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The most important SCOTUS decision in our lifetime?
Jeffrey Toobin wrote a great Comment in the January 1, 2013 New Yorker. A model of journalistic and legal clarity, it discusses the case called Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder. This case, as Toobin suggests in his title, “Casting Votes,” … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order
Tagged civil rights lawsuits, Law and government agencies, law and the courts, The Constitution and laws
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Defamation-negligence suit v Penguin and Michael Capuzzo: tossed
Got this news from Publisher’s Marketplace a few days ago. A significant lawsuit and good result for all writers accused of defamation, and publishers accused of failing to fact-check the alleged defamation, with a whole bunch of links, including one … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life
Tagged defamation, defamation lawsuit, law and the courts, legal causes of action, Understanding lawsuits
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How to file in Housing Court 13
I went back to Manhattan Housing Court on Tuesday, January 22, to continue my efforts to get “my” co-op Board of Directors, i.e., my landlord, to complete the maintenance work they’d promised to have completed in six weeks from our … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order
Tagged co-op Boards of Directors, court calendars, Housing Court, law and the courts, legal causes of action, Order to Show Cause
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