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Bloomberg’s wrong on stop and frisk, DA candidate claims

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Brooklyn District Attorney candidate Ken Thompson charged that Michael Bloomberg is dead wrong on the issue of stop and frisk and said the mayor should stop police from employing the controversial procedure. … Full Article

PAY ME MY MONEY DOWN: Wage-and-hour lawsuits mount at Brooklyn Federal Court

Downtown

Federal courts around the country are seeing a rise in the number of lawsuit filed for wage and hour violations. … Full Article

Bill de Blasio’s former deputy wants his job

Downtown

While Bill de Blasio is busy running for mayor, his former deputy is trying to move up the ladder to take his job as the city’s public advocate. … Full Article

Wedding off, who keeps the ring?

Downtown

A Brooklyn man sues his ex-fiancée for the return of the engagement ring and other items given to her during their engagement. Alleging that his fiancée ran off with over $100,000 worth of goods, the abandoned lover is seeking replevin. … Full Article

Law School offers 2-year law degree for foreign students

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As ideas of reducing the amount of time students spend obtaining a law degree are currently being debated, one law school is putting such as scheme into action. The State of New York University at Buffalo Law School has announced that it will permit foreign lawyers to have an opportunity t … Full Article

Brooklyn's Paulie Malignaggi to defend world boxing title in June at Barclays

Atlantic Yards

Since the beginning of their professional careers, Paulie "The Magic Man" Malignaggi and Adrien "The Problem" Broner, two of the biggest talkers in all of boxing, have never been afraid to speak up.

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Brooklyn defendants convicted In murder-for-hire scheme

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Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes on Wednesday announced the conviction of Ragene Powell-Dickerson and Jimmy Copeland for Murder in the First Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree and Conspiracy in the Second Degree. … Full Article