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Hot Topic
Remaining DMV Amendments Go Into Effect on February 16
the amendments after the February 16th effective date.
Forensics Updates
Legal Aid Society Hosting Questioning Forensics
January 29 & 30 in Manhattan
Medical Examiners Criticize Infant Lung Float Test as Dangerous
Flock Safety Exposed Its AI-Powered Cameras to the Internet
Featured Highlights
Legal &
Ethical Implications of Artificial Intelligence Meeting Assistants
AI Police Reports Are Here and Require Scrutiny
Cases of Note
Kings County Trial Court Finds Payton Violation in Warrantless Search
of Client’s Room at Transitional Shelter
Manhattan Judge Finds OMH in Contempt, Imposes Fine Payable to the Accused
Immigration News for Defenders
WNY RIAC January Newsletter- New Format for Immigration
News
Family Court Updates
Four New Family Defense Model Offices to Open in 2026
Prior Neglect Finding is Not a Bar to an Award of Custody
Defending Against an Award of Attorneys’ Fees in
Family Court
Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DVSJA) News
Departments Divided Over Appealability of Dismissal without Prejudice of an Application for Re-sentencing under CPL 440.47
Statements
by Defendant at PL 60.12 Alternative Sentencing Hearing Used to Challenge Plea on Grounds of Voluntariness in Interest of Justice Reversal
Accountability & Oversight
Standing Against Racism in 2026
Association News
Training
January 30, 2026, 1:00 – 2:30 pm – What Criminal Attorneys Need to Know About Family Court Practice: Debunking Myths
February
5, 2026, 1:00 pm – February 6, 2026, 4:30 pm; Utica, NY – Family Law Conference: Hot Topics in Family Defense
March 6, 2026, 8:45 am – 4:30 pm; NYC – 40th Annual Metropolitan Trainer
Registration Open Now!
July 26-28, 2026;
Saratoga Springs – 59th Annual Meeting & Conference
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