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Court Affirms $1M Indifference Verdict Against School District
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Anthony Zeno moved from Long Island to Pine Plains, New York when he was 16. He enrolled at Stissing Mountain High School, a racially-homogenous school where...
New York Can Demand 'Proper Cause' for Concealed Carry Permit
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If you -- or one of your clients -- want to carry a concealed handgun in public, you'll need a good reason and a little bit of luck. This week, the Second...
Can Law Firms Get By with a Little Help from (Non-Lawyer) Friends?
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Why should law firm ownership be restricted to lawyers? Jacoby & Meyers, a multi-state law firm, says that New York's only-lawyers-can-own-law-firms rule...
Will NYC Schools Lose Their Religion?
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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has considered a New York City ban on churches holding worship services in public schools 5 times over the last 17...
No Reasonable Accommodation When Disability Results in Harassment
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James McElwee is in his mid-30s with a neurodevelopmental disorder formally classified as Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS)...
2nd Cir: Trial Court Didn't Err in Letting Aafia Siddiqui Testify
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This week, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui's conviction and sentence for shooting at FBI agents and soldiers...
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