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The NYPD is costing NYC $millions in lawsuit settlements

The Daily News article “Lawsuit City,” by Tina Moore, begins: The number of lawsuits against the NYPD jumped by 10% in the 2011 fiscal year, with cases involving alleged misconduct leading the way, a new report revealed. The piece goes … Continue reading

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Two lawsuits, and two remarkable women

Please read this wonderful piece, by Peter Applebome, about Edith Windsor, whose landmark, powerfully justifiable case challenging the Defense of Marriage Act has now been taken up by the Supreme Court. I want her to be my best friend. Edith … Continue reading

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“A.C.L.U. to Sue Morgan Stanley Over Mortgage Loans”

Last night, I read this powerful article by Jessica Silver-Greenberg in the New York Times and, not for the first time, considered how great the A.C.L.U. is. And also, not for the first time, understood that the general impatience and … Continue reading

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