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Considering the strong policy of including all public employees within the ambit of the Taylor Law, authority to designate certain employees managerial or confidential is to be read narrowly

For the purposes of Article 14 of the Civil Service Law, the Taylor Law, the term "public employee" means any person holding a position by appointment or employment in the service of a public employer except:[1] judges and justices of … Continue reading

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Celebrity Solstice Narrowly Misses Running Over 4 People in Small Boat

The New Zealand Herald reports that the Celebrity Solstice avoid a small inflatable boat that was carrying four passengers. The cruise ship came slow close that one cruise passenger described the near miss by saying, “they could almost touch the … Continue reading

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Argentina's Senate Narrowly Rejects Legalizing Abortion

Aug. 9, 2018 (New York Times): Argentina's Senate Narrowly Rejects Legalizing Abortion, by Daniel Politi and Ernesto Londoño: After 16 hours of deliberation, Argentina’s Senate narrowly rejected a bill to legalize abortion on Thursday, dealing a painful defeat to a… … Continue reading

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Slimming Down: Second and Third Circuits Construe TCPA Autodialer Definition Narrowly But Still Grapple With Its Contours

Late June was busy in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) litigation world, with the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second and Third Circuits weighing in on an issue that arises all the time with the TCPA – what … Continue reading

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Opinion analysis: Court rules (narrowly) for baker in same-sex-wedding-cake case

[NOTE: This post will be updated with additional analysis later today.] The Supreme Court ruled today in favor of Jack Phillips, a Colorado baker who refused to make a custom cake for a same-sex couple because he believed that doing … Continue reading

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