Business newswires had reported today that the conflict between main UC Rusal shareholders — Oleg Deripaska and Viktor Vekselberg had finally turned into another legal litigation. SUAL Partners, a company which represents Vekselberg and his partner Leonard Blavatnik in Rusal had launched legal action over a $47 billion supply deal struck between UC Rusal and […]
Taxpayer Ripoff and Collusion in White Plains Family Court Hurts Poor New York Families
One of the most disgusting taxpayer frauds going in New York is the 18b legal representation program in White Plains Family Court. The 18b program provides free legal assistance at a judge or magistrates discretion to parents and children – sounds like a great idea for sure. The problem is that what actually transpires is […]
New York Woman Sees “Injustice of Statewide Public Importance” in Supreme Court Ruling
North Tonawanda woman finds Appellate Division, Fourth Department Judicial ruling both a social injustice and one of statewide public significance and consequence A North Tonawanda woman finds Appellate Division, Fourth Department Judicial ruling in the Matter of Eric Fechter against New York State Office of Children and Family Services and Niagara County Department of Social […]
Did Justice Department Lawyers Lie to the Supreme Court?
The Wall Street Journal reports that a District Court Judge has called out the Justice Department for allegedly making "misleading statements" to influence the Supreme Court in an immigration related decision. The case invovled the applicable standard that a Court of Appeals must consider in issuing a stay of removal that would block an immigrant’s deportation while their petition for review […]
NYC “Super-Lawyer” Offers Services to GroundReport
We are pleased to announce that after our request two weeks ago for a volunteer attorney; one of the most prominent lawyers in New York City has stepped forward and offered pro bono counsel for GroundReport. He began his work this week and did discovery on a First Amendment issue involving one of GR’s citizen […]
New York Lags the US in Attorney Discipline
New York State has the most lawyers of any state in the USA with over 191,000 licensed attorneys but according to the recently released 2009 American Bar Association Survey on Lawyer Discipline Systems New York lags the nation in enforcing attorney ethics codes. New York is the last remaining State (besides Connecticut) to fund attorney […]
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