Tag: Legal Pulse

Trapped in the Freezing Cold: Federal Defenders File Lawsuit Against the Metropolitan Detention Center

Written by Julia Wingfield   Last week’s “Polar Vortex”, caused sub-zero temperatures and high-speed winds to grip the east coast. New York City was particularly affected by this weather pattern—with… Read more »

New York Abandons Link Between Students’ Standardized Test Scores and Teacher Evaluations

Written by Kristian Stefanides   History In 2015, Governor Andrew Cuomo spearheaded a national movement in American public education to revamp the system by determining a teacher’s rating by their… Read more »

FINRA Fines Morgan Stanley For Five Years Of Ineffective Anti-Money Laundering Monitoring

written by Madeline Sheffield   The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced on December 26, 2018, that it has fined Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LCC (Morgan Stanley) ten million dollars… Read more »