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Daily Business Review

Venezuela's Leader Sidelines Opposition-Controlled Congress

When Venezuela's opposition lawmakers took over the congress in January, they vowed it was the beginning of the end for President Nicolas Maduro. But Maduro has since managed to almost completely sideline the legislature with the help of the Supreme Court, and now the ruling socialist party is talking about shutting congress down altogether.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Cops-Turned-Lawyers Speak Out About Shootings, Use of Force

The murder of five Dallas police officers by a sniper Thursday night sparked widespread condemnation, dismay and sadness in the aftermath of the tragic shooting of two black men this week in Louisiana and Minnesota. And lawyers were among the first to weigh in.
18 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Capitol Report

Following is a listing of executive and legislative activity for the week of July 5. Members of the General Assembly are at the call of legislative leaders.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

US Rep. Corrine Brown Indicted on Charity Fraud Charges

The Jacksonville Democrat is accused of fleecing a charity offering scholarships to poor students.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Litigation to Come: Insurance Policy Changes on Damage Cleanup

Changes approved for Citizens Property Insurance homeowner policies promise to generate litigation over repair work done after policyholders sign assignments of benefit, writes attorney Allan Rotlewicz.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pittston Poster Child for Under-Funded Pension Plans

Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said the city of Pittston was short more than $230,000 of its minimum pension payment in 2015—the second consecutive year the city did not meet its pension obligation on time.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Appellate Courts Prepare to Transition Interim Appointees

Pennsylvania's appellate courts have grown accustomed to operating shorthanded. The Superior and Commonwealth courts have been working with five open seats, combined, for the past several months, and the state Supreme Court hasn't had a full complement of seven justices in nearly two years. Reinforcements are on the way.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

Platsky v. National Security Agency

Agencies' 'Glomar' Responses to FOIA Requests Properly 'Tethered' to Exemptions 1,3, 7(E)
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Holdsworth v. USA

Injured Worker's Claims Against Government Dismissed Pursuant to Exceptions to FTCA
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

US Supreme Court Asked to Rule on Florida Credit Card Law

Attorney General Pam Bondi is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a dispute about the constitutionality of a Florida law that has blocked businesses from imposing surcharges on customers who pay with credit cards.
7 minute read

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