Beth Wang

6 days ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Beth Wang

Court says large-capacity magazines aren’t considered ‘arms’Lower court will consider whether gun store violated banWashington State can proceed with its ban on large-capacity magazines after the state’s highest court on Thursday ruled firearms that hold more than 10 rounds aren’t protected under the state or US Constitution.

6 days ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Beth Wang

Washington State can proceed with its ban on large-capacity magazines after the state’s highest court on Thursday ruled firearms that hold more than 10 rounds aren’t protected under the state or US Constitution.

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Beth Wang

The New York State Bar Association is pushing for a more rigorous bar exam ahead of state court system hearings on the future of the test, by pushing to revive an in-person, state-specific component. Beginning Monday, an advisory panel will host three meetings about state bar admission requirements, including the advantages and disadvantages of—and potential alternatives to—the current New York law-specific online course and exam.

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Beth Wang

The New York City Police Department criminalizes Black and Latino New Yorkers by labeling them as gang members in a police database, leading to unconstitutional criminal surveillance and detention, according to a federal lawsuit. Over 99% of the 13,200 people listed as active gang members in the database are Black or Latino, some of them as young as 13, according to the class action filed Wednesday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Beth Wang

Second Circuit judges on Tuesday were skeptical that the US Federal Communications Commission violated Verizon Communications Inc.‘s right to a jury trial when it penalized the company for failing to protect customers’ location data. A Fifth Circuit decision from April 17 siding with AT&T Inc. in a similar case supports Verizon’s Seventh Amendment claim, the company said. But that court’s decision “doesn’t bind us,” said Judge Alison Nathan of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.