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New York Law Journal

Clamping Down on Chokeholds

Rory I. Lancman and Daniel Pearlstein of the New York City Council write: The Eric Garner tragedy represents not merely the New York Police Department's operational failure to stamp out the use of chokeholds during arrests 21 years after the NYPD patrol guide banned the technique, but our legal system's failure to effectively deter chokeholds even after such high-profile tragedies as the Anthony Baez case in 1994 exposed the legal gaps that allow such conduct to go unprosecuted in state courts. The authors then examine the existing legal road map that investigators and prosecutors must navigate in determining whether criminal liability might attach to the conduct of the officers involved.
13 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Sex Offender Has Standing to Challenge City Ordinance; Family Allowed to Sue for Damages in 'First in the Nation' Ruling

"It shows a growing recognition by federal courts, at least at the appellate level, that the fear mongering that has resulted in these type of city ordinances needs to be restrained," said Richard Gladden, a Denton solo who represents the family that has filed a civil rights complaint against the city.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Appeals Court Keeps Stay In Same-Sex Marriage Case

The Third District Court of Appeal maintains the status quo banning gay marriage in Florida while the state appeals a ruling against two Key West bartenders seeking to marry.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Matter of Jackson v. County of Suffolk

Court's Adoption of Order Denying Spoliation Sanctions in Police Beating Death Explained
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Houston v. Linaweaver

'Good Time' Sanctions Extending Prison Stay Upheld; Inmate Not Deprived of Due Process
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York State Citizens' Coalition for Children v. Carrion

CWA Does Not Provide Private Right of Action To Challenge Overseer of Foster Care System
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Executive Order Gives LGBT Workers New Protections

President Barack Obama signed an executive order that will protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people who work for federal contractors or as federal employees from discrimination.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Newark Police Agree to Court-Ordered Monitor After DOJ Probe

The Newark Police Department, under investigation by federal prosecutors for more than three years, has agreed to address numerous unconstitutional or otherwise illicit practices.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Olens Defends State's Gay Marriage Ban in Motion to Dismiss Suit

State Attorney General Sam Olens is asking a federal judge to dismiss a suit that challenges Georgia's constitutional amendment barring same-sex marriage,
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Barnville v. Cafe

Security Guard's Claims Against Employer, Arising From Rights Breaches, Are Dismissed
2 minute read

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