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Texas Supreme Court Revisits Standard for Reckless Police Conduct

"You just said that a series of (negligent acts) is never enough, so I'm left wondering why we even conduct this inquiry if nothing is ever enough?" Justice Brett Busby asked.
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Delaware Business Court Insider

DSBA and Wilmington University to Hold Civil Rights Symposium

The Delaware State Bar Association (DSBA) is scheduled to co-sponsor Wilmington University School of Law's inaugural Civil Rights and Social Justice Symposium: The Impact of Collaboration and Advocacy from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday.
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New Jersey Law Journal

'Bewitched by the Technology': $300K to Settle Faulty Facial Recognition

Sexton likened the Woodbridge police department's handling of facial recognition to early users of GPS technology who drove off a cliff because the technology told them to. "It was like this magic thing. You're kind of bewitched by the technology," he said.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: District Court Erred in Resolving Standing Issue Based on Pleadings in ADA Case

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors. 
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The Legal Intelligencer

The Gay/Trans Panic Defense: Confronting a Legacy of Prejudice in the Courtroom

In courtrooms across America, the "gay/trans panic defense" has long undermined justice for LGBTQ+ individuals. This controversial strategy allows defendants to justify violence against LGBTQ+ people by claiming that the victim's sexual orientation or gender identity provoked their aggression.
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Daily Business Review

Judge Sends City of Fort Lauderdale to Trial Over Alleged Police Misconduct in Protest Shooting

A U.S. District Judge in Miami issued an order allowing the case involving Latoya Ratlieff, who was shot in the face with a rubber bullet by a Fort…
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Anti-Zionism Getting the Poor Treatment It Deserves in Campus Anti-Semitism Cases

Courts are beginning to render decisions in the wave of cases filed following universities' widespread failure to protect Jewish students from discrimination after the October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks in Israel, and the early verdict is encouraging.
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New York Law Journal

Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Armen Merjian

Mr. Merjian is one of the nation's leading civil rights lawyers, and likely the preeminent lawyer in the history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, with New…
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New York Law Journal

Would-Be Gaffer Found to Lack Standing in Bias Case Challenging Diversity Initiative

Chief U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain of the Southern District of New York reasoned that the plaintiff was not seeking work in the film production field, making his grievance too abstract.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Legal Profession Decries Uptick in Hate Crimes; Call for Additional Reinforcements

New York reported 1,089 reported instances in 2023, the highest number since data collection and annual reporting were mandated by New York's Hates Crimes Act of 2000, according to a recent report.
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