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Court holds that speech on bus safety issues does not address a matter of public concern

2 Sep 2022, 6:30 am by Second Circuit Civil Rights Blog

"Judge Pooler dissents, stating that the majority's interpretation of the Complaint is far too narrow. [read post]

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Circuit rules against bus driver who objected to infrequent school bus safety reporting

31 Aug 2022, 6:40 am by Second Circuit Civil Rights Blog

The Court says that plaintiff did not speak out as a citizen and that, even if he did, his speech was not on a matter of public concern.The case is Shara v. [read post]

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[Edward Foley] Three Reforms to Protect Democracy from Election Denialism

29 Aug 2022, 8:25 am by Edward Foley

Therefore, although a majority of the state's November voters might prefer the Democratic nominee Katie Hobbs to either Republican, Taylor Robson or Lake, it is also possible that in this closely divided state a majority of the November voters this year would prefer either Republican to Hobbs. [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

Know Your Rights: The Right to Counsel

28 Aug 2022, 8:06 am by John Floyd

Sullivan: Clarified rules for conflicts of interests when a defense attorney is representing multiple clients, finding that defendant need only show that the attorney’s conduct adversely affected him. 1980 United States v. [read post]

Criminal Jurisdiction - http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog

Fostering law student professional identity in a time of instability and strife (326)

28 Aug 2022, 6:29 am by Neil Hamilton and Louis Bilionis

New Interpretation 303-5 states that “professional identity focuses on what it means to be a lawyer and the special obligations lawyers have to their clients and society. [read post]

Legal Evolution - https://www.legalevolution.org/

Weekly Roundup: August 19-25, 2022

26 Aug 2022, 6:30 am

Birnbaum, and Haimavathi V. [read post]

Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance - https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu

Weekly Roundup: August 19-25, 2022

26 Aug 2022, 6:30 am

Birnbaum, and Haimavathi V. [read post]

The Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Blog - http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov

Split ruling rejects habeas argument where criminal defendant was denied thousands of pages of rape victim's mental health records

25 Aug 2022, 6:04 am by Second Circuit Civil Rights Blog

The Court of Appeals says no habeas relief is warranted, and plaintiff remains incarcerated.The case is McCray v. [read post]