Judge Rules that Mexican Drug Lord El Chapo Cannot Hug his Wife at Trial
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A letter from the defense attorney argued that, “an embrace with the railing between them would not pose a threat to security.”
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EXCLUSIVE: Third Deadly Home Invasion Suspect Identified, Not Yet Arrested, Sources Say
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The defense team representing a teenager who grew up on Rikers Island after allegedly taking part in a deadly 2014 home invasion says it’s “troubled” that a third suspect is getting away with murder.
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For the first time, prosecutors played the 911 call.
Read More‘Purple Was Her Color’: Vetrano Dad Sobs On Stand Recalling Daughter’s Final Run
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Vetrano broke down again and collapsed against the wall behind him when confronted by photos of Karina lying face-first and mostly naked in the dense brush of Spring Creek Park — near the family’s Howard Beach home.
Read MoreNYC Votes Yes, Yes, Yes
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For the first time since 1989, New York City’s governing document will undergo significant changes after voters approved three charter revision ballot proposals on Tuesday.
Read MoreNYPD Calls This The Safest October In Recorded History
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Year-to-date overall crimes are down -1.4% this year, representing 1,149 fewer victims and putting the city on track to drop below 97,000 total crimes by the end of 2018.
Read MoreQueens Village Cops Searching For Crook Suspected in Brazen Bank Robbery
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The unidentified suspect entered a TD Bank at 214-32 Jamaica Avenue just after 10:45 a.m., threw a bag at the 30-year-old bank teller and demanded money, according to cops.
Read MoreVetrano Trial Resumes Today
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Chanel Lewis, 22, is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly killing Vetrano, 30, as she jogged in Spring Creek Park near her Howard Beach home.
Read MoreSubway Bomber Convicted in Federal Court
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The verdict against Akayed Ullah was returned in Manhattan federal court after a trial in which the defense maintained he intended to kill only himself last Dec. 11.
Read MoreVoter Suppression Is a Feminist Issue: Lessons for Future Elections
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“Voting is a political tool that is critical in a functioning democracy and is rightfully recognized as such.”
Read MorePhotos of Vetrano’s Body Stun Family
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The sobs prompted Judge Michael Aloise to call a five-minute recess and remove the jury from the courtroom.
Read MoreTwo Men Murdered In Flushing And Jamaica
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Around 10:50 p.m. on Saturday, police were called to a home on Guy R. Brewer Boulevard in Jamaica after multiple shots were fired.
Read MoreFlushing Woman Killed While Crossing The Street
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Edith Perez was attempting to cross Farrington Street on Saturday when a Chevrolet Silverado crashed into her.
Read MoreNew York Law School Hosts Expert Immigration Panel Thursday
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The panel will feature NYLS Professor Lenni Benson, the founder of Safe Passage Project, which provides free legal assistance to unrepresented children in immigration court.
Read MoreTouro Law Honors Legal Lit Legend Grisham
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Author John Grisham addresses an audience at Touro College’s Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, where he received the annual Bruce K. Gould Book Award. Photo courtesy of Touro.
By David Brand
Touro College’s Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center honored best-selling author John Grisham with the school’s annual Bruce K. Gould Book Award.
Touro recognized Grisham on Oct. 22 for his novel “The Rooster Bar.” Grisham’s other best-selling legal-themed works include “A Time to Kill,” “The Firm” and “The Pelican Brief.”
Each year, the university presents the award to the author of an outstanding publication related to the law, the legal profession or the legal system. The prize is named for benefactor Bruce K. Gould, an 1984 graduate of Touro Law Center. Gould is a founding member and second president of Touro Law Center’s Alumni Association and a member of Touro Law Center’s Board of Governors.
Past recipients include Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor for her book “My Beloved World”, Anita Hill for her book “Speaking Truth to Power” and Bob Woodward for his book “The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006 - 2008.”
Grisham graduated from University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981 and practiced criminal law throughout the 1980s. He also served in the Mississippi House of Representatives as a Democrat from 1984 to 1990.
The award, which was first handed out in 1991, is regarded as one of the most prestigious prizes for law-related literature.
