Civil Rights
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The organization that administers the Law School Admission Test will overhaul the section that assesses analytical reasoning as part of an agreement to end a suit brought by a blind prospective law student, who claimed the section discriminates against visually impaired exam takers… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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President Donald Trump on Friday asked the full Second Circuit to take another look at an appeal panel’s earlier ruling that the president violated the First Amendment by blocking critics on Twitter, calling the panel’s decision “fundamentally misconceived”… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Playboy magazine’s White House correspondent has tapped Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP to represent him in a lawsuit accusing Trump administration officials of violating the Constitution by revoking his press credentials, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Washington, D.C., federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Citing sports heroes, comedians and politicians in a riff on the importance of timing, an Eleventh Circuit appeals panel on Friday partially revived a fully nude strip club’s lawsuit against Miami Beach, Florida, over the city’s nightclub regulations… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The National Rifle Association of America says Los Angeles violated the Constitution by passing a local ordinance this year requiring prospective city contractors to reveal any contracts with or sponsorship of the gun rights group, according to a suit filed Wednesday in California federal court. Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 