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By Avalon Zoppo | December 14, 2023
In the lawsuit, Erma Wilson alleges that Midland County violated her due process rights by employing Ralph Petty as a prosecutor at the same time that, unbeknownst to her, he worked as a law clerk for the county judge who handled Wilson's drug-possession case.
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By Mason Lawlor | December 13, 2023
A federal lawsuit has accused Morehouse College in Atlanta of unlawfully dismissing a formal Title IX complaint of sexual assault against one of its students for allegedly adding a sexual stimulant to another student's alcohol without her knowledge in order to commit rape.
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By Jeffrey M. Winn | December 12, 2023
Prior to the United States' entrance into World War II, the U.S. Supreme Court -- mostly nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt, had issued several important decisions that enforced the civil rights of a variety of Americans against government discrimination. But after America became a combatant, the court would issue morally corrosive rulings that ultimately deprived 120,000 people of the equal protection of the laws.
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By Law Journal Editorial Board | December 10, 2023
We urge colleges, law schools, CLE providers and others to highlight New Jersey's own 1947 ERA. And we urge New Jerseyans and others to renew the campaign to recognize the federal ERA as a ratified provision of our U.S. Constitution.
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By Allison Dunn | December 8, 2023
"It is immaterial that Muldrow identified as straight. A juror could reasonably hear the evidence at trial and assume that Muldrow was homosexual or identified with a sexual orientation other than heterosexual. It is the jury's perception of the defendant as homosexual that is the relevant consideration," Judge Joseph M. Getty wrote.
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By Riley Brennan | December 7, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
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By Colleen Murphy | December 7, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
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By Christopher Dunn | December 6, 2023
In the quiet of the Thanksgiving week, the New York Court of Appeals delivered a blockbuster batch of decisions that herald a new day for constitutional claims presented by criminal defendants in New York. The 12 decisions released on Nov. 21 are the first significant group of rulings in criminal cases from the newly constituted Court of Appeals and signal a dramatic realignment of the court's seven judges.
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By Russ Bynum | The Associated Press | December 6, 2023
Civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Harry Daniels told reporters Tuesday that the sum represents $1 million for every year Leonard Cure spent imprisoned in Florida on a wrongful conviction. He was killed just three years after Florida authorities set him free.
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By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press | December 6, 2023
The lawsuit filed Monday says the officer's body camera video shows the tow truck driver straddling Johnny Hollman Sr. during the tussle Aug. 10, "appearing to sit with his full body weight" on Hollman's head and neck.
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