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August 11, 2023 | The Recorder

9th Circuit Joins Sister Circuits in Holding Section 1981 Does Not Provide Implied Cause of Action Against State Actors

"A majority of the active judges in our court voted to rehear this case en banc to reconsider our ruling that § 1981 provides an implied cause of action," a Ninth Circuit judge wrote. "Today, we join our sister circuits in holding that it does not."

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Appellate Division, Second Department: July 18, 2023

Publication Date: 2023-07-18
Practice Area: Appellate Division Activity | Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Motion List & Order on Application
Judge: Unsigned
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Case Number: DOCKET

Motion List & Order on Application released on:July 14, 2023

Appellate Division, Second Department: July 7, 2023

Publication Date: 2023-07-07
Practice Area: Appellate Division Activity | Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Motion List & Order on Application
Judge: Unsigned
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Case Number: DOCKET

Motion List & Order on Application released on:July 5, 2023

July 3, 2023 | New York Law Journal

NYSBA Launches Task Force Aimed at 'Preserving Diversity' in Wake of SCOTUS Rejection of Affirmative Action

The "blue-ribbon" task force is co-chaired by three partners at Paul, Weiss: Loretta Lynch, a former U.S. Attorney General, Jeh Johnson, a former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and Defense Department general counsel, and Brad Karp, the longtime chairman of Paul, Weiss.

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Appellate Division, Second Department: June 23, 2023

Publication Date: 2023-06-23
Practice Area: Appellate Division Activity | Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Motion List & Order on Applications
Judge: Unsigned
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Case Number: DOCKET

Motion List & Order on Applications released on:June 21, 2023

Appellate Division, Second Department: June 9, 2023

Publication Date: 2023-06-09
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down & Hand Down List
Judge: Unsigned
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Case Number: DOCKET

Handdowns released on: June 2 & 7, 2023

May 12, 2023 | National Law Journal

9th Circuit Hears Sushi Spat Amid Apparent Rise in Food & Drink False Ad Litigation

There were 214 food and beverage class actions in 2022, 331 in 2021 and 225 in 2020—a jump from only 95 lawsuits a decade earlier, according to a Perkins Coie annual report.

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Appellate Division,Second Department: May 12, 2023

Publication Date: 2023-05-12
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down & List
Judge: Unsigned
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Case Number: DOCKET

Handdown List released on: May 4 & 10, 2023

Appellate Division, Second Department: May 5, 2023

Publication Date: 2023-05-05
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down & List
Judge: Unsigned
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Case Number: DOCKET

Handdown & List released on:April 28 & May 3, 2023

April 21, 2023 | New York Law Journal

See Who Passed New York's February 2023 Bar Exam

Of the 3,660 candidates who took the most recent bar exam, 1,465 passed for an overall passing rate of 40%.

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