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Senior Federal Judge Green Dead at 84
Senior U.S. District Judge Clifford Scott Green, one of the founding members of Philadelphia's most prominent black law firm in the 1950s and 1960s who went on to serve more than 40 years as a state and federal judge, died Thursday evening due to complications from a stroke. He was 84.The Supreme Court tightened the False Claims Act's bar on suits over publicly disclosed information back in May, when it ruled that a response to a FOIA request constitutes a pubic report. But some qui tam claims can survive a FOIA disclosure, as Manhattan federal district court judge Jed Rakoff reminded a pair of defendants on Friday.
Bank of America Faces Race Bias Suit
Five former and current employees have sued Bank of America Corp., alleging it discriminated against African-American brokers and bankers in promotion, compensation, mentoring and other employment opportunities. The lawsuit, filed Thursday at a federal court in Massachusetts, alleges Bank of America gave black brokers and bankers inferior positions and less favorable assignments than their white counterparts. The suit also alleges that the bank's retail brokerage unit engaged in "racial steering."View more book results for the query "*"
Supreme Court Rules Against Grandparents' Visitation, Clears Hubbell
The Supreme Court ruled that a Washington state law allowing visitation rights for grandparents and other third parties violated the due process rights of a mother to raise her children as she saw fit. In a rare foray into family law, the Court was sharply divided in the much anticipated case. The 6-3 decision produced six separate writings by justices, sapping some of the force of the decision.Courtside: Golf is par for the course at the high court
Golf has been a favorite pastime of several justices over the years. In a new article, a George Mason law professor chronicles the Court's history on the links.Assessment of Interpreter Fees by the Court
When the court has scheduled a matter requiring an interpreter, parties are required to notify the court if the matter settles or is otherwise to be postponed so that the court does not incur interpreter fees unnecessarily. If a party fails to so notify the court, that party may be assessed the cost of the interpreter.Trending Stories
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