Sunday, February 22, 2026

What the Supreme Court did in the tariffs case

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The Supreme Court has struck down the far-reaching tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, finding that the statute invoked by Trump do...
Friday, February 20, 2026

Title VII retaliation fails on summary judgment

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This case arises from the plaintiff's prior settlement agreement with the City University of New York, which stated that she would remai...
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

FIrst Department reinstates racial discrimination claim

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The Appellate Division has reinstated a claim that a Black plaintiff was denied a promotion and fired because of his race. The First Departm...
Monday, February 16, 2026

Court rejects proposed settlement between EEOC and labor union as not in the "public interest"

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In our world, if the case settles, then the case is over. Most civil rights cases settle privately and the court will issue an order dismiss...
Thursday, February 12, 2026

Children have standing to challence the State's child placement laws

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This case examines the procedures in New York when a child is removed from their biological parents and the child's relatives want to pr...
Monday, February 9, 2026

Defendant's medications were no barrier to plea bargain

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In this criminal case, the defendant pled guilty. In order to do that, the trial court has to make sure the defendant is pleading guilty vol...
Thursday, February 5, 2026

No speech retaliation claim where prison doctor criticized medication policy

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First Amendment retaliation litigation has never been the same ever since the Supreme Court held in 2006 that it's not protected speech ...