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Murphy v. State

Publication Date: 2024-04-01
Practice Area: Civil Rights
Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Legal Services | State and Local Government
Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
Judge: District Judge Connolly
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Case Number: 21-415-CFC

Plaintiffs' disability discrimination claims failed due to the lack of allegations establishing a causal connection between one plaintiff's' disability and the family's eviction facilitated by state officials.

Jok v. City of Burlington

Publication Date: 2024-03-29
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Robb A. Spensley, Chadwick & Spensley, PLLC, Pittsford, VT.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants: Pietro J. Lynn, Lynn, Lynn, Blackman & Manitsky, P.C., Burlington, VT.
Case Number: 22-413

Factual Dispute Precludes Qualified Immunity to Police Officer in Rights Abuse Action

March 13, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey Supreme Court Applies Framework to Housing Requests for Emotional Support Animals

"Emotional support animals, however, are different from pets and are not subject to general pet policies. ESAs can help people who struggle with mental health issues and other disabilities, and can enable them to function better in their everyday lives," Chief Justice Stuart Rabner said.

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Rieman v. Vazquez

Publication Date: 2024-03-11
Practice Area: Family Law
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Judge: Judge M.D. Smith
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Case Number: 22-56054

Social workers not entitled to absolute or qualified immunity for misrepresentations to dependency court or failure to provide parent notice of scheduled detention hearing

March 8, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Divided Court Allows Texas to Police Porn Websites

"H.B. 1181 limits access to constitutionally protected speech, regardless of whether the viewer is a minor. Such action 'is to burn the house to roast the pig,'" U.S. Fifth Circuit Judge Patrick Higginbotham said.

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February 28, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Appellate Court, in Reviving Wrongful Death Case, Sends Policy Message to State-Funded Care Facilities

"The type of harm that occurred … is precisely the type of harm that the statute was designed to guard against," the court wrote in a unanimous opinion.

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Appellate Division, Second Department: February 23, 2024

Publication Date: 2024-02-23
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
Judge: Unsigned
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Case Number: DOCKET

Handdown List released on:February 21, 2024

Niles v. New York City Human Resources Administration

Publication Date: 2024-02-21
Practice Area: Civil Rights | Covid-19
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
Judge: District Judge Ann M. Donnelly
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Case Number: 22-CV-6307

Blanket Covid Vaccine Policy Not Evidence of Employees' Classification as Impaired

February 20, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Miami Heat's Haywood Highsmith Faces Lawsuit Over Car Crash

"It's particularly heartbreaking that a good deed has resulted in a life-altering tragedy," said Manuel Dobrinsky, a partner at Dolan Dobrinsky Rosenblum Bluestein.

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In re Delaware Pub. Sch. Litig.

Publication Date: 2024-02-12
Practice Area: Education Law
Industry: Education | Non-Profit | State and Local Government
Court: Delaware Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Valihura
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Max B. Walton, Lisa R. Hatfield, Erica K. Sefton, Connolly Gallagher LLP, Newark, DE; Wilson B. Davis, New Castle County Law Department, New Castle, DE; Krista M. Reale, Margolis Edelstein, Wilmington, DE; Craig T. Eliassen, Gary E. Junge, Schmittinger & Rodriguez, P.A., Dover, DE for appellants.
for defendant: Richard H. Morse, Community Legal Aid Society, Inc., Wilmington, DE; Dwayne Bensing, ACLU Foundation of Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, DE; Saul P. Morgenstern, Peta Gordon, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, New York, NY for appellees.
Case Number: 138, 2023

Chancery court erred in awarding fee shifting in public interest litigation where the case effectively obtained a benefit no greater than simply compelling the government to properly perform its duties.