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Tribe may pursue repatriation claim for Native American remains
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals revived a lawsuit brought by the plaintiff tribe seeking the return of the remains of two Native American boys who died at a […]
DEA, police raided Bucks home at gunpoint. Wrong address, lawsuit says
A Lower Makefield, Pennsylvania, family says they were left traumatized two years ago after local and federal law enforcement executed a warrant operation at the wrong home. Robert McLaughlin alleges he and […]
Damages class may proceed over prison contractor’s opioid treatment policy
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld certification of a damages class alleging that a private prison healthcare contractor unconstitutionally denied treatment for opioid use disorder, but remanded […]
US Supreme Court guts key provision of Voting Rights Act
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 29 undermined a key provision of the Voting Rights Act – raising the bar for racial minorities to challenge electoral maps as racially discriminatory […]
Group pleading defeats deliberate indifference claim against detention officers
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that conclusory, group-based allegations failed to state a plausible claim that individual detention officers were deliberately indifferent to a detainee’s […]
US Supreme Court hears claims Cisco aided Chinese human rights abuses
The U.S. Supreme Court confronted a case on April 28 with broad implications for human rights litigation in American courts, a long-running lawsuit brought by members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement […]
Appeals court deals blow to women inmates suing over scabies outbreak
Michigan prison officials can’t be held liable under the U.S. Constitution for incompetent handling of a scabies outbreak by contracted medical providers, a federal appeals court has ruled. The U.S. […]
US judge dismisses Justice Department lawsuit seeking California voter details
A federal judge on Jan. 15 dismissed a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit that sought an unredacted statewide voter registration list from California. U.S. District Judge David Carter in Santa Ana […]
Legal community braces for changes in DEI initiatives
By Jason Boleman and Kris Olson In 2008, the American Bar Association restructured its mission statement to memorialize specific goals for the country’s largest volunteer bar association. Goal III, titled […]
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- The December question every leader should anticipate
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