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By Alexander Klein | January 2, 2024
This article proposes a solution to prosecutorial immunity for the civil rights plaintiffs' bar. It is a path that allows victims of prosecutorial misconduct to recover damages for malicious prosecutions while, at the same time, paying heed to the legitimate interest in allowing prosecutors to focus on their difficult jobs without being stymied by the fear of lawsuits.
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By The Associated Press | December 26, 2023
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kimberly M. Esmond Adams ruled Friday that Appen Media Group, which publishes community newspapers in Georgia, did not prove Sandy Springs violated the state's Open Records Act.
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By Law Journal Editorial Board | December 24, 2023
We understand that the attorney general may have referred the comptroller's recommendations to an internal commission, but we question whether that action deals with the matter with sufficient urgency.
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By Dan Packel | December 22, 2023
A profession struggling for more equitable representation confronts a legal activist who wants law firms to be colorblind.
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By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press | December 21, 2023
"The state of Georgia is playing games," plaintiff lawyer Abha Khanna said of the new maps. "We're going to make you chase us all over the state from district to district to achieve an equal opportunity for Black voters. It's a constant game of whack-a-mole."
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By Marianna Wharry | December 20, 2023
"Just as racial bias odiously infects a jury's deliberations, it can have a deleterious impact on the decision-making of a defendant weighing the merits of a plea offer," Judge Rebecca Pennell wrote. "The abrupt injection of racial bias into one's decision-making process can engender feelings of inferiority, distrust, helplessness, and self-doubt."
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By ALM Staff | December 20, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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By ALM Staff | December 19, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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By Marianna Wharry | December 15, 2023
A lawsuit claims that a student's father staying in the school's dorm used abusive tactics and threats to create a "cult" with Sarah Lawrence students.
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By Emily Cousins | December 15, 2023
"It allows us to move forward and push our case to the District Court to reject the claims, which are entirely baseless on the merits," American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut's Elana Bildner said. "It doesn't endorse the plaintiffs' very distorted view of what Title IX means."
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