By C. Ryan Barber | July 13, 2017
Jerome Paul Compton, the Trump administration's pick for general counsel at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, pulled in nearly $1.2 million between January 2016 and late March of this year from his work in the Birmingham offices of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, according to a financial disclosure form. Compton's confirmation hearing is set for July 18.
By Michael Booth | July 12, 2017
A nurse will be allowed to pursue her claim that she was fired by a hospital because of a belief that she was physically unable to perform her job, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.
By Ilann M. Maazel | July 12, 2017
Civil Rights Litigation columnist Ilann M. Maazel writes: Most lawyers have some familiarity with 42 U.S.C. §1983, which provides a private cause of action against state officers who violate, inter alia, the U.S. Constitution. Less familiar, though no less important, is the judicially-created private cause of action against federal officers who violate the Constitution, under 'Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics'—a decision that has now sustained a significant blow by the U.S. Supreme Court.
By Vivia Chen, The Careerist | July 11, 2017
Thanks to law professors Joanna Grossman at Southern Methodist University and Deborah Rhode at Stanford University, we now have a primer on sexual harassment on the job.
By Dara Kam | July 11, 2017
In a move that could affect thousands of Florida inmates, attorneys representing disabled prisoners and the Department of Corrections have settled a lawsuit accusing the state of discriminating against prisoners who are deaf, blind or confined to wheelchairs.
By therecorder | The Recorder | July 11, 2017
9th Cir.; 15-55633 The court of appeals reversed a judgment. The court held that a claim may be stated under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)…
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | July 10, 2017
Pro Bono Counsel, Injunctive Relief Denied In Inmate's Retaliation Action Against Guard
By Jenna Greene | July 10, 2017
Judge Janice Rogers Brown is retiring—and won't take senior status--giving President Trump the opportunity to fill a vacancy on what is often called the second-most powerful court in the nation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
By Michael Booth | July 10, 2017
The Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation, which claims its history has been rewritten in New Jersey in recent years, is a recognized American Indian tribe, a state appeals court has ruled.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | July 7, 2017
Both Parties Denied Attorney Fees Under FHA In Suit Over Elevator's Shutdown During Repair
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