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11 Nov, 2008 8:18 am
Last month Professor David Kairys discussed his new book, Philadelphia Freedom, Memoir of a Civil Rights Lawyer. The book is Professor Kairys'
personal and inspiring account of his quest for achieving social justice ... an escapee from a chain gang who was facing extradition to Georgia. Kairys' victory in the case was only the
beginning. In 1971, he and David Rudovsky opened a private practice that focused on civil rights
cases, especially police brutality. When a group of Catholic antiwar activists ...
16 Apr 1:27 pm
... a treatise on Pennsylvania criminal law even though they had nothing to do with writing it. In a federal lawsuit, professors David
Rudovsky of the University of Pennsylvania and Leonard Sosnov of Widener Law School claim that the December 2008 supplement, ... "sham" that
offered almost nothing new to subscribers and that users of the book would mistakenly connect the poor quality to Rudovsky and Sosnov. Over the
two decades since the treatise was written, Bazelon said, the professors have routinely ...
17 Apr 5:57 am
My interest was piqued by this story in The Legal Intelligencer: In a federal lawsuit, professors David Rudovsky of the University of Pennsylvania and Leonard Sosnov of Widener Law School claim that the December 2008 supplement, or "pocket part," to their ...
lawyer, Richard L. Bazelon of Bazelon Less & Feldman, argued that West should be ordered to notify all recipients of the supplement that Rudovsky and Sosnov were not the authors and that any unhappy customers may demand a refund. ... [U.S. ...
18 Apr, 2007 2:15 pm
... me. Somehow I expected more fellow-travelers -- exhausted plaintiff's lawyers looking for inspiration. David Rudovsky from the University of Pennsylvania gave an excellent presentation on qualified immunity. It disappointed in only one regard. ... use force, but that
it was objectively reasonable for the officer to believe conduct that is unreasonable conduct was all right. Rudovsky, who wrote an amicus
brief in the case, appears not to understand it, either. The gist of his presentation suggested ...
16 Apr 1:59 am
... West Publishing falsely identified them as authors of a 2008 supplement to their Pennsylvania criminal law treatise. According to the article, David Rudovsky of the University of Pennsylvania and Leonard Sosnow of Widener Law School "claimed that the December
2008 supplement...to ... recently mailed out a new version that cures [the] defects and includes a revised cover page that clearly explains that Rudovsky and Sosnov ended their work on the updates in 2007." Senior U.S. District Judge John P. ...
19 Apr, 2007 5:21 pm
... topic addressing suits against social workers and police officers for warrantless and unjusitified removal of children from their homes. David Beauvais, a solo in Oakland, California, gave an overview of cases that compelled me to rethink my reluctance to bring such cases ... 's presentation on
1983 basics. She teaches law at Suffolk University in Boston. Together with Michael Avery and David Rudovsky, she writes Police Misconduct, Law and Litigation, an always reliable practice aid. Tomorrow I hear ...
11 Jun 1:52 am
... firm - partners Michael Cohen and Lisa Wood and associates Gregory Dennison, Melissa Natale and David Farkouh - are moving to Saiber in
Newark as early as Monday. For Schwartz, Simon, which primarily represents school districts and other ... that West Publishing harmed their reputations when it falsely identified them
as the authors of a poorly researched treatise update. Professors David Rudovsky of the University of
Pennsylvania Law School and Leonard Sosnov of Widener Law School claim they did ...
12 Jan, 2006 12:30 pm
... law. The discussion includes: Thomas Gentile, an Alito clerk in 1996-97 and a partner in the New Jersey law firm of Lampf, Lipkin, Prupis and Petigrow; David Rudovsky, Senior Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a veteran civil rights attorney;
Theodore Ruger, Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and a former law clerk to Justice Stephen A. Breyer. Recorded on 1/12/2006 ...
22 Jan, 2007 6:47 am
... Philadelphia.' He cited Philadelphia's decision not to hire a new director for the Integrity and Accountability Office, which provided independent oversight of the police.
David Rudovsky, a civil rights attorney in Philadelphia, said, 'I think the numbers themselves raise
very serious questions and the lack of outside accountability, outside monitoring, is something we should be looking at.' " Philadelphia Inquirer
14 Mar, 2007 10:17 am
... you want to see her in person as well as on television, check out this event, taking place in Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon. It sounds fantastic. We would have loved to watch the
legendary Miguel Estrada and David Rudovsky argue before a star-studded bench. But when we called
yesterday to reserve a seat, we were informed that seats are no longer available. If you hang around outside the entrance, though, maybe you can catch ...
22 Jul, 2007 6:00 pm
Lawyers Miguel Estrada and David Rudovsky argued a futuristic case before an equally-distinguished
mock Supreme Court. The Chief Judge of the mock Supreme Court was Judith Kaye, Chief Judge of the State of New York. Other judges included Arlin Adams, former U.S. Court of Appeals
judge; Christopher Lewis, BlankRome partner; Alfred Putnam, Drinker Biddle and Reath chairman; Marjorie O. Rendell U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals Judge; Kermit Roosevelt,
University ...
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9 Oct, 2007 8:08 am
... Pleas Judge Frank T. Hazel, a former district attorney; Montgomery County Deputy District Attorney Mary MacNeil Killinger; Penn law professor David Rudovsky, a noted local civil rights lawyer, and former federal prosecutor Gregory P. Miller, now a lawyer in
private practice in Philadelphia. "It is important to understand that the shortcomings we identified operate with a cumulative effect," Poulin said. "Fixing ...
9 Oct, 2007 5:54 am
... sentences, but the idea didn't get much political support. Other team members were Delaware County Common Pleas Judge Frank Hazel, Montgomery County prosecutor Mary Ann MacNeil
Killinger, Philadelphia attorney Gregory P. Miller and civil rights lawyer and Penn law professor David Rudovsky. ------ On the Net: Pennsylvania report: [www.abavideonews.org]
15 Feb, 2008 5:56 am
... Attorney's Office) Mark Kappelhoff (United States Department of Justice-Civil Rights Division) Youngjae Lee (Fordham University) Jules Lobel (University of Pittsburgh)
David Rudovsky (University of Pennsylvania) Margo Schlanger (Washington University of St. Louis)
Carol Steiker (Harvard University) Jordi Steiker (University of Texas-Austin) PM UPDATE: I have been treated so very well by all the Penn folks, and I ...
10 Jun, 2008 7:17 pm
Karen Heller: A messed-up justice system By Karen Heller Philadelphia Inquirer "If the United States leads the world in incarceration," says civil-rights lawyer David Rudovsky, "Philadelphia leads the United States." We have a higher percentage of our citizens in prison...
28 Jan, 2007 9:56 am
[JURIST] A federal judge held late last week that overcrowded Philadelphia jails violate inmates' constitutional rights and therefore require court monitoring. The ruling from US
District Judge R. Barclay Surrick came in response to a lawsuit filed last year by University of Pennsylvania law professor David
Rudovsky [faculty profile] on behalf of 11 inmates. In his opinion, Judge Surrick wrote:
20 Nov, 2007 3:18 pm
[JURIST] Pennsylvania's lethal injection protocol [JURIST news archive] creates an "unnecessary risk of pain and suffering" in violation of the Eighth Amendment, a lawyer for three
death row convicts challenging the procedure said Tuesday. On November 9, lawyer David Rudovsky filed
suit in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania [official website] on behalf of the
2 Feb 11:08 am
... Avery. New York : New York University Press, c2009. Call number: KF4749.A2 W4 2009 Contributors: Michael Avery, Erwin Chemerinsky,Marjorie Cohn, Tracey Maclin, Eva Paterson, Jamin
Raskin, David Rudovsky, Susan Kiyomi Serrano, and Abbe Smith. From the Publisher's Description: The
lawyers and legal commentators who contribute to We Dissent unanimously agree that during Chief Justice William Rehnquists nineteen-year tenure, the Supreme Court ...
26 Mar 1:18 pm
... Building a Wall? The Effect of Eighth Amendment Death Penalty Law and Advocacy on Criminal Justice More Broadly Carol S. Steiker & Jordan M. Steiker 155 A Closing Keynote: A
Comment on Mass Incarceration in the United States David Rudovsky 207 LOYOLA OF LOS ANGELES LAW
REVIEW Volume 41 Number 4 Summer 2008 SYMPOSIUM THE FRONTIERS OF TORT LAW INTRODUCTION John T. Nockleby 1143 DOING AWAY WITH TORT LAW Jules L. Coleman 1149 TORT ...
16 Apr 10:37 am
David Rudovsky (Penn) and Leonard N. Sosnov (Widener) are suing West, claiming that they were falsely
identified as the authors of a poorly researched "sham" supplement to their treatise, Pennsylvania Practice: Criminal Procedure Law, Commentary and Forms. The authors stopped...
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