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Eastern District Roundup
Friday, August 14, 2009
By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan

"Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan, partners at Schlam Stone & Dolan, review recent decisions of interest, including an acquittal on money laundering charges, a finding of a Title VII violation in the hiring procedures of the New York City Fire Department, a rejection of a defendant's constitutional challenge to a sentence imposing a fine greater than the collateral forfeiture amount in lieu of an appearance, an ordering of disgorgement from Relief Defendants who, though not directly accused of wrongdoing, had received ill-gotten funds from defendants without consideration, and more."

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 Teens and Sex Offenses: Where Should the Law Draw the Lines?
Friday, August 14, 2009
By Susan L. Pollet

" Susan L. Pollet, counsel and director of the New York State Parent Education and Awareness Program of the Office of Court Administration, writes: In newsrooms and law firms around the United States, reporters and lawyers are discussing 'sexting,' but that is only one of many offenses that have led to criminal prosecutions of teens as sex offenders. Such offenses, including consensual teenage sex, and sexual violence against children by children highlight the issue as to whether the same laws under which adults are prosecuted should apply to minors."