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National Law Journal

Civil Actions

Cases recently filed in the Washington-area district courts.
3 minute read

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
2 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

Law.com

Ten Cases to Watch for This Summer From the D.C. Circuit

Merrick Garland's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court in March catapulted the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit into the national spotlight. Still, the business of the court pressed on. And many cases on the 2015-2016 docket were newsworthy in their own right. A look at 10 of the most significant cases argued this term that haven't been decided yet.
38 minute read

New York Law Journal

Documents on 'Stingray' Costs Subject of NYCLU Suit

The New York Civil Liberties Union is seeking to force the New York City Police Department to disclose detailed information about its purchases of cellphone-tracking devices known as "Stingrays."
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Panel Limits Disclosure of Data About NYPD X-ray Vans

The NYPD must produce reports describing radiation emitted by its "Z-backscatter" vans, used to scan vehicles or building interiors, a Manhattan appeals court ruled Tuesday, but not records relating to past deployments of the devices and other information that would "reveal criminal investigative techniques."
11 minute read

National Law Journal

Plaintiffs Lawyer Tom Girardi's Finances Pried Open in Misappropriation Suit

Plaintiffs attorney Thomas Girardi has been ordered to turn over documents detailing his personal net worth and the finances of his Los Angeles law firm, Girardi Keese, as part of a lawsuit alleging he misappropriated more than $12.5 million from a settlement over hormone replacement therapy drug Prempro.
16 minute read

New York Law Journal

Documents in Informant Case to Be Unsealed

Eastern District Judge Brian Cogan has ordered the unsealing of all but 38 of the roughly 280 documents in contempt proceedings regarding the revelation of an informant's once-secret criminal history.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Newsday Wins Bid for Access to Lawyer's Sealed Plea

Newsday has won its lower court bid for access to a lawyer's plea agreement that the lawyer and Suffolk County prosecutors agreed to put under seal years ago, when the lawyer admitted to a narcotics charge.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Leaves Open a Hillary Clinton Deposition in Email Case

A federal judge in Washington issued an order on Wednesday that left open the possibility that Hillary Clinton could be subpoenaed to testify about her use of a private email server as secretary of State.
4 minute read

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