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New York Law Journal

Judge Says Transgender Woman May Sue Drug Program for Bias

Sabire Wilson alleges she fled from a residential drug treatment program because she was forbidden to wear her wig and high-heels and was directed to use the men's rest room and share a room with men.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawsuit Over Police Shooting of White Plains Man Proceeds

A federal judge has refused to dismiss civil rights claims over the wrongful shooting death of a disturbed 68-year-old man by police officers who responded to his apartment after receiving a call from the Life Aid medical alert system.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miccosukee Suit Against Obama Administration Officials Dismissed

A civil rights lawsuit filed by Miccosukee Indian tribe against top Obama administration officials has been dismissed by a Miami federal judge.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Brown v. NYC Board of Elections

Denial of District Attorney Candidacy Petition Passes Muster Under U.S., State Constitutions
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Eberle v. Town of Southampton

'Good Cause' Shown to Substitute Detective On §1983 Claim; State Tort Claims Untimely
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Matter of State of New York v. Timothy BB.

Sex Offender's Civil Confinement Affirmed; 'Error' in Counsel's Choice of Expert Excused
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Finds Discrimination in Garden City Zoning

Eastern District Judge Arthur Spatt said Friday the village of Garden City's rejection of a planned "affordable housing" complex had a negative impact on minorities and ordered the village to submit a plan outlining remedies.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Sniffing Someone Could Be Sexual Harassment, Fifth Circuit Says

In a decision that may make it easier for plaintiffs to survive summary judgment with their sexual-harassment retaliation claims, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reversed a trial court decision dismissing a female employee's claim that she was "fired" after complaining that two coworkers "sniffed her in a sexually suggestive manner."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

City Agrees to Boost Number of Wheelchair-Accessible Taxis

Getting around New York City in a wheelchair has long been an exercise in frustration, but it could become easier after officials announced a legal settlement Friday mandating that at least half the city's taxi fleet be wheelchair-accessible by 2020.
4 minute read

Law.com

Jailed U.S. Contractor in Cuba Presses White House to Intervene

For the past four years, U.S. Agency for International Development contractor Alan Gross has wasted away in a Cuban prison, serving a 15-year sentence for providing Internet access to the island's small Jewish community. He's counting on lawyer Scott Gilbert to win his freedom and bring him home to Washington.
7 minute read

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