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Justice Watch: Gay Marriage Suit Puts Judge Zabel In Spotlight

Conservative groups are pressuring Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Sarah Zabel to put on hold a lawsuit challenging the state's ban on gay marriage.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Red-Light Camera Company Agrees To $2.1M Settlement of Class Suits

An operator of red-light cameras alleged not to be compliant with New Jersey law has agreed to pay $2.1 million to settle class-action suits alleging federal rights violations.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Plaintiffs Move to Reinstate Claims in 9/11 Detention Case

An attorney for Arab, South Asian and Muslim men swept up in the post-9/11 dragnet and held at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center pressed a federal appeals court Thursday to reinstate claims against John Ashcroft and Robert Mueller.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Q&A: Maya Wiley

"I have the best job in City Hall," said Maya Wiley, a civil rights attorney who became Mayor Bill de Blasio's chief legal advisor two months ago. Here she discusses her legacy of activism and how she plans to be "part of the solution."
10 minute read

Daily Business Review

Board Of Contributors: Pregnancy Discrimination Claims Becoming More Prevalent

Employers would be well-advised to seek legal counsel to help train managers, come into full compliance and avoid possible claims of pregnancy discrimination, writes Cynthia C. Russomano of Gunster in West Palm Beach.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Handicapping the Gay Marriage Case

Law professors debate whether Georgia's laws against same-sex marriage can withstand Supreme Court precedent as other similar state laws topple
11 minute read

Daily Report Online

Seven Nominees to Georgia's Federal Courts Move Forward

After a four-month delay, Georgia's two Republican U.S. senators have formally given their seal of approval to nominations the White House made for the federal bench in Georgia.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The Takeaway

What lawyers defending companies against EEOC charges need to know.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

USA v. Griffiths

Sixth Amendment Not Violated Where Lawyer Appointed for Summation After Counsel's Strokes
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Attorney Fees and Nominal Damages

Bruce J. Turkle, a partner at Phillips Nizer, reviews a recent decision in which the court awarded plaintiff in excess of $34,000 in attorney fees and costs despite granting him only $1 in damages, thus recognizing that a party may be deemed to have 'prevailed' despite being denied meaningful compensatory damages.
13 minute read

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