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Mass. Group Plans Challenge of State’s Flu Vaccine Mandate
- Big Law
- Written by Progressive Law Practice
A Massachusetts-based group going by “Flu You Baker” is reportedly planning a class-action lawsuit to challenge the state’s flu shot requirement. So reports Boston.com.
Read more...New ABA Pres. Issues Call to Action as COVID Ups Demand for Legal Services
- Big Law
- Written by Dan Sabbatino
Patricia Lee Refo has taken over the American Bar Association’s (ABA) top post as the legal trade group hosted its annual meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Refo picks up the gavel from Judy Perry Martinez and will serve as ABA president, while the organization tapped Reginald M. Turner to be president-elect during the virtual event.
Read more...Murdered Lawyers, Monsanto and Tobacco Rulings Top July Verdicts
- Big Law
- Written by Dan Sabbatino
From the president’s ex-lawyer to murdered ex-NFL stars, here are some notable verdicts from July.
Read more...MIT, Harvard Point to Administrative Procedures Act in Student Deportation Lawsuit
- Big Law
- Written by Dan Sabbatino
Two Northeast universities are pushing back against President Donald Trump’s plan to deport students studying abroad if schools conduct online-only classes. The move comes amid uncertainty about the status of in-person schooling starting normally in the fall as new COVID-19 cases continue to crop up. Some have speculated the decision is a political power play to pressure colleges to open their doors.
Read more...June Verdicts: SCOTUS Edition
- Big Law
- Written by Dan Sabbatino
From protecting gay workers’ rights to the right to have a priest in your death chamber, here are some notable recent verdicts from the Supreme Court.
Read more...Freedom of Speech at Heart of Advocate Action in Wake of Protests
- Big Law
- Written by Dan Sabbatino
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) recently filed several lawsuits in response to the fallout from George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, Minnesota. One is aimed at protecting journalists covering protests and the other challenges curfews in Los Angeles and San Bernardino. Additional actions are also planned, says the advocacy group.
Read more...Voting in the Wake of COVID-19: A Review
- Big Law
- Written by Dan Sabbatino
As the COVID-19 health crisis continues to mar social activity, a new survey from the American Bar Association (ABA) shows sharply growing support for online voting among Americans.
Read more...Amy Fettig to Lead The Sentencing Project
- Big Law
- Written by Dan Sabbatino
The Sentencing Project concluded its months long search for a new executive director and has tapped human rights lawyer and a leading criminal justice expert Amy Fettig, the organization announced.
Read more...Pandemic Forces SCOTUS to Take up Unprecedented Oral Arguments Protocol
- Big Law
- Written by Dan Sabbatino
There are few institutions, if any, that have escaped the wrath of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s impacts, in some ways, has quite literally made history—New York’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, in some form or another has been held continuously for almost 260 years and the Boston Marathon, for the first time in its 124-year history, has been postponed. All of that changed when the COVID-19 coronavirus ravaged every corner of the U.S. and much of the globe.
Read more...Low-income Earners in Need of Legal Services, Courts to Benefit from CARES Act
- Big Law
- Written by Dan Sabbatino
The recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (PDF) is a thick text featuring measures dealing with nearly every sector of the economy. Baked into the bill are a number of provisions directly impacting law firms, the courts and those navigating the judicial system. Even with the injection, though, concerns about potential shortfalls still loom.
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