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Pay ruling will hurt businesses; Congress could alter high court 'front pay' rule, but it's unlikely

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The US Supreme Court's ruling in Pollard v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., which ruled damages in an employment discrimination suit should include a front pay award, is discussed.

Remedies, Valuation, Employment discrimination, Future earnings potential

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Court trims Congress' sails on immigrants; key 5-4 rulings reduce harshness of government action

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Supreme Court rulings regarding the detention and deportation of illegal aliens are discussed. Detention can only be for a reasonable period necessary to bring about the alien's removal from the country.

Illegal immigrants, Deportation, Emigration and immigration law, Immigration law

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Ruling puts IOLTA plans in jeopardy; legal aid funding deemed a 'taking.'

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The 5th Circuit's ruling in Washington Legal Foundation v. Texas Equal Access to Justice Foundation that a Texas IOLTA program violated the 5th Amendment bar of the government's taking property without just compensation is discussed. In 1998, the Supreme Court ruled in another case that the interest income is the client's private property for purposes of the takings clause.

Legal assistance to the poor, IOLTA programs, Regulatory taking (Law)

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