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New York Court of Appeals allows lawsuit alleging racial property tax disparities in New York City to go forward

JURIST

The New York Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a lawsuit from Tax Equity Now New York (TENNY), which alleges disparities in the New York City property tax system are disproportionately burdening low-income and majority-people-of-color neighborhoods, can go forward in the New York state courts.

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City of Buffalo sues gun manufacturers for fueling gun violence

JURIST

The City of Buffalo, New York Tuesday filed a complaint against major gun manufacturers for fueling gun violence through their business practices. The case is in the Supreme Court for the State of New York in Erie County. The complaint identifies the gun manufacturers as “ghost gun defendants.”

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Lawyers Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Concede Weaker Points At Oral Arguments

Above The Law

However, at oral argument, I explicitly told the judge that I thought that two of the causes of action really warranted dismissal and a more thorough look from the court and that I understood if the court did not want to dismiss the other causes of action.

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Journalists and lawyers sue CIA for spying on them while visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

JURIST

The group filed the lawsuit in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. The complaint sets forth a cause of action arising from the CIA’s Fourth Amendment violations. According to the US Supreme Court in Bivens v. Assange founded WikiLeaks in 2006.

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New York sues New Jersey over compact governing Port of New York and New Jersey

SCOTUSBlog

Share This week we highlight cert petitions (and one original action ) that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether New Jersey can withdraw from its Waterfront Commission Compact with New York concerning governance and law enforcement over the Port of New York and New Jersey.

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Supreme Court Rejects Cause of Action Under Bivens Against Border Patrol Agent

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court held that the authority of a court to imply a cause of action under Bivens v. While the Court did not overrule Bivens , it did emphasize that recognizing a Bivens cause of action is “a disfavored judicial activity.”. Supreme Court’s Decision. . _ (2022), the U.S. In Bivens v.

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Court again rejects extension of Bivens suits against federal officials

SCOTUSBlog

Share Continuing an unbroken decades-long run, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to extend the right to sue federal officers for damages under Bivens v. Erik Egbert, a Border Patrol agent, attempted to speak with a guest, newly arrived from Turkey via New York, outside the inn. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court reversed.