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The Legal Intelligencer

Rules Allow Indefinite Detention for People Accused of Violating Probation

For the past three years, ACLU of Pennsylvania staff have spoken to dozens of people incarcerated in county jails across the commonwealth. We have heard many stories like Joe's, stories of people held for months away from their homes and families awaiting probation and parole hearings.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Battling Presumptions: Breaking Down Barriers to Post-Conviction Relief

"Innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt." There is perhaps no presumption more familiar in the law than the presumption of innocence.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Fired for Being Unmarried and Pregnant? Court Rules in Gender Discrimination Case

The case is a cautionary tale for employers that impose a morals code on their workers, but fail to enforce that policy evenly on men and women.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The Vatican Itself Is Now Defendant in Suit by US Plaintiffs Alleging Sexual Abuse

Prior suits over priest sexual abuse typically target local dioceses, some of which have declared bankruptcy under the weight of litigation. This week's suit, filed by St. Paul, Minnesota, sex abuse lawyer Jeffrey Anderson, explores uncharted waters with its attempt to recover from the Vatican.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Littler Attorneys Accused of Misappropriating Former Employer's IP

Littler said Monday that it took immediate action after learning of the allegations, which claimed Lance Gibbons and Chris Gokturk allegedly accessed material restricted to members of their former organization and presented it to Littler clients as their own work.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Latham Guides Veteran Volunteer Group to Win Against Own Affiliate

Veteran volunteer organization Team Rubicon won an appellate ruling that blocks its global affiliate from using the Team Rubicon mark in the wake of a sexual harassment investigation.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYC Bar Issues Report Setting Out 6 Actions to Pipeline Black and Hispanic/Latinx Students Into Law

The new research report is based on some 50 hours of interviews with Black and Hispanic/Latinx law students and lawyers and a survey of 675 diversity-pipeline program participants, according to the bar association and the report.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Public Interest Calendar of Events

This month's calendar includes virtual meetings, fall celebrations and the 12th annual national pro bono celebration of events in Philadelphia.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Instead of Roadblock, Lawyers See Camden Diocese's Bankruptcy as Way Forward for Accusers

Recoveries in bankruptcy court tend to be less generous than plaintiffs could obtain in jury trials. But lawyers say bankruptcy can help streamline complex litigation.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Public Interest Calendar of Events

This month's events include virtual CLEs, anniversary celebrations and a slew of events for the 12th annual national pro bono celebration.
7 minute read

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