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7 Apr 2021, 5:01 am by Eugene Volokh
Aug. 20, 2014) (holding that videos criticizing city government, including clips from city council meetings, were transformative fair use).[1] Such uses are not copyright infringements. [read post]
2 Apr 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Instead, the judge said the sweeping, boilerplate language the campaign compelled employees to sign was so vague the agreement was invalid under New York contract law. [read post]
1 Apr 2021, 9:00 pm
It is also specific to New York City and does not address state or federal causes of action – but it is likely to cause a major influx of misconduct claims to funnel through local courts. [read post]
1 Apr 2021, 7:37 am by Rashawn Ray
New York City, which paid over $175 million in civilian settlements for police misconduct in 2019 alone, recently voted to end qualified immunity for law enforcement. [read post]
31 Mar 2021, 7:16 am by John Hochfelder
Several entities including Business Council of New York State and New York City Transit Authority, filed amicus curiae briefs, arguing that it was improper to allow anchoring – which they defined as plaintiff’s counsel urging jurors to award amounts that vastly exceed prior sustained amounts for individuals with similar injuries. [read post]
31 Mar 2021, 6:00 am by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC
A new bill passed by the New York City Council puts the city’s Department of Transportation in charge of “all vehicle crashes involving significant injury” rather than the New York Police Department. [read post]
30 Mar 2021, 7:19 am
., p. 107).In line with that thinking, and those values, the CECC has distributed a new and very brief report:  Hui Muslims and the "Xinjiang Model" of State Suppression of Religion (March 2021). [read post]
29 Mar 2021, 5:51 am by tortsprof
Last week, the New York City Council enacted legislation eliminating qualified immunity as a defense for city police officers when sued under the new local statute. [read post]
29 Mar 2021, 4:19 am by Peter Mahler
The court in Friedman applied the so-called “Burford abstention” doctrine to dismiss a complaint seeking statutory dissolution of a New York corporation, without prejudice to its re-commencement in state court. [read post]
The New York City Council on Thursday passed five bills and three resolutions aiming to increase the transparency and accountability of the New York Policy Department (NYPD). [read post]
27 Mar 2021, 5:10 am by SHG
The New York City Council, as it’s wont to do, decided to leap into the fray by enacting a local ordinance precluding the defense of qualified immunity. [read post]
26 Mar 2021, 10:51 am
”[6]   But the central spectacle of passage was reserved  for Eddie Chu and Ray Chan who charged towards Legislative Council (LegCo) President Andrew Leung   holding protest placards reading “Murderous states stinks for eternity,” and a container of foul-smelling liquid was dropped on the floor. [read post]
23 Mar 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Tom Reed Apologizes for Sexual Misconduct Detailed in Post Report, Won’t Challenge Cuomo in 2022” by Beth Reinhard (Washington Post) for MSN National: “Access, Influence and Pardons: How a Set of Allies Shaped Trump’s Choices” by Kenenth Vogel and Nicholas Confessore for New York Times Maryland: “Following Monthly Exposé, Maryland House Passes Bill Targeting Hogan’s Business Dealings” by Eric Cortellessa for Washington Monthly… [read post]
22 Mar 2021, 8:01 am by William Ford, Victoria Gallegos
The subcommittee will hear testimony from Richard Aborn, president of the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City; John Cohen, assistant secretary of homeland security for counterterrorism and emerging threats; Tyler Cote, director of Operation250; John Picarelli, director of the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention; and Sammy Rangel, executive director of Life After Hate. [read post]
19 Mar 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
How 535,000 Covid Deaths Spurred Political Awakenings Across America New York Times – Maggie Astor | Published: 3/17/2021 Many people who have lost loved ones, or whose lives have been upended by long-haul symptoms of COVID-19, have turned to political action, seeking answers and new policies from a government whose failures under the Trump administration allowed the U.S. to become one of the hardest hit countries by the pandemic. [read post]
12 Mar 2021, 11:33 am by Tia Sewell
” President Biden delivered his first prime-time White House address to the nation yesterday, reports the New York Times. [read post]