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New York Law Journal

City Settles Lawsuits in RNC Arrests for $18 Million

Activists and civil rights attorneys hailed the settlement, which includes $7.6 million for plaintiffs lawyers' fees, as a vindication of their claim that police had no right to arrest some 1,800 protestors, bystanders, legal observers and journalists without individualized probable cause.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Encourages Video Technology for Witness IDs

A judge in Queens is urging law enforcement officials to tap into video technology such as Skype and Google Hangouts to help witnesses make identifications while out of state or out of the country.
4 minute read

Law.com

Summer Trial Set in Alleged Boston Bombing Cover-Up

A federal judge on Wednesday set a June 23 trial date for three friends accused of covering up for accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Domestic Violence Ankle Bracelets On Hold Pending Technology Study

A pilot program for electronic monitoring of domestic violence offenders in New Jersey is on hold pending a state attorney general study on whether police have the needed technology.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Both Sides Challenged in Arguments Over Gun Loophole

The Obama administration on Wednesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court decision that, it warned, would open a legal loophole allowing guns in the hands of convicted domestic abusers throughout the country.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

I Choose You! Indigents Get to Pick Appointed Counsel

Lawyers who represent low-income criminal defendants in Comal County may have to step up their game under a new test program that opens the world of indigent defense to the free market.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Firm Commits to Assisting Human Trafficking Victims

Husch Blackwell partner Cynthia Cordes talks to NLJ about the the complexities of enforcing laws against human trafficking and the law clinic she leads that will provide pro bono representation to human trafficking victims.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Anonymous Police Tips Face High Court Scrutiny

Anyone who has driven on Highway 1 in California knows that parts of the road are curvy and hard to maneuver. But does an anonymous tip about a swerving car give a cop license to pull the vehicle over even though the officer did not see dangerous driving? The Supreme Court will consider that question on Jan. 21 in Navarette v. California.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

The Morning Wrap

A federal judge in Philadelphia is questioning whether a proposed $765 million settlement of NFL concussion claims will be enough money to cover 20,000 retired players,according to the Associated Press - plus other legal headlines around the web.
2 minute read

The Recorder

People v. Vega

By | January 15, 2014
3 minute read

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