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By a split vote, the 6th Circuit then reversed the lower courts’ rulings, concluding that the states were likely to win their appeals. [read post]

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Privacy rights: Children rescued at Dover and unlawful photographs – Zoe McCallum

24 May 2024, 7:17 am by INFORRM

We were all screaming and we thought that we were going to die. [read post]

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Holding that substantial evidence supported the New York City Teacher Retirement System's Medical Board's determination that Petitioner's injury "was not caused by an 'accident' within the meaning of the statutory scheme", the Court of Appeals noted that was declining to adopt a rule that "purposeful conduct by coworkers" can never be the basis for an award of Accidental Disability Retirement

24 May 2024, 6:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

Stated differently, an accident is "a sudden, unexpected event that was not a risk inherent in the work performed" (Matter of Kowal v DiNapoli, 30 NY3d 1124, 1125 [2018]; Matter of Kelly v DiNapoli, 30 NY3d 674, 678, 682, 684-685 [2018]). [read post]

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Holding that substantial evidence supported the New York City Teacher Retirement System's Medical Board's determination that Petitioner's injury "was not caused by an 'accident' within the meaning of the statutory scheme", the Court of Appeals noted that was declining to adopt a rule that "purposeful conduct by coworkers" can never be the basis for an award of Accidental Disability Retirement

24 May 2024, 6:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

Stated differently, an accident is "a sudden, unexpected event that was not a risk inherent in the work performed" (Matter of Kowal v DiNapoli, 30 NY3d 1124, 1125 [2018]; Matter of Kelly v DiNapoli, 30 NY3d 674, 678, 682, 684-685 [2018]). [read post]

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It Takes A Lot To Adequately Plead Judiciary Law 487 Claims

24 May 2024, 3:58 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone

Grasso v Guarino 2024 NY Slip Op 02692 Decided on May 15, 2024Appellate Division, Second Department illustrates the quanta of allegations necessary to state a cause of action in Judiciary Law 487 claims. [read post]

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Recent Litigation Offers Guidance for Employers Amid Ongoing DEI Backlash

24 May 2024, 2:01 am by H. Juanita Beecher, FortneyScott

The Act outlines a set of eight ideas the state determined were “discriminatory and offensive. [read post]

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Recent Litigation Offers Guidance for Employers Amid Ongoing DEI Backlash

24 May 2024, 2:01 am by H. Juanita Beecher, FortneyScott

The Act outlines a set of eight ideas the state determined were “discriminatory and offensive. [read post]

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This Country’s Legal and Political Institutions Are in Trouble, and Trump Likes It That Way

23 May 2024, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat

In 1975, 649 laws were sent to the President for his signature. [read post]

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[Josh Blackman] The Value of Legislative Drafting Guides

23 May 2024, 7:07 pm by Josh Blackman

S. 438, 448 (2010); United States v. [read post]

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US Supreme Court upholds South Carolina District 1 Congressional map

23 May 2024, 6:03 pm by Chris Rufo | New England Law, US

Johnson and Shaw v. [read post]

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Third District Reverses Order Prematurely Discharging CEQA Writ for Failure to Address Objections That Certified Revised EIR Was Still Noncompliant, Holds Project Opponents Could Properly Opt to Raise Challenge Through Objections to Return Without Filing Separate Action

23 May 2024, 4:54 pm by Arthur F. Coon

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Lost-Premium Damages under Merger Agreement – Proposed Amendment to the DGCL in Light of Crispo vs. Musk

23 May 2024, 2:52 pm by John Hempill and Karl Buhler

This is an issue that actually dates back to the seminal 2005 ruling of the United States Court of Appeals of the Second Circuit in Consolidated Edison, Inc. v. [read post]

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Defamation Claim Proceeds Against YouTuber’s Denialism–Robertson v. Upchurch

23 May 2024, 2:13 pm by Eric Goldman

” Case citation: Robertson v. [read post]

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Deer hunting with dogs a legal nuisance in Mississippi?

23 May 2024, 2:12 pm by randywallace

Earlier today, the Mississippi Supreme Court released its opinion in Allen v. [read post]

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What categorical approach?

23 May 2024, 2:03 pm by Allegra Glashausser

Today, in Brown v. [read post]

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