John O'Brien
Editor and Publisher at ABA Journal
Editor and Publisher of the ABA Journal. Formerly of DNAinfo, Patch, Sun-Times Media, Daily Southtown, Joliet Herald-News. Opinions are mine, not my employer's.
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3 days ago |
thejournal.ie | John O'Brien
THE UNTIMELY DEATH of Garda Kevin Flatley reminds us that every single road crash fatality is a deep tragedy for the victims and their families. This is an unspeakable tragedy for Kevin’s wife Una and their children. One’s thoughts and prayers go out to them in the most heartfelt and thoughtful way. Garda Kevin Flatley was doing his duty on Sunday in the most obvious of ways. He was on the roadside and in uniform.
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6 days ago |
pennrecord.com | John O'Brien
PHILADELPHIA - A massive verdict against the makers of the weedkiller Roundup wasn't excessive, a Pennsylvania appeals court has ruled. On May 8, a three-judge panel of the Superior Court affirmed a $177.3 million award from the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. The 2023 verdict was in the middle of a trio of wins for plaintiffs, with the others valued at $3.5 million and $2.2 billion (it was later reduced to $404 million).
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1 week ago |
pennrecord.com | John O'Brien
PHILADELPHIA - A federal judge has approved another class action settlement over privacy concerns at The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia judge John Younge on May 6 granted final approval of the settlement in a lawsuit that claimed the Inquirer violated the Video Privacy Protection Act when sending viewing information to Facebook. The Inquirer is just one company that faced litigation over the Facebook Pixel, which lets Meta receive viewing information.
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1 week ago |
pennrecord.com | John O'Brien
PHILADELPHIA - A federal court has found no racial animus in Upper Merion's decision to take for itself land being sold to a Black business owner under a gentlemen's agreement. Judge Mark Kearney on May 1 ruled against Eddie Hendrick in his federal lawsuit over the taking of a property adjacent to Walker Park that Upper Merion had long been interested in turning into a recreational area for residents. But its owner, Louis Damiani, didn't want to sell it to the township.
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1 week ago |
pennrecord.com | John O'Brien
PHILADELPHIA - Detained for months on end, convicts who allegedly violated the terms of their probation have a second chance to prove an unfair system in Allegheny County rubber-stamps their fate. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on May 6 partly ruled for a group of probationers hoping to lead a class action lawsuit against the county's criminal court system and two judges they say keep them in jail before a final decision is reached at a clip much higher than other judges.
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The ABA opposes the Trump administration’s proposed changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which the association says is “a vital tool for ensuring that the public receives critical public services.” https://t.co/8DAF5KOub0
Law students will need to get twice as much practical, hands-on experience before graduation if a proposal by the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions moves forward. https://t.co/H5luy2KQzK
For the past three years, the ABA has partnered with PCs for People, a national nonprofit organization that works to get quality, low-cost technology into underserved communities. https://t.co/AA6OCcWFzc