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New Jersey Law Journal

Private Civil Rights Violators

By | February 07, 2014
The N.J. Supreme Court is deciding whether civil rights claims can be maintained against a party that is not acting under color of law, but it is neither necessary for the plaintiffs' entitlement to relief nor for the effectiveness of the Civil Rights Act to make that determination.
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Law.com

Chief Justice Roberts Names Two Judges to Surveillance Court

Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. has named two federal judges—both appointed by Democrat presidents—to sit on secret courts in Washington that review government surveillance applications.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Chief Justice Roberts Names Two Judges to Surveillance Court

Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. has named two federal judges—both appointed by Democrat presidents—to sit on secret courts in Washington that review government surveillance applications.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

The Morning Wrap

A round-up of legal news from ALM affiliated publications and news outlets around the country: Obama challenged on professional diversity of judicial picks, attorneys face allegations of wrongdoing and a call for outside counsel to quit in the Utah same-sex marriage case.
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New York Law Journal

Equal Protection Examined in the Context of Policing

4 minute read

National Law Journal

Sixth Circuit: Strip Search of Detained Juveniles Lawful

The strip search of a pair of Kentucky juveniles arrested on suspicion of drinking at an eighth-grade graduation bash did not violate the Constitution, a federal appeals court said on Feb. 5.
2 minute read

Law.com

Debo Adegbile Gets Committee Approval for Civil Rights Post

The Senate Judiciary Committee today approved the nomination of Debo Adegbile to run the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice, despite objections from Republicans for his appellate work on behalf of a convicted killer.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Debo Adegbile Gets Committee Approval for Civil Rights Post

The Senate Judiciary Committee today approved the nomination of Debo Adegbile to run the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice, despite objections from Republicans for his appellate work on behalf of a convicted killer.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Suit Proceeds Over Placement of Special Needs Children

Special needs children suing placement agencies after enduring years of abuse from a con artist who adopted them have overcome timeliness barriers to some—but not all—of their claims, a federal judge ruled.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Young v. Sposato

Pre-Trial Detainee's Medical Indifference Suit Dismissed for Failure to Exhaust Remedies
2 minute read

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