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By Aleeza Furman | February 2, 2024
"Under this agreement, courts that categorically restricted the use of opioid treatment medication are required to allow people with opioid use disorder to take proven medications that can put them on a path toward recovery and rehabilitation," Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said in a statement.
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By The Law Journal Editorial Board | February 2, 2024
Why would an impermissibly suggestive identification procedure on the eve of trial be less pernicious than one occurring earlier in the case?
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By ALM Staff | February 1, 2024
Retired U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin was in attendance at a Jan. 30 event hosted by the City University of New York School of Law to mark the 10-year anniversary of her ruling in Floyd v. City of New York.
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By Avalon Zoppo | January 31, 2024
Eleventh Circuit's consideration follows the U.S. Supreme Court's striking down of race-conscious college admissions policies.
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By Riley Brennan | January 31, 2024
In reviewing the issue, Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Richard A. Lanzillo said the matter presented an open question for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
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By Christopher Dunn | January 31, 2024
With 2024 upon us, we are confronted with a presidential election that carries historic import for American democracy, its constitutional values and the rule of law. It is not too soon to look beyond the election cycle to the prospect of a second Trump administration. And as tumultuous as his first term was, Trump's current rhetoric and the changed American landscape signal an even more ominous second term when it comes to civil rights and civil liberties.
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By ALM Staff | January 30, 2024
This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
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By Riley Brennan | January 29, 2024
A Connecticut judge denied back pay to a Bridgeport youth program manager who levied hostile workplace and sexual harassment claims against the city but awarded her attorney fees.
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By Alex Anteau | January 29, 2024
"We've found that the Georgia legislature implements a particular strategy of weaponizing parental rights as a pretext to infringe on the rights of young trans people in the state," said ACLU First Amendment Policy Director Sarah Hunt-Blackwell.
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By Riley Brennan | January 29, 2024
"The court provided guidance that where a person has had an initial clinical evaluation for competency at court, the commonwealth has the burden to prove by clear and convincing evidence that hospitalization is the least restrictive alternative to adequately determine the defendant's competency to stand trial. Now, prosecutors across the state have clear guidance and judges have clarity that they must make clear findings to support those temporary hospitalizations." Norfolk District Attorney's Office spokesman David Traub said.
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