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Ga. High Court Upholds Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Protests at State Capitol

Justice John Ellington wrote in the opinion that the allegations in the lawsuit were not sufficient to support a declaration that the law "is facially unconstitutionally overbroad or vague under Georgia law." A concurrence was written by Justice Nels Peterson.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Old Laws, New Tricks: Lawyers Using Patchwork of Creative Legal Theories to Target New Tech

"Most of the litigation to date is novel, and a win in one court doesn't necessarily scare away the plaintiff's counsel from trying over and over again, or from flooding every website that their clients come in contact with and sending a demand letter," said Bethany Lukitsch, a BakerHostetler partner.
6 minute read

The Recorder

California Supreme Court to Consider Reach of Two Data Privacy Laws

Lawyers for petitioner Illuminate Education Inc. wrote that an appellate court's recent interpretation of the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act and the Customer Records Act could lead to "perverse consequences."
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Major Drug Companies Agree to Pay $49.1 Million to 50 States, Territories

As part of the settlement agreement, the companies must cooperate with the pending multistate litigation in Connecticut District Court against 30 corporate defendants and 25 executives.
3 minute read

Law.com

Judge Sinks Goodwin's Request for New Trial After Jury Sides With Boston Police in Wrongful-Death Suit

"Because the jury found that the officers did not violate Stilphen's constitutional rights, the court will dismiss the Monell claim. Here, because the jury determined that the officers did not violate Stilphen's constitutional rights, the § 1983 claim against the city necessarily fails, and the request to dismiss the Monell claim must be allowed," wrote U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns for the District of Massachusetts.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Krasner Calls for Heightened Security for Upcoming Courtroom Fight Against Musk

Both Krasner and Musk are expected to attend the Thursday hearing, and the district attorney suggested enhanced security would be appropriate given what Krasner asserted has been a flood of social media posts attacking him in the days since he initiated the suit.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Campaign Finance Records Show Lawyers Have a Clear Favorite in Pa. Attorney General Race

Plenty of firms and lawyers have invested in the attorney general race, and particularly in the Democratic candidate.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: De Blasio Must Sit for Deposition in Suit Over City Program to Transfer Foreclosed Properties

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors.
2 minute read

The Recorder

California Appeals Court Rejects Marijuana Grow Permit, Citing Federal Illegality

"No matter how much California voters and the Legislature might try, cannabis cultivation and transportation are illegal in California as long as it remains illegal under federal law," wrote Presiding Justice Arthur Gilbert of the Second District Court of Appeal
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ga. Prosecutor Who Brought Election Case Against Trump Faces Rare Republican Challenger

Fulton County, home to about 11% of the state's electorate, is a Democratic stronghold where no Republican has even run for district attorney since 2000.
5 minute read

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