By ALM Staff | April 4, 2022
The full text of the court's ruling and a summary by the Law Journal's decisions editors can be found here.
By Andrew Denney | April 4, 2022
In a 6-3 ruling, the majority found that some courts have put too heavy a burden on some civil litigants who have had criminal cases thrown out and seek to pursue claims against law enforcement officials.
By Tom McParland | April 1, 2022
The lawsuit claimed that Heather Thompson's book "Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971" had been banned in state prisons since it hit bookshelves in 2016.
By Jeffrey M. Winn | March 29, 2022
Constance Baker Motley has been historically under-appreciated. This historical slight should forever cease, however, with Tomiko Brown-Nagin's superb new biography of Motley, which spotlights the great woman's origin story and significance as a pathfinder in the law.
By Andrew Denney | March 28, 2022
The plaintiff filed excessive force claims against New York City Police Department officers under the Fourth and Fifteenth amendments.
By Tom McParland | March 23, 2022
That duty, which makes government entities liable for injury to individuals, is owed to persons named in warrants and also extended to other individuals who may be present at a targeted premises when a raid is carried out.
By Andrew Denney | March 22, 2022
Burgos is one of more than 31,000 people who have their DNA on file with the OCME, much of which obtained without warrants or court orders and entered into a suspect index that lacks legislative oversight, according to a proposed class action suit that the New York City Legal Aid Society filed on Monday that names Burgos as a plaintiff.
By Andrea M. Alonso | March 17, 2022
This fascinating book brings to light the incredible journey of Constance Baker Motley, an underappreciated pioneer and advocate for social justice.
By Jason Grant | March 16, 2022
"Biden has turned a blind eye to the persecution of a key lawyer who worked to win a historic judgment against Chevron," Amazon Watch Associate Director Paul Paz y Miño said in a news release that made public the letter issued to Biden by 117 groups.
By ALM Staff | March 15, 2022
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice David Cohen ruled that statements by Fox News host Tucker Carlson opens the possibility that Fox News acted with actual malice. The ruling and a summary by the Law Journal's decisions editors can be found here.
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