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National Law Journal

'Without Any Shame': Judge Slams Alabama's Refusal to Share Voter Lists Electronically

Congress should require states to produce records digitally if they are already maintained through computerized voter registration databases, unless they give good reason not to, wrote Nancy Abudu of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
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Law.com

GMU Intends to Comply With Congresswoman's Information Request Regarding Joshua Wright Allegations

Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, cited an investigative report in The Wall Street Journal on law school professor Joshua Wright, who allegedly used "his influence over academic and career opportunities to seduce young female law students into inappropriate sexual relationships or to harass them sexually at various points during the period 2004-2023, when he served on the faculty."
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New Jersey Law Journal

In Split Ruling, 3rd Circuit Declines to Halt Consumer Fraud Probe of Gunmaker

"The decision shows that Smith & Wesson cannot run to federal court when it did not get its way in state court," Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in a statement.
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Law.com

Taking Sides on Title IX: Attorneys General Continue to Dispute Inclusion of Gender Identity in Final Rule

"We will keep fighting to protect gender-diverse students, who suffer worse health and educational outcomes when they are not supported in schools, and against sex-based discrimination in all its forms," New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said.
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National Law Journal

EEOC Approves $15M Class Action Settlement in US Marshals Race Discrimination Case

"This agreement is the culmination of more than three decades of hard-fought litigation combating race discrimination," class counsel David Sanford said in a statement, "and the settlement will provide meaningful relief for African Americans in the Marshals Service and those denied an opportunity to become Marshals."
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Texas Lawyer

Texas Law Shot Down: No More Shielding Non-Commercial Gun Silencers

Texas did not establish a valid quasi-sovereign interest because it has no self-interest "apart from the interests of particular private parties," the U.S. Fifth Circuit ruled.
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National Law Journal

High Court Takes Up Firefighter's ADA Suit Over Health Insurance Policy

The question the justices have agreed to resolve is whether employees lose their right to sue for discriminatory benefits policies under the Americans with Disabilities Act when they leave their jobs.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Title IX Complaint Alleges Accused Princeton University Students Have Low Odds of Success

Princeton's Committee on Discipline reportedly convicted more than 98% of the respondents who appeared before it in the more than 700 cases resolved during the 2021-22 academic year.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

A 'Really Painful Situation for Sarah': Clear Remedy Given in ADA Suit

"More elected officials with disabilities is only going to be helpful when we're talking about improving policymaking," Kacey Considine said.
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National Law Journal

Justices Call Malicious Prosecution Charge-by-Charge Inquiry, Marking Victory for Plaintiffs

A lower court had held that a malicious prosecution could not be brought because police had obtained probable cause for two of the three criminal charges against the plaintiff.
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