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22 May 2007, 8:27 am
But it's hard to say, ultimately, because we are really in new territory on the discrimination claim, in the sense that the relatively recently amended city Human Rights Law attempts to render largely irrelevant federal and state law hostile environment precedents in construing the city ordinance, as well as retaliation law. [read post]
11 May 2007, 10:03 pm
Civil liberties and human rights groups had been trying to persuade lawmakers to write a restoration of habeas rights for detainees into a new Pentagon budget bill, but the House Armed Services Committee refused on Thursday to do so. [read post]
9 May 2007, 2:00 pm
Under federal law, there is no automatic appeal - only a right to request leave to appeal, which is supposed to be rarely granted. [read post]
8 May 2007, 1:24 am
Her lawyer said Monday she would testify under such a deal. [read post]
4 May 2007, 4:25 am
Courts have said over and over again that there's no private right of action under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. [read post]
30 Apr 2007, 1:04 am
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25 Apr 2007, 1:04 am
Civil Rights Lawyer Lynne Stewart Is Disbarred for Conviction in Terror Aid Case
The Associated Press
Lynne Stewart, a civil rights lawyer convicted in 2005 of helping an imprisoned terrorist sheik communicate with his disciples, was disbarred Tuesday, and her request to resign denied by the New York Supreme Court's Appellate Division. [read post]
23 Apr 2007, 3:48 pm
If the case gets over all of those procedural hurdles, the Justice would then confront the question of whether the Speech or Debate Clause operates as a limit on congressional employees' access to the courts to complain of workplace bias under the 1995 law. [read post]
22 Apr 2007, 12:57 am
The package insert for Vioxx was, of course, approved by the FDA, so, under this law, Merck cannot be liable for any failure-to-warn claims -- which is the heart of the Vioxx litigation.But the law goes on. [read post]
20 Apr 2007, 5:34 am
Council on Human Rights, the lawyer representing the U.S. was the only one who defended the practice, insisting the U.S. is careful not to violate international law. [read post]
17 Apr 2007, 7:20 pm
La Raza president Oliver Gutierriez said the organization will try to arrange joint events with every other minority bar association in the Bay Area.The organization also used Thursday's event at the W hotel to honor Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Christopher Arriola and Beatriz Esparaza Duenas of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights as La Raza's attorneys of the year. [read post]
16 Apr 2007, 3:04 am
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13 Apr 2007, 2:24 pm
And without further ado...Space law in Macau, China: this is an interesting double-header event -- starting with a three-day workshop on "Introduction to Air and Space Law," followed by a a three-day international conference on "Contemporary Issues in Air and Space Law," all happening at Hotel Wynn, Macau, China on April 16-21, 2007, organized by McGill's Institute of Air & Space Law, Macau Civil Aviation Authority and the… [read post]
4 Apr 2007, 9:15 pm
Also being honored there were lawyers from Covington & Burling -- among the most establishment of the establishment law firms -- who ably vindicated the rights of several people wrongfully arrested, detained, and hogtied by District of Columbia police in violation of their First Amendment rights and civil liberties during a 2002 anti-World Bank demonstration. [read post]
2 Apr 2007, 7:01 am
Kanter will split his summer between the Justice Department and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Segall has a clerkship on the Ninth Circuit. [read post]
30 Mar 2007, 1:10 am
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22 Mar 2007, 1:36 am
Senate Committee Backs Bill to Allow Courtroom Cameras
New York Law Journal
A bill to allow video coverage of criminal and civil trials in New York cleared the state Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday amid a new push by media companies hungry for electronic content for their Web sites. [read post]
21 Mar 2007, 1:05 am
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21 Mar 2007, 1:05 am
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20 Mar 2007, 3:30 am
Its Executive Committee consists of several senior Advocates including F.S. [read post]
