Sunday night after she failed to pull over for…
Chemerinsky: SCOTUS winds up term with rulings expected on major cases about government power, accountability
The Supreme Court heard the last oral arguments of the term on April 25, and now we wait for the decisions with the expectation of…
Data breach suit against ABA tossed by federal judge
A federal judge in New York has dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit filed against the ABA by two members who feared that their…
Kindergarten boy may pursue sex-bias claim after expulsion for wearing earrings, 10th Circuit says
A federal judge applied the wrong standard when he tossed a sex-bias lawsuit filed on behalf of a 5-year-old boy who was expelled for…
‘In the Shadow of Liberty’ shines light on American immigration history
When the Trump administration’s policy of separating families at the country’s borders was announced, opposition from the public and the legal community was swift. The…