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Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Sentencing Reform Bill

The Senate Judiciary Committee today approved a sentencing reform bill that would cut in half the mandatory minimum sentences for certain nonviolent drug offenses and get rid mandatory minimums for drug offenders without a criminal history.
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National Law Journal

Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Sentencing Reform Bill

The Senate Judiciary Committee today approved a sentencing reform bill that would cut in half the mandatory minimum sentences for certain nonviolent drug offenses and get rid mandatory minimums for drug offenders without a criminal history.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Settlement With Theaters Will Eliminate Barriers

By | January 30, 2014
Nine historic Broadway theaters will be more accessible to the disabled under an agreement signed by a major theater chain and the federal government.
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The Recorder

Demers v. Austin

By | January 30, 2014
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New York Law Journal

Court Questions Plans to Create Minority Voting District

A federal judge in Albany has ordered a trial on an issue that continues to perplex the federal appellate courts: Are black and Hispanic voters politically cohesive?
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Santeria Religious Sacrifice Held Constitutionally Protected Activity

A priest of Santeria—an Afro-Caribbean religion that requires animal sacrifice—can claim his arrest on animal cruelty charges violates the federal constitution, federal judge has ruled in a case of first impression in the Third Circuit.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Holder Questioned About Voting Rights, Surveillance Reform

Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. today appeared on Capitol Hill for an oversight hearing for the first time in nearly a year, giving Senators a wide range of topics—including voting rights and surveillance reform—to discuss with the country's top prosecutor.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Holder Questioned About Voting Rights, Surveillance Reform

Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. today appeared on Capitol Hill for an oversight hearing for the first time in nearly a year, giving Senators a wide range of topics—including voting rights and surveillance reform—to discuss with the country's top prosecutor.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

De Santis v. City of New York

Default Vacated, Tort Claims Dismissed As Barred by Statutes of Limitations
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Gerald v. Lakeview Shock Incarceration Corr. Fac.

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