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Gun law restrictions in NY & CT ruled OK by court

A smidgeon of federal court sanity: Circuit Largely Upholds Weapon Restrictions in NY, CT Mark Hamblett, New York Law Journal October 20, 2015    Laws in New York and Connecticut banning certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines do … Continue reading

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Judge jailed over false claim about an attacking toilet tank lid

I read the headline in today’s New York Law Journal and began laughing even before reading the abstract, via Associated Press. There is so much left to our imaginations. So…go imagine. Judge Who Claimed Toilet Tank Lid Attack Sent to … Continue reading

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Notoriously exploited workers get small settlement

More than two dozen men with intellectual disabilities who worked decades for little pay in a turkey-processing plant will share the money. Source: Judge’s Ruling Awards $600,000 to Exploited Workers – The New York Times Dan Barry of the New … Continue reading

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