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In the Interest of D.F., PICS Case No. 17-0956 (Pa. Super. June 7, 2017) Dubow, J. (16 pages).

Trial court properly terminated mother's parental rights where child was adjudicated dependent shortly after birth, had strongly bonded with foster/pre-adoptive mother and mother's mental health and drug and alcohol problems interfered with her ability to care for the child, she had not utilized all available resources to deal with her problems and failed to do what needed to be done to establish a parent-child relationship with the child. Affirmed.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Sandy Hook Victims' Families Getting Too Much Deference

Deference to the families of the schoolchildren and educators murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown in 2012 has gone much too far.
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Daily Business Review

Officials in Tampa Decide Not to Move Civil War Monument

Officials decided not to move a Confederate memorial from in front of a Florida courthouse. Instead, a mural will be put behind it to display, in the words of one county leader, "the love and diversity" in the community.
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New York Law Journal

Hensel v. City of Utica

Officer Disabled Under ADA; Untreated Diabetes Seriously Interfered With His Endocrine System
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The Recorder

Kirola v. City and County of San Francisco

9th Cir.; 14-17521 The court of appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part a judgment and remanded. The court held that the district court erred in…
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The Legal Intelligencer

For Medical Cannabis Lawyers, It's Crunch Time

For Pennsylvania's newly licensed medical marijuana businesses and their lawyers, the next six months is set to be a mad dash as they try to meet a state-imposed deadline for becoming operational.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Legislators Ask Lawyers for Help With Deadly Crisis

With Connecticut ranked third in the nation in the rate of fatal opioid overdoses, legislators are asking attorneys to speak up and try to help reverse the worsening public health nightmare.
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New York Law Journal

New York Regulators Approve Virtual Currency Company's Expansion to Washington State

Gemini Trust, a virtual currency company, has been approved by New York's Department of Financial Services to expand its operations into Washington state.
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Daily Business Review

Court: No Subpoena Power for Miami Civilian Review Panel

The Florida Supreme Court says home rule doesn't overcome protections in state law for police officers accused of misconduct.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Capitol Report

Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for the week of June 19.
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