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Lawyer suspended after he’s accused of plying teens with alcohol and touching one of them sexually

ABA Journal

The Ohio Supreme Court has suspended a lawyer who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault after being accused of touching his stepdaughter’s 18-year-old friend in a…

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NY Gov Cuomo Summoned to Court Nov 17 to Face Misdemeanor Sex Charge

The Crime Report

17 to face charges on a misdemeanor sex crime relating to an allegation that he “forcibly” touched a staff member. The charge, a Class A misdemeanor, carries a maximum sentence of one year in jail, reports The City. The court does take that into account and could impose a tougher sentence than what an ordinary person might get.”.

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Egypt court sentences former presidential candidate Ahmed Tantawy to one year imprisonment

JURIST

The Matareya Misdemeanor Court of Appeal upheld former Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Tantawy’s sentence of one year in prison for incitement and assistance in the crime of printing and circulating electoral process papers without permission, his lawyer announced on Monday.

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Lawyer who sued Chevron is sentenced to six months for contempt of court case

JURIST

over pollution in the Ecuadorian rainforest, was sentenced on Friday to six months in prison for criminal contempt of court. The initial dispute originated in 2011 after an Ecuadorian court rendered a $9.5 The appeals court upheld Judge Kaplan’s findings in 2016.

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New York Moves to Ease Arrest Disclosure Requirements by Would-Be Lawyers

The Crime Report

The proposal the bar is considering would have admissions and court personnel judge applicants based on adult convictions, not arrests or juvenile incarcerations. The Bar’s House of Delegates is scheduled to vote Jan.

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Lack of Oregon Public Defenders Leaves Hundreds of Defendants on Their Own

The Crime Report

Oregon has the equivalent of 600 full-time court-appointed attorneys, who have historically shouldered about 75,000 adult criminal cases a year. In Multnomah County, the court system delayed more than 700 unrepresented misdemeanor cases and 800 unrepresented felony cases from February through mid-August.

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Caila A Coleman: 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Field

The Estrin Report

Have people to bounce ideas off of: those people can be other lawyers, but also make sure you are talking to people who are NOT lawyers as well. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law?

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