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And both states promise a right to a clean and healthy environment.  However, there are new dynamics at play in the Aloha state that will be important to keep in mind as the June trial gets underway.  Hawaiʻi is a blue state and a climate leader Democrats control all statewide offices, including Governor and Attorney General, and enjoy super majorities in both chambers of the state Legislature. [read post]

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Appellate Division held employee sufficiently alleged that, due to his race and/or gender, his sexual harassment complaint was not taken seriously or appropriately investigated by the employer and he was disciplined more harshly than other employees

17 Jun 2024, 6:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

The Law Offices of Cory H. [read post]

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Appellate Division held employee sufficiently alleged that, due to his race and/or gender, his sexual harassment complaint was not taken seriously or appropriately investigated by the employer and he was disciplined more harshly than other employees

17 Jun 2024, 6:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

The Law Offices of Cory H. [read post]

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Law and Media Round Up – 17 June 2024

16 Jun 2024, 4:16 pm by INFORRM

The claimant, who formerly worked as a recruitment consultant for the defendant’s agency, sued the defendant for an email she sent to her new employer, stating that she was in breach of her contract by contacting her old clients. [read post]

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Right to Counsel Reaffirmed, Still in Crosshairs of Supreme Court

15 Jun 2024, 3:27 pm by John Floyd

Instead of solving the problem and increased funing to the state’s public defender’s office, ” “Oregon insisted on fighting the solution. [read post]

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2024 Proxy Season Trends: Mid-Season Review

15 Jun 2024, 6:31 am

Palm Beach Firefighters’ Pension Fund v. [read post]

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2024 Proxy Season Trends: Mid-Season Review

15 Jun 2024, 6:31 am

Palm Beach Firefighters’ Pension Fund v. [read post]

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[John Ross] Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

14 Jun 2024, 12:30 pm by John Ross

If public-school students have a First Amendment right to wear black armbands at school in protest of the Vietnam War (in Tinker v. [read post]

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AI Legal Research for Busy Lawyers

13 Jun 2024, 11:36 am by Reference Staff

The Miami-Dade County Public Defender, an office of about 230 attorneys plus staff, has integrated CoCounsel into its workflow according to a December article in the Florida Bar News. [read post]

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[Josh Blackman] The Standing Analysis in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine

13 Jun 2024, 11:15 am by Josh Blackman

") (quoting United States v. [read post]

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[Jonathan H. Adler] Unanimous Supreme Court Finds No Standing to Challenge FDA Regulation of Mifepristone (UPDATED)

13 Jun 2024, 7:40 am by Jonathan H. Adler

Writes Kavanaugh: the law has never permitted doctors to challenge the government's loosening of general public safety requirements simply because more individuals might then show up at emergency rooms or in doctors' offices with follow-on injuries. [read post]

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Grand jury report faults San Francisco for inadequate climate threat planning

12 Jun 2024, 2:38 pm by Yosi Yahoudai

The report, titled “Come Hell or High Water: Flood Management in a Changing Climate,” focused on several city and county agencies, including ClimateSF, which was created by the mayor’s office in 2021 to bring together the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, the planning and environmental departments, and the office of resilience and capital planning in an effort to coordinate and oversee climate resilience projects. [read post]

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[Eugene Volokh] Oklahoma S. Ct. Vacates Restraining Order Against Self-Described Pastor Who Was Sharply Condemning Pro-Gay-Equality Activists

12 Jun 2024, 5:01 am by Eugene Volokh

Allegedly, the police officer stated both of Petitioners [read post]

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The Right to a Unanimous Verdict and the Jury Instructions in People v. Trump

10 Jun 2024, 11:16 am by Seth Barrett Tillman

” Merchan’s jury instructions state: Although you must conclude unanimously that the defendant conspired to promote or prevent the election of any person to a public office by unlawful means, you need not be unanimous as to what those unlawful means were. [read post]

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“True Threats” and the Difficulties of Prosecuting Threats Against Election Workers

10 Jun 2024, 5:50 am by Berke Gursoy

This is a high but not impossible bar to meet, as shown in United States v. [read post]

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