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Enabling Access to Justice Winner, Provider: Relativity

"While the foundation of any legal system is rooted in equality and equal protection, what is not equal for overlooked communities across the globe is their access to legal representation," said Johnathan Hill, Community Engagement Lead at Relativity.
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National Law Journal

'Tip of the Iceberg': Appellate Ruling Provides Roadmap for Bias Suits Over DEI Training

"I think there's going to be a huge number of reverse discrimination type cases filed this year and in subsequent years," said employment lawyer Jason Schwartz.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Top Court Advances Ex-Bloomberg Scribe's Discrimination Claim From DC

Court precedent finding New York's human rights laws do not apply to out-of-state workers in employment discrimination claims might be revisited after a New York Court of Appeals ruling, according to one attorney.
4 minute read

Law.com

Come Back With a Warrant: State Court Deems Aerial Observation of Property Using Telephoto Lens Unconstitutional

The Alaska Supreme Court issued an opinion last week declaring the police practice of taking overhead pictures using telephoto lenses without a warrant to be an unreasonable search in violation of the Fourth Amendment's and Alaska Constitution's protections of privacy.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Despite Decades of Precedent, Court Backs Parents on Teen Contraceptives

"The Fifth Circuit decision contradicts federal law and is the latest high-profile decision relating to birth control access since the disastrous (Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health) decision," Democracy Forward Foundation said.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

'I Concur With Trepidation': Ga. Appellate Court Expands Sovereign Immunity in ADA Claims

"Upsetting all of that will have policy consequences that we are ill-equipped to evaluate—and that it is not our role to evaluate," Presiding Judge Christopher McFadden wrote.
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National Law Journal

5th Circuit Mulls 'Major Questions Doctrine' in Challenge to Terrorist Watchlist

The Council on American-Islamic Relations told the court that the FBI's Terrorist Screening Dataset—commonly called the terrorist watchlist—poses a major question and that no federal statute authorized its creation.
4 minute read

Law.com

SXSW Panelist On Criminal Justice Reform Discusses Keys to Breaking Cycle of Crime

"Oftentimes, people who are victims of crime who have not received support find themselves in the criminal justice system. In fact, a lot of data indicates that about 90% of the people who are incarcerated were victims of crime at one point," Chief of Federal Advocacy for the Alliance of Safety and Justice, Shakyra Diaz, told Law.com ahead of Monday's SXSW Conference in Austin, Texas.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

WWW.You'reBeingSued: Lawyers Criticized Over Website-Accessibility Suits

The number of lawsuits are skyrocketing, with some law firms filing dozens a day, alleging violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act, especially as it applies to business websites.
6 minute read

Litigation Daily

Covington's Stacey Grigsby on the Changing Legal Landscape for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Initiatives

Grigsby, who worked on civil rights issues as Deputy White House Counsel in the Biden Administration, returned to the firm earlier this year as a senior member of its institutional culture and social responsibility practice and co-chair of government litigation.
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