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Gubernatorial Candidate Gillum Cleared in Software Probe

A Leon County grand jury has cleared Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum after an investigation into whether software purchased with tax dollars was used for political purposes.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Army Corps' Legal Brief Gives Input in Florida-Georgia Water War

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a key player in Florida's decades-old legal fight with Georgia over water flow in the Apalachicola River, has weighed into the pending case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
4 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

3rd Circ. Revives Challenge to Auditor of Abandoned Property

A federal appeals court on Wednesday revived a constitutional challenge to a private-sector firm's role in conducting unclaimed property audits on behalf of Delaware.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Bernards Mosque Settlement Spurs 2 New Suits

Two months after Bernards Township agreed to a $3.25 million settlement of litigation over its denial of a mosque application, the settlement has been challenged in two suits by a conservative religious group.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Living the American Dream, These Big Law Partners Have Seen an Ugly Side

As part of a small minority of partners of Southeast Asian descent and as Muslims in Big Law, Muhammad Faridi and Adeel Mangi feel a special sense of accomplishment from a victory that allowed the construction of a mosque.
22 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Bill, Spurred by Wray Representation, Would Mandate Retainers

One of Gov. Chris Christie's most persistent critics in the state Legislature is sponsoring a bill that effectively would have barred Christie's apparent hiring of high-profile lawyer Christopher Wray—now the FBI director—without a written retainer agreement.
18 minute read

New York Law Journal

640,000 NYC Warrants for Unpaid Summonses Tossed

In a single day, New York City courts have thrown out over 640,000 arrest warrants for people who didn't pay tickets for minor offenses years ago.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Privatization: Deaths Prove Failure of Child Welfare Experiment

Florida Children's First president Howard Talenfeld calls child welfare privatization a failed experiment.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Puerto Rico Hit With 2 Lawsuits Challenging Board's Power

Puerto Rico was hit with two lawsuits that for the first time challenge the constitutionality of a federal control board overseeing the island's finances and its power to start a bankruptcy-like court process for some of the U.S. territory's more than $70 billion public debt.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Dispute Continues Over Lethal Injection Drug Protocol

A death row inmate scheduled to be executed this month continues to mount challenges to the state's newly adopted lethal-injection procedure — never before used in Florida or any other state — but Attorney General Pam Bondi's lawyers are urging the Florida Supreme Court to reject the latest attempt.
4 minute read

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