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June 15, 2023 | Legaltech News

Florida's New Data Privacy Bill Is an Outlier, Going Both Broad and Narrow

Florida's newly signed Digital Bill of Rights comes with unique provisions that data privacy professionals say could catch some companies by surprise.
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June 15, 2023 | Law.com

State High Court: Circuit Courts Have Jurisdiction to Address Felony Defendants' Competency, Suspend Preliminary Hearings

"The plain language of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-11-303(a) comports with procedural and constitutional law. For example, defendants have a right to counsel at a preliminary hearing, e.g., Coleman, Wilson, and a right to be present at that hearing," Boomgaarden wrote. "During the preliminary hearing, a defendant can introduce evidence and cross-examine witnesses to, among other things: raise doubts as to whether probable cause exists; illicit testimony for impeachment or other purposes at a later stage; and discover information to assist in preparation for trial."
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June 15, 2023 | New York Law Journal

NY State Legislature to Dramatically Expand Power of Plaintiffs' Bar

The New York State Legislature is fast tracking A.7138 and S.795, a pair of bills expected to radically expand the power of the plaintiffs' bar and the New York Attorney General to punish unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices. The authors write "perhaps the most poignant criticism is that the bills set out to fix a problem that does not exist."
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June 14, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Assembly Judiciary Chair Says Judicial Accountability Bills May Come Off Shelf in Coming Weeks

Court watchers who are critical of the bill package, portions of which were originally cast in the Senate's proposed one-house bill during budget season, say they view them as a threat to judicial independence.
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June 13, 2023 | National Law Journal

House Republicans Seek to Remove SEC Chair Gensler and Restructure Commission

The proposed SEC Stabilization Act would add a sixth commissioner and ensure political party parity.
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June 12, 2023 | National Law Journal

GOP Bill Requiring Congressional Approval of Proposed Agency Rules Faces Constitutional Opposition

Left-leaning Public Citizen says proposal would create an unconstitutional "legislative veto."
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June 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal

NY Legislature Passes Bill to Compensate 15 Older Judges in Wake of 2020 Recertification Row

The bill is meant to account for the salaries and pensions of the judges who were denied certification in September 2020.
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June 08, 2023 | New York Law Journal

NY Lawmakers Approve Repeal of In-State Office Mandate for Attorneys; Bill Awaits Governor's Action

The NYSBA's new president Richard C. Lewis said the organization had "lobbied hard for the repeal of Section 470 and is thrilled that the Legislature has recognized that the law is antiquated and burdensome."
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June 08, 2023 | Law.com

Constitutionality of Idaho Law Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth Challenged in Federal Court

"It violates the right to equal protection of transgender adolescents by singling out for prohibition only medical treatments that affirm a patient's gender if inconsistent with that patient's 'biological sex'—thus prohibiting those treatments only for transgender minors," stated the complaint. "The law is subject to heightened scrutiny because it classifies based on sex and because classifications based on transgender status are at least quasi-suspect."
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June 08, 2023 | National Law Journal

"'Laws' Means 'Laws'": Justices Back Broad Reading of 1871 Civil Rights Statute

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's majority opinion recounts Congress' Reconstruction era effort to address "state-sanctioned lawlessness and violence against the freedmen and their White Republican allies."
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