YOUTH HOMICIDE: Removal of parole restriction from triple murderer upon consideration of rehabilitation satisfied USSC’s requirement for a “meaningful opportunity” for a youth offender to obtain release notwithstanding practical effect of 3 consecutive life terms… request for time-served from 1986 properly denied in resentencing… Eddy affirmed. [Read more…]
Transgender discrimination, deputy county attorney
TRANSGENDER DISCRIMINATION: $66,531.94 awarded for lost pay to deputy county attorney constructively discharged due to County healthcare plan’s exclusion of “services or supplies related to sexual reassignment”… award reduced from requested $131,879.96 in lost compensation and travel to medical providers for failure to mitigate employment damages and denial of travel costs… Hearing Officer Decision, Chad Vanisko. [Read more…]
Immigration, burglar arrestee, Border Patrol detainer
IMMIGRATION: Burglar arrestee’s challenge of Border Patrol detainer request not moot after release from jail and into DHS custody… the detainer and jail’s actions in refusing release on bond constituted unauthorized arrest for civil immigration violation… Cuffe affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]
Abortion, preliminary injunction allowing by APRNs
ABORTION: Preliminary injunction properly granted allowing APRNs to perform early-term abortions pending challenge of statute restricting abortions to physicians and PAs… Menahan affirmed. [Read more…]