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The Legal Intelligencer

Holz v. Reese, PICS Case No. 16-0666 (Pa. Super. May 18, 2016) (memorandum) Mundy, J. (7 pages).

The trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to hear a prisoner's tort claims against federal prison officials, where such tort claims fell under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), which restricted jurisdiction over such claims to the federal courts. Order of the trial court affirmed.
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National Law Journal

Missouri Law Dean Steps Down After Suit Filed Over AG Election

University of Missouri School of Law Dean Gary Myers announced May 27 that he will step down from the school's top post on Aug. 14. Although the announcement follows a lawsuit filed on May 25 involving an election for Missouri attorney general naming Myers as one of several defendants, a university spokesman said the litigation was not a factor in the dean's decision to resign.
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The Recorder

Privacy Ruling May Clip AG's Wings

Appellate court says suit against Delta Airlines over its app is preempted by federal law. 

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The Recorder

Tax Plan Backed by Airbnb Dies in State Senate

Opposition by unions and some cities torpedoed a legisltive attempt to create a statewide system for collecting hotel taxes from rental platforms.
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New York Law Journal

Matter of Fernandez v. The N.Y. City Police Dept.

Court Declines to Order Police to Expend More Hours on Likely Fruitless Search for Records
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Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Kannon Shanmugam of Williams & Connolly and Joshua Rosenkranz of Orrick

The pair knocked out a billion-dollar judgment against Bank of America that had stood out as a bright spot for prosecutors in the wake of the financial crisis.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Casey: Fattah Requested Ambassadorship for Friend

U.S. Sen. Robert P. Casey, D-Pennsylvania, said he received hundreds of requests for governmental appointments because, as an early supporter of Barack Obama's candidacy, he was thought to have influence with the president.
9 minute read

Legaltech News

Government Lawyers + Data Analytics = A Match Made in Legal Tech Heaven?

A Stanford CodeX FutureLaw Conference panel discussed the role of technologists in reforming the criminal justice system.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

Mayor's 'Agents of the City' FOIL Exemption Stirs Debate

A state open government watchdog has panned what he called a "ridiculous" determination by the administration of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio that certain communications with "agents of the city" who are not employees are exempt from Freedom of Information Law disclosure.
12 minute read

Daily Business Review

Suit by Broward Clerk Claims State Is Cheapskate

Outgoing Broward Clerk of the Courts Howard Forman is suing the state, claiming it's skimming millions of dollars of filing fees from clerks.
7 minute read

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