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National Law Journal

Abortion Buffer Zone Ruling Leaves Key Precedent Intact

Dissenting Supreme Court justices often say they write for the future. For three justices who bitterly dissented 14 years ago in a decision upholding a Colorado abortion clinic buffer zone, the future arrived almost, but not quite, on Thursday.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

With Racial Bias, You Had to Be There

A federal appeals court says plaintiffs in a bias case couldn't rely on second-hand knowledge of the alleged incidents.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Lawyer: Where's Tabloid Press for Cop's Victory?

"It's a great win for the officer. He was so inappropriately vilified in the mainstream media," said Bill Helfand, who represented the city of La Porte and police officer Matthew Davidson.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Voting Rights Bill Stalls on Capitol Hill

A year after the U.S. Supreme Court gutted a key antidiscrimination provision of the Voting Rights Act, a congressional push to undo the justices' ruling is stalled because of opposition from Republicans, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said Wednesday on Capitol Hill.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Why Police Officers Were Cleared In Shooting Deaths Of Unarmed Black Men

A civil trial jury finds in favor of two Miami-Dade police officers who shot and killed two unarmed black men in 2007.
4 minute read

Law.com

Dissenting Judges Lash Circuit's Ruling on Gay Jurors

Conservative trio says panel went too far in extending 'Batson' to sexual orientation, but the opinion stands.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

50th Anniversary of Civil Rights Act Recognized

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the federal Civil Rights Act, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is hosting a panel discussion Wednesday and black-tie gala Thursday in New York.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Neeley v. Carrillo, PICS Case No. 14-0972 (E.D. Pa. June 16, 2014) Slomsky, J. (10 pages).

Eighth Amendment • Serious Medical Need • Hepatitis C
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Anderson v. Aparicio

Damages Awards Not Disturbed; $75,000 Punitive Award Within Limits, Is Acceptable
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New York Law Journal

Mack v. Howard

Summary Judgment Denied Where Parties' Claims Revolve Around Video Lacking Sound
2 minute read

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