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Columbia Law - Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
over 7 years ago
Climate Change
Climate Change Blog
Heat in US Prisons and Jails: Corrections and the Challenge of Climate Change
The Sabin Center has published Heat in US Prisons and Jails: Corrections and the Challenge of Climate Change . This groundbreaking paper, written by visiting scholar Daniel Holt, addresses two important but largely neglected questions: How will increased...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
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CCA, GEO Spend Millions Lobbying Congress for Immigration Prison Contracts; Profits Soar
"Contrary to private prison corporation claims that they do not lobby on issues related to immigration policy, between 2008 and 2014, CCA spent $10,560,000 in quarters where they lobbied on issues related to immigrant detention and immigration reform...
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
over 8 years ago
Public Policy
Public Policy Law Blog
West Virginia Revisits Standards for State Entity and Official Immunity
By Jason P. Foster , Of Counsel, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC In West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority v. A.B. , --- S.E.2d ----, 2014 W. Va. LEXIS 1152 (2014), [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ], the...
Andrea Lee Negroni
over 9 years ago
Real Estate Law
Real Estate Law Blog
Real Cases in Real Estate By Andrea Lee Negroni, Esq. – March 5, 2014 Update
Updates for the Week of March 5, 2014 A prison is not a residence for purposes of the Iowa Civil Rights Act’s prohibition of housing discrimination . Inmate Melissa Renda complained to the Iowa Civil Rights Commission that after she filed...
California Compensation Cases Staff
over 9 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
Cocaine Use, Not Needle Stick, More Likely Cause of Hepatitis C: Cal. Comp. Cases February Advanced Postings (2/20/2014)
Here’s the fourth batch of advanced postings for the February 2014 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com and Lexis Advance subscribers can link to the case to read the complete headnotes and summaries. © Copyright 2014 LexisNexis. All...
Larson's Spotlight
over 8 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
California: Correctional Officer’s Premises Liability Suit Might Be Barred by Bunkhouse Rule
In a premises liability suit brought against the state by a correctional officer, a California appellate court held it was error for a trial court to grant summary judgment to the state on the basis of the “premises line” exception to the...
Larson's Spotlight
over 7 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
Nevada: Employer, Not Department of Corrections, Responsible for Comp Benefits for Inmate Living at “Half-Way” House
The Supreme Court of Nevada held that statutory definition of a prison “work program” contained in Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.028(1) did not include a “half-way” house—a form of work release—where inmates were allowed...
Ted Zwayer
over 7 years ago
Criminal Law and Procedure
Criminal Law and Procedure - Media Gallery
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Ted Zwayer
over 9 years ago
Criminal Law and Procedure
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Ted Zwayer
over 9 years ago
Criminal Law and Procedure
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Ted Zwayer
over 9 years ago
Criminal Law and Procedure
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State Net
over 9 years ago
Criminal Law and Procedure
Criminal Law and Procedure Blog
Prison Blues: Prison Mess Tarnishes Brown's 'CA Comeback'
SNCJ Spotlight Any day now, perhaps even as you are reading this, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy will decide whether to grant California Gov. Jerry Brown's (D) request to block an order by a three-judge U.S. District Court panel to...
State Net
over 7 years ago
Criminal Law and Procedure
Criminal Law and Procedure Blog
State Net Criminal Law Update: Prison Reform Boosted by Alliances of Conservatives and Liberals
In rare displays of bipartisanship, state legislative coalitions of liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans are overhauling sentencing procedures and making other important changes in criminal justice laws. Legislatures in Alabama and Maryland...
State Net
over 8 years ago
Criminal Law and Procedure
Criminal Law and Procedure Blog
State Net Criminal Law Update: Bryant Signs Off On Mississippi Sentencing Overhaul
BRYANT SIGNS OFF ON MS SENTENCING OVERHAUL: Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) signed prison sentence reform legislation last week that supporters say could save the Magnolia State $266 million over the next decade. The bill, HB 585, requires those convicted...
Real Law Editorial Team
over 7 years ago
Criminal Law and Procedure
Criminal Law and Procedure Blog
This Is Real Law: The Power of Knowledge: Publishing Legal Information to Fight Arbitrary Detention
You’re in a police cell. It’s dark, and it reeks of sweat and urine. If you’re lucky, you aren’t hurt. Even if you are injured, provided it’s not serious, you might have other things on your mind. If you’re a lawyer...
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