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PROTECTING PRISONER RIGHTS AND RIGHTING PRISON WRONGS: PRISONER RIGHTS LITIGATION AT THE LAW OFFICE OF PATRICK FISCHER
Recent Media Spotlight on Problematic Prison Conditions Recent media spotlight has highlighted some of the dangers and sometimes deadly...
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Oct 16, 20244 min read
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Special Education and the IDEA
“The roots of all teaching lie in the soil of empathy for the pupil.” – Robert John Meehan For parents of students with disabilities, the...
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Jan 19, 20242 min read
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Arrested For Damaging Your Own Stuff
Every state has laws that simply don't make much common sense. New York is no exception. One such law that defies common sense in New...
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Nov 30, 20232 min read
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DWIs, Breathalyzers, and the Need for Calibration Records
When a driver in New York is arrested for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI), police will ask the driver if he or she will submit to a...
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Nov 9, 20232 min read
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New York Driving While Intoxicated Laws
INTRODUCTION New York prohibits driving while under the influence of alcohol. Alcohol related driving offenses are treated very seriously...
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Nov 3, 20234 min read
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Criminal Defense, Orders of Protection and Crawford hearings
It used to be that criminal courts would routinely issue a temporary order of protection (TOP) in a wide variety of cases without much...
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Oct 27, 20232 min read
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