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Controversial Bill Targeting 'Sanctuary Cities' Stalls in Senate

A controversial measure that would ban “sanctuary cities” in Florida stalled in the Senate but is already playing a role in the 2018 gubernatorial campaign.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Where Do You Want to Be Sued?

Where does your company want to be sued? Of course, the obvious answer is “nowhere.” But in this litigious country that is not realistic.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Travelers Should Know How Cruise Lines and Resort Operators Skirt Liability

The recent tour boat accident in Mexico involving 10 travelers sailing from Miami on Royal Caribbean is the second such accident within weeks of each other. On Dec. 19, 12 people died after a tour bus to Mayan ruins south of Tulum flipped on a two-way highway.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Carr Vows to 'Promote Transparent Government' in Records Training Report

“Openness and transparency are critical to an efficient and well-functioning government,” said state Attorney General Chris Carr. “As public officials, we are simply trustees of the people's documents.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

In First State of the Union, Trump Spotlights Judge Picks

President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday night that he has appointed “more circuit judges than any new administration in the history of our country” and called Neil Gorsuch “a great new Supreme Court justice."
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Extreme,' 'Vicious' Trump Statements Put DACA Decision on a Different Level, Judge Says

In a sprawling hearing to address competing motions for an injunction by plaintiffs and dismissal by DOJ over the DACA wind-down, U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis once again took aim at statements made by the Trump administration.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Administrative Judge Questions Cuomo's Proposal for an 8-Hour Day From State Judges

At a joint legislative budget hearing on public protection, Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks called the governor's proposal to require judges to certify they're at work eight hours a day in return for a bigger budget increase "unusual" and "unnecessary." Also during the hearing, Robert Tembeckjian, the administrator and counsel on the Commission of Judicial Conduct, asked the Legislature for a budget increase of $312,00.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

How #ReleaseTheMemo Could Undermine DOJ in FOIA Cases

If the president authorizes the release of a House memo about the FBI, some plaintiffs suing for Justice Department records could get a boost.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Justices: City Owes No Duty to Injured Child Admitted Free to Stadium

The majority opinion said that, even though the girls child's parents paid to see the football game, the fact that she got in free means Garden City is shielded from liability for her injuries under Georgia's Recreational Property Act.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Very Talented Mr. McGahn

The White House counsel has taken a page out of his boss's playbook: It's all about me.
5 minute read

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