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New York Law Journal

Civil Rights Case of Ex-Inmate May Proceed to Trial, Judge Rules

A federal judge has cleared the way for a trial over a former inmate's claims that the state Parole Board unfairly reneged on releasing the convicted cop killer in 1999 due to political pressures from then-governor George Pataki's office.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Samodovitz v. Cocchiola

By | April 26, 2017
Judicial Immunity Doctrine Leads to Pro Se §1983 Complaint's Dismissal
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Disability Advocates Sue MTA Over Subway Elevator Outages

Persistent and sustained elevator outages in New York City subway stations have made the transit system largely inaccessible to straphangers with disabilities, according to class action suits filed in state and federal court.
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

Disability Advocates Sue MTA Over Subway Elevator Outages

Persistent and sustained elevator outages in New York City subway stations have made the transit system largely inaccessible to straphangers with disabilities, according to class action suits filed in state and federal court.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

When Government's Need for Secrecy Clashes With the Public's Right to Know

A panel sponsored by the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Law and National Security explored those lines in a webcast Tuesday. "Whistleblowers, Leaks and the Media: The Legal Rules" included lawyers and journalists who have been caught up in national security issues.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

When Government's Need for Secrecy Clashes With the Public's Right to Know

A panel sponsored by the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Law and National Security explored those lines in a webcast Tuesday. "Whistleblowers, Leaks and the Media: The Legal Rules" included lawyers and journalists who have been caught up in national security issues.
7 minute read

The Recorder

City of Los Angeles v. AECOM Services, Inc.

By | April 25, 2017
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Step Toward Protection From Sexual Orientation Discrimination Under Title VII

In their Second Circuit Review, Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp discuss a recent decision that indicates the court's willingness to expand Title VII to prohibit sexual orientation discrimination, or at least to view gender stereotyping more broadly, an issue the Supreme Court is likely to take up soon.
14 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Fifth Circuit Allows Woman to Sue Police For Five-Hour Warrantless Interrogation

A woman who witnessed her mentally ill father's fatal shooting by police officers—and was only narrowly missed herself—will be able to sue a Texas Ranger who later interrogated her for five hours about the incident without a warrant, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has said.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Fifth Circuit Allows Woman to Sue Police For Five-Hour Warrantless Interrogation

A woman who witnessed her mentally ill father's fatal shooting by police officers—and was only narrowly missed herself—will be able to sue a Texas Ranger who later interrogated her for five hours about the incident without a warrant, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has said.
6 minute read

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