Prominent Attorney Kenneth R. Feinberg to Speak at New York Law School’s 120th Commencement, May 21

Kenneth R. Feinberg, one of the nation’s leading experts in mediation and alternative dispute resolution, will address the graduates at New York Law School’s 120th Commencement on Monday, May 21, 2012, at Radio City Music Hall at 11 a.m. Feinberg, who served as Special Master of the Federal September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001, will also receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.New ...

New York judge with cancer makes case for marijuana

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A cancer-stricken judge in New York has become an unlikely voice in support of legalizing the use of medical marijuana with the admission that he smokes pot to ease the side-effects of his treatments. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Gustin Reichbach, who is being treated for pancreatic cancer, wrote in a New York Times article on Thursday that he had been using marijuana ...

Law Graduates Urged to Remain Committed to Cause of Justice

UN Legal Counsel Urges New Law Graduates to Remain Committed to Cause of Justice New York, May 18 2012 3:10PM The top lawyer of the United Nations today exhorted new law graduates of New York University (NYU) to help usher in a new era of accountability ...

California teens eat fewer calories in school

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - High school kids in California, a state that limits the junk food sold in vending machines, eat fewer calories in school than kids in states without such regulations, according to a new study. "We were definitely pleased by the size of the differences, particularly for calories and sugar," said Daniel Taber, the study's lead author and a professor at the University of ...

Brown Calls On Warren To Release Law School Applications

Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown and Massachusetts Democrats are trading jabs over Brown's fundraising efforts in New York City and whether Democratic rival Elizabeth Warren should release law school applications and personnel files from her teaching jobs.