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• 5th Circuit: Town Not Liable For Police Officer’s Infringement of Preachers’ Rights

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 532
  Religion Clause Blog : "In World Wide Street Preachers Fellowship v. Town of Columbia , (5th Cir., Dec. 21, 2009), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Town of Columbia, Louisiana is not liable under 42 USC Sec. 1983 for the violation of First Amendment rights of a group of preachers by a town police ...
  6 hours ago

• Few Minorities Hold Positions as Court Law Clerks, Staff Attorneys in Texas

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 532
  Law.com (Texas Lawyer) : "Linda Thomas, the 5th Courts chief justice until Oct. 31, confirms that Williams has been the courts only African-American staff attorney since 1999. But Thomas says she received an application from only one other African-American during the 10-year period."
  2 weeks ago

• Attorney General Abbott defends Texas Pledge of Allegiance

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 532
  Texas AG Press Release : "Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit defending the constitutionality of the Texas Pledge of Allegiance."
  2 weeks ago

• 5th Circuit OK’s School Rules on Student Distribution of Materials

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 532
  The lawsuit was filed when students, under a 2004 version of school rules, were prohibited from distributing religious themed pencils and candy canes, as well as tickets to church musical and drama programs.
  2 weeks ago

• H&R Block Tax Servs. v. Jackson Hewitt Tax Service

  
  JOLT Digest — Authority: 116
  Court extends application of Bilski and invalidates patents By Kate Wevers – Edited by Amanda Rice H&R Block Tax Servs., Inc. v. Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, Inc., No. 6:08-cv-37 (E.D. Tex. Nov. 10, 2009) Slip Opinion (hosted by Patently O) Magistrate Judge Love, sitting in the United States District ...
  4 weeks ago

• Katrina Ruling Could Open Floodgates to Suits, But Will It Survive?

  
  ABA Journal — Authority: 689
  A ruling blaming the federal government for flooding in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina could lead to a flood of lawsuits and affect funding for a coastal restoration project. Last week a federal judge ruled the Army Corps of Engineers was negligent in maintaining a navigation channel, leading to the failure of ...
  4 weeks ago

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