LATEST SUMMARIES

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
• Int'l Union v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

CIVIL PROCEDURE, CIVIL RIGHTS, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, EDUCATION LAW, GOVERNMENT LAW, LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW, MEDIA LAW
• Almontaser v. NY Dep't of Educ.

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, SENTENCING
• US v. Richardson

LATEST SUMMARIES

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
Int'l Union v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd., No. 05-6026
Petition for review of an NLRB decision finding that employer did not commit unfair labor practices by instituting a series of company rules in period immediately preceding a representation election is granted in part and denied in part where: 1) it was unreasonable for the NRLB to find that a no-harassment rule did not, in context, have a chilling effect on rights protected by Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act; but 2) in all other respects, the NLRB's decision was reasonable and supported by substantial evidence. Read more...

CIVIL PROCEDURE, CIVIL RIGHTS, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, EDUCATION LAW, GOVERNMENT LAW, LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW, MEDIA LAW
Almontaser v. NY Dep't of Educ., No. 07-5648
Denial of an application for a preliminary injunction based on constitutional claims against a city Department of Education in rejecting plaintiff's application for a NYC public school principal position is affirmed where district court did not abuse its discretion in denying application for injunctive relief. Read more...

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, SENTENCING
US v. Richardson , No. 05-7005
Sentence for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, which was substantially reduced premised on defendant's substantial assistance with the government, is vacated and remanded where: 1) the sentence departed approximately 93% from the statutory minimum; and 2) the trial court's failure to articulate reasons for its reduction below the statutory minimum precluded a determination of reasonableness or excessiveness. Read more...