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Attorney Sanctioned $9K for Revealing Nude Photos, Other Info in Court Filing

"These are serious breaches of privacy, and it frankly shocks the court that Mr. Kretchmar 'had either forgotten or never noticed that the 677 pages revealed anyone’s' [personal identifying information] or nude photographs," U.S. District Judge Sara L. Ellis for the Northern District of Illinois wrote in an order sanctioning a Chicago-area attorney.
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New York Law Journal

Advocating for Trans Youth and Protecting Artistic Expression

Our section is committed to advocating for trans youth. In recent years, attacks on access to gender-affirming health care for trans youth and legislative efforts to limit their participation in sports have become widespread. One case has even found its way to the U.S. Supreme Court: United States v. Skrmetti. This case concerns the legal challenge to Tennessee’s Senate Bill 1, which prohibits all forms of gender-affirming care for minors, including puberty blockers, hormone therapies and surgical interventions.
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National Law Journal

'Religious Discrimination'?: 4th Circuit Revives Challenge to Employer Vaccine Mandate

The trial court "erred" in dismissing the plaintiff's reasonable accommodation and disparate treatment claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled in a case challenging an employer's COVID-19 vaccine mandate on religious grounds.
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Law.com

Family's Disability Discrimination Suit Cleared to Go Forward Against Six Flags

"Plaintiffs allege not just that Six Flags refused to allow A.V. to use his Convaid Cruiser, the particular model of mobility aid he was utilizing at the time, in its water attractions, but also that Six Flags refused to allow him to use any medical stroller and, further, refused to offer any other reasonable accommodation," U.S. Magistrate Judge Katherine A. Robertson said.
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New Jersey Law Journal

In 2-1 Ruling, Court Clears Way for Decade-Old Wrongful Imprisonment Suit

The Third Circuit ruling is significant because "qualified immunity makes it extremely difficult for victims of police misconduct to achieve justice," said plaintiff counsel Tracey Hinson.
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National Law Journal

4th Circuit Revives Racial Harassment Lawsuit Against North Carolina School District

Latham & Watkins associate Alex Siemers applauded the appeals court decision reviving his client's civil rights complaint against the Wake County Public School System in North Carolina accused of ignoring student-on-student racial harassment.
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New York Law Journal

The Section 1983 Brady Remedy

The author writes "A §1983 action for damages may be based on suppression of evidence in violation of Brady due process rights, However, because a §1983 Brady claim necessarily implicates the validity of a conviction, the claim is not cognizable until the conviction has been overturned. Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994). My major purpose here is to analyze how Brady law applies in §1983 actions."
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The Recorder

US Attorney Phillip Talbert Announces Resignation

Talbert joins a number of Biden-appointed prosecutors heading for the exit door as Donald Trump prepares to take office.
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Texas Lawyer

Lawyers Are Watching These 3 Texas Cases

The Texas Supreme Court is weighing three landmark cases concerning conflicts between the state and religious freedom, and governance of a faith-based institution.
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New York Law Journal

Anti-Abortion Groups' Challenge to New York's 'Boss Bill' Is Returning to Federal Trial Court

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unanimously remanded to the trial court an expressive-rights lawsuit that seeks to invalidate a New York statute which prevents employers from discriminating against workers who have decided to have abortions.
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