Loosening Congress' purse strings: two courts enjoin restrictions on use of nonfederal funds by legal aid groups

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A federal and New York state court have enjoined restrictions on federal funding of legal aid in two separate cases, and another federal case on the issue is pending. The restrictions were imposed by the US Congress on the disbursal of Legal Services Corp. funds to other groups, making funding conditional on how nonfederal money was spent by the groups. Prohibitions of class actions were declared unconstitutional by the New York court. Other prohibitions cover prisoner litigation, abortion and political activity.

Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, Legal Aid & Fee Reimbursmt, Finance, Powers and duties, United States. Legal Services Corp., Legal aid, New York (State), Legal aid societies

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Taking a look at crime; Section reports a reduction in severity, an increase in law enforcement efforts

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The ABA Criminal Justice Section reports a decrease in serious crime, including violent crime. Drug use has leveled off, at least among adults. Police officers are making more arrests and sending more people to prison. However, the crime rate remains high and drug use does remain a serious problem, at least among juveniles. Disproportionate numbers of criminal victims are minorities. The report represents a compilation of the most recent national crime data available.

Analysis, Criminal justice, Administration of, Administration of criminal justice, Criminal statistics

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Suing bosses over beliefs; bill proposed to accommodate workers' religious tenets

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is seeing an increase in religious bias in the workplace complaints, and legislation requiring employers to increase efforts to accommodate employees' religious beliefs is a possibility. Many religious groups support the Workplace Religious Freedom Act, the bill which is pending. As workplace diversity increases, so also does the possibility that employment responsibilities will conflict with religious beliefs.

Laws, regulations and rules, Freedom of religion, Employment discrimination

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