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Posted on Apr 25, 2018 By Lucas
Justice Department Files Lawsuit to Invalidate New California Law Restricting Federal Land Sales The U.S. Department of Justice recently filed a civil action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern ...
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Posted on Apr 24, 2018 By Lucas
Statement by Attorney General Sessions on Lawsuit Against the State of California Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued the following statement on the Department of Justice’s new lawsuit against ...
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Posted on Apr 24, 2018 By Lucas
A.G. Schneiderman – Part Of A Coalition Of 16 AGs – Moves To Intervene In Defense Of Affordable Care Act Against Destructive Federal Lawsuit Filed In Texas AGs’ Motion To Intervene ...
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Posted on Apr 17, 2018 By Lucas
Lucas, Imagine what Republicans would do if given the chance to rewrite the Constitution. It's unpleasant, but unfortunately, it's a real possibility. Republicans control nearly enough state ...
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Posted on Apr 16, 2018 By Lucas
A.G. Schneiderman Leads New SCOTUS Brief In Travel Ban Case 17 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief Opposing The Ban, Citing Harm To States’ Residents, Institutions, And Economies New York ...
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Posted on Apr 16, 2018 By Lucas
Dear Freedom Lover, In case you haven’t heard of us, PragerU is a conservative educational non-profit that reaches millions of young people on the internet every day. PragerU was founded by ...
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Posted on Apr 13, 2018 By Lucas
A.G. Schneiderman Leads Coalition Of 19 AGs Opposing Trump Administration's Attempt To Give Entities A License To Discriminate In Health Care HHS Proposed Rule Seeks to Expand Ability of ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2018 By Lucas
Attorney General Sessions Delivers Remarks at the Federalist Society’s Student Symposium Washington, DC ~ Saturday, March 10, 2018 Remarks as prepared for delivery. Thank you, Professor Barnett, ...
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Posted on Mar 27, 2018 By Lucas
Lucas, the Trump-Pence administration’s ban prohibiting transgender troops to enlist in the military is unconstitutional. Despite the opposition of our military leaders, national security ...
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Posted on Mar 26, 2018 By Lucas
A.G. Schneiderman, Coalition Of AGs Defend Constitutionality Of Anti-Discrimination Laws 19 AGs File Amicus Brief in Case of Minnesota Business Refusing to Offer Wedding Services to Same-Sex Couples ...
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Posted on Mar 23, 2018 By Lucas
As President Trump Targets Immigrant Communities, Comptroller Stringer Releases Updated Immigrant Rights Manual Stringer manual to expand immigrants’ access to City services now available in 10 ...
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Posted on Mar 15, 2018 By Lucas
A.G. Schneiderman Leads Amicus Brief Defending Women's Access To Constitutionally-Protected Abortion Services Coalition of 16 AGs Oppose Four Arkansas State Laws that Severely Curtail Access to ...
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Posted on Mar 7, 2018 By Lucas
Decostar Industries to Pay $38,500 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit Company Fired Employee Over Religious Sabbath Request, Federal Agency Charged Decostar Industries, Inc., a manufacturer ...
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Posted on Feb 20, 2018 By Lucas
Governor Cuomo Announces New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut Launch Coalition to Sue the Federal Government Over Federal Tax Bill Elimination of Full State and Local Deductibility Unfairly Targets ...
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Posted on Feb 15, 2018 By Lucas
Lucas, Eight years ago, the Supreme Court made its disastrous Citizens United decision, which hands over the reins of our political system to the highest bidders. To counter the power of far-right ...
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Posted on Feb 9, 2018 By Lucas
Department of Justice Files Amicus Brief in Montana School Choice Case The Department of Justice recently filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of Montana supporting parents who claim that the ...
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Posted on Feb 6, 2018 By Lucas
New York Files Amicus Brief to Defend Labor Unions' Right to Collect Fees Legal papers defend union rights to collect essential fees from all public employees benefiting from collective bargaining ...
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Posted on Feb 5, 2018 By Lucas
Justice Department Defends Archdiocese of Washington’s Religious Liberty The Department of Justice recently filed an amicus brief supporting reversal of the D.C. District Court’s decision ...
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Posted on Jan 23, 2018 By Lucas
Governor Cuomo Announces $650,000 in Local Law Enforcement Grants for Video Interrogation Equipment Grants Will Assist Local Agencies in Purchasing New or Upgrading Outdated Equipment New State Law ...
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Posted on Jan 22, 2018 By Lucas
Lucas, the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) recently had oral arguments for Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI) . The case will determine whether or not Ohio violated the National Voter Registration ...
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Posted on Jan 18, 2018 By Lucas
Justice Department Secures First Denaturalization As a Result of Operation Janus On January 5, Judge Stanley R. Chesler of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey entered an order ...
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Posted on Jan 18, 2018 By Lucas
Governor Cuomo Unveils 22nd Proposal of 2018 State of the State: Restoring Fairness in New York's Criminal Justice System Nation-leading, Five-Pronged Reform Package Will Ensure Equal Access to ...
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Posted on Jan 16, 2018 By Lucas
Judiciary Democrats Urge Goodlatte to Hold Hearings on Trump’s Threat to Abuse His Pardon Power House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), recently led a letter signed by ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2018 By Lucas
A.G. Schneiderman Leads Amicus Brief To Protect NY Cities & Police Departments From Funding Cuts, Block Trump Administration From Punishing “Sanctuary” Jurisdictions 15 AGs File Brief ...
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Posted on Dec 26, 2017 By Lucas
Book Talk and Panel Discussion Animus: A Short Introduction to Bias in the Law A Discussion with Author William D. Araiza Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School Tuesday, February 6 6 to 7:30 p.m. ...
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