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New York Law Journal

Mayor Chooses Civil Rights Leader as Chief Counsel

Maya Wiley, who was most recently president of the Center for Social Inclusion, a nonprofit that advocates for policies addressing racial inequality, has been appointed counsel to Mayor Bill de Blasio.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Attorney General Kane, DOMA and the Duty to Defend

In July 2013, Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane drew national media attention when she announced that she would not defend Pennsylvania's version of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in a lawsuit filed against the state challenging the act's constitutionality.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Settlement Reached to Curb Solitary Confinement Abuse

The agreement arose from a class action lawsuit filed by the NYCLU, alleging that the Department of Community Corrections used confinement sanctions to penalize a disproportionate number of black and mentally ill prisoners for behavior that did not endanger other prisoners.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

The Morning Wrap

A round-up of legal news from ALM affiliated publications and news outlets around the country: Juror in Dunn trial explains verdict; the Department of Homeland Security wants to track license plates; fears of a civil war in the Ukraine.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Veteran Receives Transit 'Patriot Pass'

A veteran who sued for a Miami-Dade transit discount is issued his "patriot pass" after county legislation is amended.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Thornton v. Brown

By | February 19, 2014
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Report About Spying on Law Firm to Get Spotlight in Congress

The revelation that an ally of the National Security Agency spied on an American law firm's communication with a foreign government will further expand the debate on Capitol Hill about the propriety of government surveillance.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Report About Spying on Law Firm to Get Spotlight in Congress

The revelation that an ally of the National Security Agency spied on an American law firm's communication with a foreign government will further expand the debate on Capitol Hill about the propriety of government surveillance.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Frudden v. Pilling

By | February 18, 2014
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Kirk v. Ulster County New York

Complaint Dismissed Under 'Rawson' For Failure to Prosecute Lawsuit
2 minute read

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