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New York Law Journal

Retired Judge Casts Light on Slave Freedom Case Fought in Pre-Civil War New York

A presentation on the Lemmon Slave Case featuring Chief Judge Rowan Wilson and Appellate Division, First Department Presiding Justice Dianne Renwick will be held Tuesday evening at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem.
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Texas Lawyer

Are Frozen Embryos People or Property? Texas Supreme Court Receives Briefs

At stake is the fate of Roman v. Roman, a 2006 First District Court of Appeals ruling that treated embryos as property in a divorce and allowed the discarding of embryos per terms of a storage contract.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Plaintiffs' Attorneys Reach Settlement Agreement With City of Atlanta, Requiring ADA-Compliant Sidewalks

"Anybody who's been in Atlanta for any period of time knows the sidewalks are a disaster," plaintiffs attorney Andrew Coffman said. "Even if you're able-bodied, walking down the sidewalk, it can be a challenge."
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: New York's Background Check, Fee to Buy Ammunition Survives Challenge Brought on Civil Rights Grounds

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors. 
2 minute read

National Law Journal

5th Circuit Mulls Ditching Precedent That Sank Suit Over Prosecutor Who Moonlit as Clerk

"What you're suggesting is that someone, let's say was convicted of a murder and served a 40-year sentence, can come out of state prison and [can] relitigate without that conviction being set aside," Chief Judge Priscilla Richman said.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Paul Weiss Funds New Litigation Center to Combat Hate-Driven Violence

The new center, designed to bring impact litigation to combat hate-driven violence, is looking to leverage the firm's litigation power while partnering with civil rights groups.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

11th Circuit Upholds Ruling Requiring Georgia County to Pay for a Transgender Deputy's Surgery

The court decided in a 2-1 found a health insurance provider can be held liable under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for denying coverage for a procedure because an employee is transgender.
2 minute read

Law.com

Susman Godfrey, McGuireWoods Lawyers Clash Over IDEA System in Virginia Before 4th Circuit

"It's only after a year and a half of investigation, more than $1 million in attorney time, it took to develop and find the information that's pled in our complaint, and to bring this case before this court," Susman Godfrey partner William Merrill told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Split Appeals Court Applies Ministerial Exception in Gay Teacher's Bias Case

"I think that the Fourth Circuit is kind of following the Supreme Court in broadening the ministerial exception," said attorney Amy Epstein Gluck. "I think we're going to see more leeway for religion."
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Will Not Be Jews With Trembling Knees': 2nd Suit Claims Antisemitism at Rutgers

"Rivka is just one of the few who is willing to truly put their neck on the line," plaintiffs attorney Cory Rothbort said.
4 minute read

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