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August 23, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

State-Based Assault Weapons Bans: There's Room for Hope

Given courts' propensity to entertain these suits, it sometimes feels as if Justice Scalia's oft-cited caveat in Heller—that the Second Amendment "is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose"—has been reduced to dicta.
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August 23, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Epstein Survivors Drop Suit Against FBI Alleging Cover-Up

The dismissal follows a ruling earlier this month that denied a renewed motion from plaintiffs to proceed anonymously.
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August 23, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Mike Lynch's Brush With Prison Taught Him Life Is Precious. Then a Yacht Accident Proved Him Right

As a teenager, Lynch worked as a porter at a hospital, surrounded by elderly and gravely sick patients who knew they'd never be discharged. He testified at his trial that the experience helped him appreciate he wasn't invincible and "realize what that arc of existence is."
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August 22, 2024 | New York Law Journal

'Overwhelming Evidence': NY AG Urges Appeals Court to Uphold Trump Civil Fraud Judgment

The AG's submission defends the lower court's ruling as necessary to ensure "the integrity of the marketplace."
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August 22, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A Lament for the Unhoused and the Supreme Court's Moral Failing

The facial neutrality of Grants Pass's anti-camping ordinance is artificial, since it effectively criminalizes sleeping in the only location available to the city's homeless population.
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August 22, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Expert Witness Vindicated: Prejudgment Remedy Upheld

"I am thrilled the Connecticut Appellate Court upheld the use of a sociologist as an expert witness who could provide an academic basis for speech being interpreted as racist," Ken Krayeske of BBB Attorneys, the plaintiff's attorney, said.
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August 22, 2024 | Law.com

'Learn to Live in the Gray Area': Schools Across the Nation Face Patchwork Implementation of New Title IX Rules as School Year Begins

"There are certain things in the 2024 rule that, even if you are not adopting, the institution might still want to implement. Things like student training or employee training are needed to put yourself in the best position to defend against any potential Title IX actions. But it is still unclear, and I think we will have to learn to live in the gray area," said Scott Goldschmidt, a partner with Thompson Coburn in Washington, D.C.
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August 22, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Ode to Joe Keefe: A Self-Effacing and Generous Soul

Joe's obituary is much more about others than himself. It speaks of those who welcomed him to the bar and helped him become a successful lawyer.
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August 21, 2024 | National Law Journal

Some Law Firms 'Bullish' a Trump Presidency Will Push M&A Activity, but Lawyers Aren't Sitting on Deals Now

"Crystal balls are a bit all over the place" when it comes to the election's impact on transactional work, noted one recruiter.
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August 21, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

High Court Narrowly Interprets Savings Statute in 5-2 Decision

"I would join the majority opinion but for one stubborn fact, which is that lawyers for the defendant, Mary Moritz, entered an appearance on her behalf in the original action on July 3, 2018, eleven days before the expiration of the statute of limitations," Justice Steven D. Ecker wrote.
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