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Magistrate Judges

â€œOne Case / One Judgeâ€ -- Proposal for the Southern District of New York Regarding Direct Assignment to Magistrate Judges (June 2010) ( PDF format )

Maldives

Letter to the Minister of Justice of Maldives expressing concern for the arrest and detention of Mr. Nasheed and others on charges of terrorism ( PDF format )

Marine Environment

Letter to Congress urging they take up and approve Treaty Doc. 103-39: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ( PDF format )

Market Manipulation

Letter to the Federal Trade Commission offering comments on a proposal by the FTC regarding market manipulation and false information (October 2008) ( PDF format )

Mass Disaster Planning

General Guidance for Mass Disaster Response Team Members

General Guidance to the Families of the Victims of a Disaster

Program Handout: Lessons from 9/11: Environmental and Land Use Issues Raised in Response to a Catastrophe ( PDF format )

Report and Recommendations Regarding TWA Flight 800 Crash

Report supporting H.R. 3858 (Pet Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act) which seeks to amend current law to ensure that State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with household pets and service animals following a major disaster or emergency ( PDF format )

Mediation

A Guide to Mediation in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York ( PDF format )

Court-Annexed Mediation Programs in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York: The Judges' Perspective ( PDF format )

Report on mediator quality in New York State, June 2006 ( PDF format )

Report on the Civil Appeals Management Program (CAMP) Survey ( PDF format )

Medicaid

Report on A.10864 which would permit eligible people to be enrolled in pilot projects in selected state prison facilities to complete necessary paperwork for enrolling in Medicaid prior to their release. ( PDF format )

Report opposing the expansion of Medicaid estate recovery as proposed in the 2010 Executive Budget (April 2010) ( PDF format )

Report Regarding Home and Community-Based Medicaid Waivers Services (February 2009) ( PDF format )

Medical Marijuana

Report commenting on A.4867 which would permit the manufacture, delivery, possession and use of marijuana for medical purposes ( PDF format )

Medical Marijuana

Letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration(DEA) expressing support for Dr. Craker to be registered by the DEA as a bulk manufacturer of marijuana as it is consistent with "the public interest" as that term is used in 21 USC 823(a) ( PDF format )

Medical Marijuana in New York: Following the Issues into 2010 (Including Transcript of February 2007 City Bar Program) (April 2010) ( PDF format )

Medical Use of Animals

Comment on Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act ('Best Practices Act') (July 2010) ( PDF format )

Mental Disabilities

Amicus Brief: Polan v. State of New York Insurance Department (New York State Court of Appeals, May 2004) ( PDF format )

Letter to Senators Schumer and Clinton urging that they ensure that Congress allocates $10 million of funding pursuant to "America's Law Enforcement and Mental Health Project" ( PDF format )

Letter to the Legislature expressing opposition to the Governor¡¦s proposal to eliminate coverage of mental illness, alcoholism, and substance abuse treatment services from Family Health Plus ( PDF format )

Letter to the New York State Education Department urging the Department to conduct a prompt and thorough investigation of Prison Health Services, Inc. (PHS) ( PDF format )

Letter to the NYS Office of Mental Health expressing concerns regarding Part 550 of 14 NYCRR, the Fingerprinting Regulations ( PDF format )

Mergers and Acquisitions

Letter to the SEC Regarding File No. S7-43-02; Release No. 33-8145, 34â€‘46788 Proposed Rule: Conditions for Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures ( PDF format )

Military Affairs and Justice

Letter to William Haynes, General Counsel, US Department of Defense Commenting on Military Commission Instruction - Crimes and Elements for Trials by Military Commissions ( PDF format )

Military Commissions

Letter and report to Congress urging amendments to the Military Commissions Act of 2006, March 2007 ( PDF format )

Letter to Congress on the Administrationâ€™s amended military Commissions Act of 2006, September 27, 2006 ( PDF format )

Letter to Congress regarding the Military Commissions Act of 2006, September 27, 2006 ( PDF format )

Letter to Congress supporting S.185 which would amend the Military Commissions Act and the Detainee Treatment Act by deleting the section that stripped the courtsâ€™ jurisdiction to entertain habeas petitions from alien detainees held as "enemy combatants", May 16, 2007 ( PDF format )

Letter to Congress to urging opposition to the Administrationâ€™s proposed military Commissions Act of 2006 ( PDF format )

Letter to Congress urging Congress take immediate action to eliminate provisions of the Military Commissions Act and the Detainee Treatment Act that strip the courtsâ€™ jurisdiction to entertain habeas petitions from alien detainees held as "enemy combatants", April 3, 2007 ( PDF format )

Letter to Congress urging that hearings be convened to consider charges that trials of Guantanamo detainees for war crimes may be subject to improper political influence, and that the chain of command for the military commissions process has been improperly centralized. ( PDF format )

Letter to Secretary of Defense Gates regarding procedures for Military Commissions, January 9, 2007 ( PDF format )

Letter to the Department of Defense requesting that the Department provide for a period of public comment on the draft Manual for Military Commissions ( PDF format )

Report and accompanying cover letter: Reaffirming the U.S. Commitment to Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions ( PDF format )

Testimony before the U.S. Senate urging that it act quickly to establish an expert panel with a mandate to advise Congress and its committees about the appropriate means to establish a military commission system ( PDF format )

Moldova

Thawing a Frozen Conflict: Legal Aspects of the Separatist Crisis in Moldova ( PDF format )

Money Markets

Letter to the SEC regarding proposed rule (File No. S7-11-09) on money market fund reform (September 2009) ( PDF format )

Mortgage Securitization

Structuring Commerical Mortgage Securitization Special Purpose Entities After General Growth Properties (July 2010) ( PDF format )

Mortgages

Mortgage Loan Opinion Report

Multi-Jurisdictional Practice

Letter to the NYSBA Regarding Their Report on Multi-Jurisdictional Practice ( PDF format )

Report on Conflicts of Interest in Multi-Jurisdictional Practice: Proposed Amendments to New York Rules of Professional Conduct 8.5 (Disciplinary Authority and Choice of Law) and 1.10 (Imputation of Conflicts of Interest) (March 2010) ( PDF format )

Multidisciplinary Practice

Executive Committee Statement of Position on Multidisciplinary Practice

Museums

Letter to the NYS Legislature regarding A.6959, deaccessioning by museums located in New York State (May 2009) ( PDF format )

Report in support of A.995/S.3593 (The Museum Bill) which would allow museums to manage undocumented property while also preserving the rights of lenders, donors and claimants to reclaim their property ( PDF format )

Music Rights

Music Rights Primer ( PDF format )

Myanmar

Letter to the Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) expressing concern over the recent crackdown on peaceful protestors in Myanmar, and the ongoing detention of activists and monks there under abusive conditions and without access to counsel ( PDF format )

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