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By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press | November 17, 2023
Unlike earlier decades, when Republicans avoided losses, some Georgia GOP lawmakers are now likely to walk the plank when new districts are drawn. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones in October ordered Georgia to draw Black majorities in one additional congressional district, two additional state Senate districts, and five additional state House districts.
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By Tracy Rhodes | November 17, 2023
Given the historical exclusion of individuals with disabilities from access to judicial programs, and the frequency with which individuals with disabilities encounter the legal system, practitioners should be mindful of the various accommodations available to their clients in court proceedings.
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By ALM Staff | November 17, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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By Emily Cousins | November 15, 2023
"As a result of the retaliation, refusing to reappoint the plaintiff to the position of Assistant Professor, and subjecting her to a meritless investigation, to which she had been subjected by the defendant, the plaintiff experienced severe anxiety and depressive symptoms which required her, on the advice of her mental health care provider and her union representative, to take extended [Family and Medical Leave Act] leave," the complaint said.
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By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press | November 15, 2023
But lawyers for Houston County Sgt. Anna Lange urged a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reject the appeal. They said during a hearing in Atlanta that the U.S. Supreme Court has made it clear that denying Lange insurance coverage for the procedure is illegal sex discrimination.
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By Ilann M. Maazel | November 14, 2023
In this article, Ilann M. Maazel provides several definitions for civil rights and continues on to explain what it is that civil rights lawyers do and how they make a living.
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By ALM Staff | November 14, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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By R.J. Rico and Jeff Amy / The Associated Press | November 13, 2023
A wedge of marchers, including some in masks, goggles and chemical suits intended to protect against tear gas, pushed into a line of officers in riot gear on a road outside the training center site. Officers pushed back and then responded with tear gas, with one protester throwing a canister back at officers.
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By Denny Chin | November 13, 2023
In his new book, "Lawyer, Jailer, Ally, Foe," Eric L. Muller, the Dan K. Moore Distinguished Professor of Law in Jurisprudence and Ethics at the University of North Carolina Law School, provides a fascinating account of life in "America's World War II Concentration Camps" and of the important role played by lawyers in the camps.
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By Kate Brumback / The Associated Press | November 13, 2023
U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg issued a 135-page ruling late Friday in a long-running lawsuit filed by activists who want the state to ditch its electronic voting machines in favor of hand-marked paper ballots. The state had asked the judge to rule in its favor based on the arguments and facts in the case without going to trial, but Totenberg found there are "material facts in dispute" that must be decided at trial.
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