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The Legal Intelligencer

Montco DA Settles With Wrongly Accused Contractor

The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office has apologized to a contractor it wrongfully charged with defrauding a church and has agreed to settle with him for $1.7 million.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Tentative Settlement Follows $3 Million Retaliation Verdict

Jurors awarded the welder $775,000 in back pay and damages and $2.5 million in punitive damages.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

First Openly Gay NFL Pick Is Helping Expand Views on Legal Equality

Michael Sam will transform how we perceive the LGBTQ community.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cleared of Parents' Murder, Tankleff Finishes Law School

Martin Tankleff will graduate from law school on Sunday after once being imprisoned for more than 17 years on convictions of murdering his parents that were later vacated.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Housing Agency Criticized for 'Blind' Adherence to Rules

A state judge said the New York City Housing Authority should not have ordered the eviction of a 75-year-old mentally disabled woman on the sole grounds that her husband failed to get written permission for her to live with him before he died of brain cancer.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

John Lindh Claims Restrictions Violate Religious Rights

Yahya Lindh, earlier known as John Walker Lindh, filed a class action against the federal prison system for allegedly violating the rights of Muslim inmates by not allowing them to hem their pants above the ankle, as Lindh says the Koran requires.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Federal Judge Dismisses ADA Complaint Against State Court System

A federal lawsuit filed by a woman who claimed the state Judicial Branch violated her rights under the Americans With Disabilities Act during a contentious family court proceeding has been dismissed after a judge ruled that the woman does not meet the ADA's definition of disabled.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

David Barron Confirmed to First Circuit

The Senate confirmed David Barron for a slot on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Thursday over objections rooted in his work on legal memos that justified targeted drone strikes against Americans abroad.
1 minute read

The Recorder

Viewpoint: What Law Schools and Lawyers Can Do for Veterans

Meeting their legal needs requires collaboration and legislation, writes Golden Gate Law Dean Rachel Van Cleave.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Tentative Settlement Follows $3 Million Retaliation Verdict

Jurors awarded the welder $775,000 in back pay and damages and $2.5 million in punitive damages.
3 minute read

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