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Court Weighs Speech Limits for Cop Disciplined Over Floyd Post
The full First Circuit grasped Wednesday for how to weigh the speech rights of an officer suspended for calling George Floyd a “druggie” online against a Massachusetts police commissioner’s prediction that the Facebook post would disrupt its mission.
Pennsylvania ‘Bellwether’ Child Sexual Abuse Cases Separated
A Pennsylvania trial judge improperly consolidated four trial four cases alleging medical providers enabled a pediatrician to sexually abuse underage patients, a state appeals court said.
Norfolk Southern Ex-Conductor Gets Trial on Age Bias, Pay Claims
US Judge Stays on Bench After No Contest Drunk Driving Plea
Michigan federal Judge Thomas L. Ludington pleaded no contest Wednesday to a misdemeanor drunken-driving charge and said afterward that he plans to stay on the bench.
Clergy Granted Ongoing Access to Chicago-Area ICE Facility
The US Department of Homeland Security can’t bar clergy from visiting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in the Chicago suburbs, a federal judge ruled.
Transgender Nurse Fails to Prove Bias, Hostile Workplace Claims
A transgender nurse lacked sufficient evidence to succeed on claims that she endured a hostile workplace before, during, and after her transition, only to be fired by her employer, a federal court said.
Trump Targets Top Medical Schools as Next Higher Ed Battleground
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Defense, Car Manufacturing Interests Weigh In on Workforce Pell
Workforce development and defense and commercial manufacturing industry groups are among those commenting on the Education Department’s proposed regulations to expand Pell Grants for short-term vocational training.
Sotomayor Faults Kavanaugh Over Immigration Stops Concurrence
Justice Sonia Sotomayor criticized a fellow member of the US Supreme Court for failing to grasp the real-world effects of an unsigned order last year that allowed immigration enforcement sweeps in Los Angeles to resume.
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Transgender Rights Under Trump: Policy Battles and Legal Fights
President Trump’s administration has made transgender rights a central policy issue, restricting gender identity recognition, limiting access to gender-affirming care, and banning transgender athletes from competing according to their gender identity.
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ABA Finds First ‘Unqualified’ Judge Pick of Trump’s Second Term
A Republican National Committee lawyer is the first judicial nominee of President Donald Trump’s second term to be given a “not qualified” rating by the American Bar Association.
Ex-Lewis Brisbois Billing Director Says Firm Lied About Finances
Lewis Brisbois’ former billing director accused the firm of “illegal financial practices” in a discrimination and harassment lawsuit this week.
DOJ Top Antitrust Litigators Exit After Ticketmaster Accord (1)
The US Justice Department’s top antitrust litigator and three senior trial attorneys that led cases against
Gibson Dunn Partner Takes Top Enforcement Role at SEC (1)
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Bankruptcy Panel Chides Nonlawyer for Made-Up Cases in Briefing
The Eighth Circuit’s bankruptcy panel barred a man who isn’t an attorney from representing his wife in a bankruptcy matter because it would be unauthorized practice of law in North Dakota.
Littler Mendelson Forges AI Path With Rival Executive’s Hire (1)
Littler Mendelson, the largest employer-side labor law firm in the US, created a new top position to steer the firm’s adoption of an internally developed AI tool.
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