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Jury Selection to Begin in Philadelphia Church Abuse Scandal
February 20, 2012 Reuters A criminal trial in the Philadelphia Catholic Archdiocese pedophilia scandal gets underway on Tuesday, a case likely to be watched closely as one defendant is the first high ranking U.S. cleric to go to trial in
Published Date: 2/22/2012,
Marci Hamilton
Judge Grants Churches a Reprieve
February 16, 2012 New York Times Days before the city was to close public schools to religious groups
that have been holding services there, a federal judge issued a ruling
on Thursday that reopened the schools for worship, caught city
Published Date: 2/20/2012,
Marci Hamilton
$2 Million Gift to Cardozo Backs Family Law and Public Service
February 17, 2012 New York Law Journal Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law has received a $2 million donation to
bolster its family law and public service initiatives. The gift comes
from Susan Halpern, a 1984 graduate who has worked
PA Priest Faces Trial on Child Abuse Cover-Up
February 17, 2012 NPR Between 1992 and 2004, Monsignor William Lynn was the Archdiocese of
Philadelphia's point person for allegations of clerical abuse. When he
heard a claim, he was supposed to investigate and, if warranted, remove
or turn the
Published Date: 2/20/2012,
Marci Hamilton
Innocence Project Forum Explores Prosecutorial Misconduct in the Wake of Connick v. Thompson
February 6, 2012 – In 1985, John Thompson was wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to death in Louisiana. After serving 18 years in prison – 14 on death row – he was exonerated in 2003 after an investigator discovered
Published Date: 2/20/2012,
Innocence Project
The Case for Publicly Owned Internet Service
February 14, 2012 Bloomberg In her op ed, Professor Susan Crawford argues for the government to take over some aspects of Internet service.
Published Date: 2/17/2012,
Susan Crawford
Texas Judge Faces Inquiry on Wrongful Conviction
February 17, 2012 CBS News A special investigation will determine if a former prosecutor who is
now a judge hid evidence in a trial that sent a man wrongly convicted of
his wife's murder to prison for nearly 25 years,
Published Date: 2/17/2012,
Barry Scheck
Orthodox Alumni Mark Princeton Milestone
February 17, 2012 New Jersey Jewish Standard More than 100 Princeton University alumni and current students gathered
on Feb. 12 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Yavneh House, the
university’s Orthodox Jewish student organization. For alumna Suzanne Last Stone of
Published Date: 2/17/2012,
Suzanne Last Stone
For Innocent Spouses, a Helpful Shift in IRS Policy
February 11, 2012 New York Times A shift in IRS policy means the agency will no longer enforce the two year
filing rule when a petitioner has applied for what is known as equitable
relief.
Published Date: 2/13/2012,
Carlton Smith
Judge Orders Court of Inquiry to Gauge Anderson Misconduct
February 10, 2012 YNN District Judge Sid Harle has agreed to a court of inquiry to determine
if Judge Ken Anderson's actions in the 1987 murder trial of Christine
Morton constituted prosecutorial misconduct. Harle signed a probable
cause affidavit Friday
Published Date: 2/13/2012,
Barry Scheck