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National Law Journal

Another Major Shooting Unfolds as Justices Weigh Latest Firearms Case

The U.S. Supreme Court's conference on Thursday includes a challenge to concealed-carry restrictions in California. The Orlando nightclub shooting in June 2016 occurred days before the court declined to hear a challenge to post-Sandy Hook gun laws.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Philadelphia's Soda Tax Upheld by Appeals Court

Philadelphia's sweetened beverage tax, the first of its kind ever to be enacted in the nation, has been upheld by the Commonwealth Court amid the tax's projected revenue shortfall.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Michelle Henry: For Prosecutor, 2016 Came Full Circle

Michelle Henry started 2016 in the thick of preparations for the criminal trial of ex-Attorney General Kathleen Kane. By the end of the year, Henry was appointed to help lead Kane's former office.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Federal Judge Ends Legal Battle Over Care for Disabled Kids

With the state pointing to changes it has made, a federal judge dismissed a long-running legal battle about whether Florida's Medicaid program provided proper services to children with severe medical conditions.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Roper v. The City of N.Y.

Probable Cause Existed to Arrest 2014 Protest's Documenters for Pedestrian Traffic Offenses
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Sharon Gay Takes Over Dentons' Atlanta Office

The new managing partner practices in state and local government law, particularly with regard to economic development incentives.
13 minute read

Daily Report Online

McIver's Lawyer Rips Judge and DA After Bond Denied

The lawyer for Claud "Tex" McIver releases a statement after a judge orders that his client, an attorney accused of murdering his wife, remain in jail until his trial, which is set for Oct. 30.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Deal Promises Justice for Prison Guard Shootings

Gov. Nathan Deal has responded to the shooting of two Georgia Department of Corrections officers Tuesday with this simple promise: "Fugitives will be brought to justice."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Senate Poised to Pass New Limits on Opioid Prescriptions

The Republican-led Senate was poised to pass a package of more than a dozen bills aimed at curbing heroin and opioid abuse, including one that would set new limits on prescribing to minors.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How New Conviction Review Unit's First Case Kept Defense Counsel in Suspense

It had been nearly a month since the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office said it would vacate the conviction of Shaurn Thomas—who was incarcerated for more than 20 years, and the first defendant to have his conviction overturned under a newly revamped conviction review unit in the prosecutors' office. But the atmosphere Tuesday morning in Philadelphia Judge Rose Marie DeFino-Nastasi's packed courtroom was tense.
8 minute read

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