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... take effect in 2008." Family Law Subscription Required Monday, October 15, 2007 By Myrna Felder "Myrna Felder, a partner in the law firm of Raoul Lionel Felder, writes that the developments under DRL §70, barring the use of equitable estoppel ... , a member of Flamhaft Levy Kamins Hirsch & Rendeiro, reviews three substantive changes in the area of criminal law and procedure that resulted from the 2007 legislative session: the post-prison civil confinement and supervision law for convicted sex ...

If you are already an online subscriber to New York Law Journal you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listed [ ... needed for online access unless otherwise noted. Family Law Friday, February 15, 2008 By Myrna Felder " Myrna Felder, a partner in the law firm of Raoul Lionel Felder, writes that effective April 28, 2002, the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act replaced the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act ...

Myrna Arroyo, a solo practitioner in located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who specializes in estate planning, has launched a virtual law firm site that offers wills, living trusts, and other estate planning documents bundled with ... None of these legal form web sites offer documents that are specific to the State of Louisiana because of the particular nature of Louisiana law, which is based on the French Civil Code. Users are able to complete an on-line questionnaire which generates a completed legal ...

... E. Taslitz Issue editor for the symposium on postconviction practices, Prof. Andrew Taslitz, Howard University School of Law, here introduces the four major features with an overview of the topic and an explanation of how each feature helps nonspecialists- ... partial solutions." Postconviction Claims of Innocence By Myrna S. Raeder Explaining the options and obstacles facing those who make postconviction claims of innocence, the author, a professor at Southwestern University Law School, notes that ...

... an attorney and politically active. My friend wrote, "[I]s there a new law requiring scanning driver's license before you vote to make sure it ... pavement. I was surprised by what I found. I found a potentially serious issue: possible voter suppression. Myrna the Minx at Reno and Its Discontents is seeing it in her state, too. She says ... Nevada's five electoral votes on Nov. 4. ... GOP officials are considering a law suit to challenge the validity of new voter registrations that has turned a 17,500- ...

... concluded that a U.S. Postal Service employee may pursue her lawsuit under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. The law does specifically bar reprisals against private sector employees who complain about discrimination. But it is silent as to federal workers. Alito said the law indeed does apply to both categories of employees. The case involves Myrna Gomez-Perez, a postal worker in Puerto Rico who alleged she was being discriminated ...

... funny thing happened to Nicholas on the way to becoming California's poster boy for law and order. In June, he was indicted on numerous counts of securities fraud and ... women can't protect themselves, but its not because they are afraid of the law, they are afraid of their pimps. All the major women's groups are against ... Dufty. Other candidates: Adrian Bermudez, Mary Goodnature, Eli Horn and Myrna Lim. What's at stake: The Excelsior district will likely be the prime battleground between progressive ...

... from the Chair: The Criminal Justice Section is comprised of a number of committees charged with the responsibility of addressing a broad array of criminal law topics. While each committee tends to focus on issues related to their special interest, when needed they all work in ... ABA policies adopted in 2008-2009 that address criminal justice issues. I would like to thank first-time editor Myrna S. Raeder, CJS Director Jack Hanna and Publications Manager Kyo Suh for their tireless efforts to ensure ...

FeministLawProf Myrna Raeder (Southwestern University School of Law) has posted to ssrn her article, "Comments on Child Abuse Litigation in a 'Testimonial' World: The Intersection of Competency, Hearsay and Confrontation." Here is the abstract: ... originally made in forensic interviews, in medical settings, and to private individuals who have no mandatory reporting obligations or law enforcement ties, when the child does not testify at trial. The full article is available here. -Bridget Crawford

... six years of the sentence that she received for pleading guilty to the second-degree murder of Myrna Opsahl while robbing a bank in Carmichael, California in the 1970's. She also ... Olson to five years and four months in prison because of 1975 sentencing laws. The state parole board, however, determined that she was a serious offender and changed ... after seven years instead of six. In Boston, Massachusetts, our criminal defense law firm is here to protect your legal rights. SLA's Olson will fight ...