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Privacy Board Skeptical of Obama's NSA Reform Plan

Members of an independent White House board voiced concern today about President Barack Obama's suggestion to have private companies or a third party hold a vast database of phone records generated through government surveillance programs.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Does the Disparate-Impact Theory Apply to the Fair Housing Act?

Now that a settlement has been reached in the Mount Holly redevelopment case, what can practitioners learn regarding disparate-impact claims and the Fair Housing Act?
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

People v. Robles

Fair Trial Not Compromised by Deputy's Attempt To Interfere With Defendant's Decision to Testify
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New York Law Journal

Merchants and City Settle Case Over Modest Dress Rule

The complaint alleged in 2012 that signs that seven Hasidic Jewish merchants in Brooklyn posted requiring, among other things, no low-cut necklines or sleeveless shirts, were discriminatory against women and people who are not Orthodox Jews.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ninth Circuit Rules Gays Cannot Be Excluded as Jurors

The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday became the first federal appellate court to rule explicitly that laws denying equal protection to gays and lesbians are subject to heightened judicial scrutiny—a decision that could have enormous ramifications in civil rights litigation all over the western United States.
5 minute read

Law.com

Restrictions on Sex Offender Residence Found Constitutional

A paroled sex offender who is having difficulty finding a place to live because he is prohibited from living within 1,000 feet of schools and places where children congregate failed to convince a Manhattan judge that the restrictions are unconstitutional.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

The Morning Wrap

A round-up of legal news from ALM publications and news outlets around the country: Former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, are indicted; Edward Snowden denies he's a spy, and a judge considers whether to grant a new trial to a 14 year-old boy executed in 1944.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Standing To Sue Private Individuals Under N.J. Civil Rights Act Tested

The New Jersey Supreme Court is considering whether the state's Civil Rights Act allows private individuals to pursue claims against persons not acting under the color of state law.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Politics on the Bench — a Judge's View of Partisanship at Play

Her removal after a gay rights ruling was demoralizing, but she has reason for hope.
5 minute read

Law.com

After Obama NSA Speech, Spotlight on Congress

Lawmakers, civil rights advocates and tech companies shared a basic response to President Barack Obama's surveillance reforms: Good first step, but there's more to be done.
4 minute read

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