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11th Circuit Allows Florida Transgender Health Care Ban to Continue Pending Full Appeal on Constitutionality of Law

"[E]ven if the district court were correct in its animus decision, heightened scrutiny under the Equal Protection Clause does not apply to invidious discrimination based on a non-suspect class, and '[n]either the Supreme Court nor this court has recognized transgender status as a quasi-suspect class,'" the majority opinion said.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

$2M in Punitive Damages Upheld: Court Finds 11:1 Ratio Acceptable

However, the panel found that "the high degree of reprehensibility of Cromwell's conduct supports a significant award of punitive damages. And the fact that Cromwell's discrimination inflicted non-economic harms that may not be easily quantifiable likewise suggests that even a relatively high ratio of punitive to compensatory damages can survive constitutional scrutiny in this case."
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New York Law Journal

Judge Fast-Tracks Hemp Operators' Lawsuit Against New York

Several of the parties' attorneys met behind closed doors for hours while engaged in settlement talks in acting state Supreme Court Justice Roger D. McDonough's chambers in the Albany trial court.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

COVID, Christmas and the Knights of Columbus: Town Sued for Denying Permit

"It seemed a continuation of the town of Fairfield's past aggression towards the Christmas vigil," Joseph Sargent said. "Instead of recognizing that they were in the wrong and violated our First Amendment and free exercise rights, they tried to justify the conduct. I think the whole episode, going back four years, shows a complete lack of self-awareness by the [defendant]."
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Daily Report Online

Democrats Sue to Block Ga. Rules They Warn Will Block Finalization of Election Results

Republican allies of former President Donald Trump argue the rules just reinforce a county election board's existing duty to thoroughly examine election results, noting each board member must swear an oath to compile "true and perfect" results.
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Daily Business Review

Town of Miami Lakes Sues Law Firm for $5 Million Over FBI Sting Involving Ex-Mayor

"What Mr. Candia did, on behalf of that law firm, cost the city millions of dollars," said Raul Gastesi, the managing partner at Gastesi Lopez & Mestre.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania County Broke Law by Refusing to Tell Voters if It Rejected Their Ballot: Judge

Judge Brandon Neuman ordered Washington County to notify any voter whose mail-in ballot is rejected because of an error—such as a missing signature or missing handwritten date—so that the voter has an opportunity to challenge the decision.
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New York Law Journal

Suit Claims NY Hemp Retailers Are Collateral Damage in State Sweep of Black-Market Marijuana

The Article 78 claim asks to restrain the state government from engaging in "warrantless military style raids" with law enforcement under the "guise" of administrative inspections against licensed hemp retailers.
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Daily Report Online

Judge Says 4 Independent and Third-Party Candidates Should Be Kept Off Georgia Presidential Ballots

The rulings by Michael Malihi, an administrative law judge, would block the qualifications of independents Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West, as well as the Green Party's Jill Stein and the Party for Socialism and Liberation's Claudia De la Cruz.
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Daily Report Online

Slideshow: Crime Victims Meet With Ga. Parole Board for Impact Sessions

During 2024, all five Georgia Parole Board Members have held Victim Impact Sessions in Cobb, Clayton, Dodge, Dougherty, Newton and Ware counties.
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