By Jimmy Hoover | July 25, 2024
Gender-affirming care for minors. Trans student athletes. School bathroom policies. These are some of the hot-button issues that have landed on the high court's docket in recent weeks.
By Scott Mollen | July 23, 2024
Scott Mollen discusses "Elango Medical PLLC v. Trump Palace Condo," where the court dismissed claims by a doctor alleging she was barred from renting in Trump building because of her race, and "Owl Creek Properties, LLC v. Timmons," where the respondent established a succession defense and the court dismissed the holdover proceeding.
By ALM Staff | July 23, 2024
This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors.
By Kenneth E. Pitcoff and Frank H. Foster | July 23, 2024
As there has been a substantial increase in civil litigation concerning wrongful convictions, police officers and municipalities face potential liability for their involvement in the arrest and criminal prosecution of the wrongly accused. While wrongful conviction cases are incredibly nuanced, these cases are still highly defensible and there are a multitude of ways that police officers and municipalities can be defended against such claims.
By Colleen Murphy | July 22, 2024
"We have not yet addressed whether such an action suffices to start the 90-day clock," Judge Arianna Freeman wrote for the court. "Under the circumstances here—where the upload was not accompanied by a direct communication to the plaintiff or her lawyer—we hold that it does not."
By Riley Brennan | July 19, 2024
"The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed to address profound discrimination against individuals with disabilities and to allow people with disabilities to use their potential, their knowledge, their talents to make the world better for everyone," said plaintiff's counsel, Mary Vargas, a partner at Stein & Vargas, in Washington, D.C. "This decision clears the way for state professional licensing entities to discriminate and in so doing deprives all of us of the gifts that people with disabilities have to offer."
By The Law Journal Editorial Board | July 19, 2024
Peaceful protest and even some civil disobedience—recognizing and accepting the legal consequences of illegal behavior—is in the best American free speech tradition.
By Adolfo Pesquera | July 18, 2024
"We reject that result because the U.S. Constitution cannot properly be so interpreted," the court majority said. "The Supreme Court ruled that the Equal Protection Clause does not bar states from permanently disenfranchising felons."
By Adolfo Pesquera | July 18, 2024
"We reject that result because the U.S. Constitution cannot properly be so interpreted," the court's majority held. "The Supreme Court ruled that the Equal Protection Clause does not bar states from permanently disenfranchising felons."
By Chris O'Malley | July 17, 2024
The cost is small compared with the $12 million deal the retailer struck recently to resolve allegations of safety violations at its stores.
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