By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida | May 9, 2018
The ruling, issued Friday by a panel of the Second District Court of Appeal, stemmed from a change that shifted a key burden of proof in “stand your ground” cases from defendants to prosecutors.
New York Law Journal | In Brief
By Andrew Denney | May 8, 2018
The New York Court of Appeals denied leave to appeal in two cases over chimpanzees being held in cages by owners upstate, which leaves the lower appellate court's ruling in place. But Judge Fahey took the opportunity to criticize the First Department's reasoning in finding that a chimp cannot be defined as a person and thus is not entitled to habeas relief.
By Charles Toutant | May 8, 2018
A $625,000 settlement has been reached in a suit that claimed former Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli sent an employee of his office for involuntary commitment to a psychiatric facility as a favor to the worker's romantic rival.
By Kelly Woodruff | May 8, 2018
Most people are aware of Equal Pay Day, which is the approximate day the average woman in the United States must work into the new year to make what the average man made the previous year.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Michael Marciano | May 8, 2018
Judith Resnik is among 31 recipients of the two-year grant researching and writing about pressing contemporary issues.
By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida | May 8, 2018
Republicans running to replace term-limited Attorney General Pam Bondi would continue with the state's legal approach to defending a controversial process for restoring felons' voting rights. But Democrats seeking the state Cabinet post support a proposed constitutional amendment that would automatically restore voting rights to felons who have served their sentences.
By Katheryn Tucker | May 8, 2018
“Doctors heal the body. Ministers heal the soul. Lawyers heal the community,” says Justice Robert Benham “We heal the community through dispute resolution and problem solving.”
By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida | May 8, 2018
Lawyers for the NRA late last month asked U.S. District Judge Mark Walker to keep the identity of “Jane Doe” secret, based in large part on a declaration filed by the gun-rights group's Florida lobbyist Marion Hammer.
By Ross Todd | May 7, 2018
The county had argued that it couldn't be held liable for the policies of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio whose office routinely targeted Latinos with traffic stops to screen for federal immigration law violations.
By R. Robin McDonald | May 7, 2018
Three Georgia Court of Appeals judges, including the chief, joined with six state Supreme Court justices in a case asking them to reverse their appellate colleagues and restore immunity to the former chief judge of DeKalb County's problematic—and defunct—Recorders Court.
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