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Florida's Gay-Adoption Ban Goes to 11th Circuit
The American Civil Liberties Union will argue today before the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Miami that Florida's 1977 statute banning adoption by gays and lesbians violates their rights to due process and equal protection under the 14th Amendment. The ACLU says the law categorically excludes gays from adopting while evaluating other applicants on a case-by-case basis.After Landmark Supreme Court Case, Citizens United Group Finds Its Niche
In a pair of town houses less than 10 blocks from where the Supreme Court gave his group a place in legal history, David Bossie is making movies and cutting a path for a new art form: the nonpolitical political ad. Bossie is the president of Citizens United, a conservative group whose anti-Hillary Clinton movie in 2008 led to a landmark ruling this year, when the Court threw out parts of a 63-year-old law prohibiting corporations and unions from paying to air ads for or against political candidates.
Re-employing disabled veterans under USERRA
While most employers are familiar with their obligations under the ADA, the federal law generally prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of disability, many employers are unaware that even greater protections may be available to impaired or disabled veterans under the USERRA.
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Report: Inequalities Persist for Women Judges Outside NYC
Though the role of women in the courts has increased markedly in the last 15 years, a report by the New York State Committee on Women in the Courts says there are still glaring inequalities, such as the lack of women judges outside of New York City. Those questioned for the report attributed the slow gains to too few qualified women candidates on the ballots and a public perception that judges should be men.
D.C. Circuit Delivers High-Cost EDD Lesson
The D.C. Circuit's ruling in In re Fannie Mae is a cautionary tale for e-discovery counsel that highlights the importance of understanding the issues and the potential scope of EDD before entering into any type of agreement governing the future conduct of discovery in the case.Lawyer: Sept. 11 conspirator deserves new trial
RICHMOND, Va. AP - Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui's guilty plea was invalid because he was denied potentially helpful evidence and was restricted in choosing his own counsel, his lawyer told a federal appeals court Friday.A federal prosecutor countered that Moussaoui got exactly what he wanted when he ignored his attorneys' advice and pleaded guilty before the evidence he had sought could be provided.Trending Stories
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