As 'Anti-Riot' Laws Pass, Legal Challenges Grow

By Cara Bayles

Since last May, the number of bills seeking to limit when, where, and how demonstrators can protest have tripled compared to prior years. Litigation challenging a new law in Florida could serve as a bellwether for future suits that will take on similar legislation.

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Analysis

Court Rulings Could Chill Video Recording Of Police

By Jack Karp

Video of George Floyd's death led to nationwide protests and the conviction of a police officer for his murder, but free speech experts worry that two recent court decisions could mean that no one records the next George Floyd — or that they may end up in jail if they do.

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How NY Cannabis Law Could Redefine Policing

By Marco Poggio

Before March 31, this was a common scenario in New York's poorer neighborhoods: Police officers approach a group of young men, one says he smells marijuana, so he and his colleagues frisk everybody present. The Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act has upended that scenario completely.

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Pro Bono Spotlight

Hogan Lovells Helps Falsely Sentenced Men Win $75M

By Sameer Rao

Hogan Lovells partner E. Desmond "Des" Hogan recently led a team that helped two North Carolina men, who suffered trauma after their 1983 wrongful conviction, win historic restitution. Here, he and his colleague discuss the long legal road that led to the $75 million award.

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Policy Swap Bungles Tool For NYC Renters Suing For Repairs

By Emma Whitford

New York City courts have reinstated pre-pandemic policies that are upending a website that thousands of unrepresented tenants have used to sue for apartment repairs since the coronavirus forced matters online, according to the nonprofit that developed the site.

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Perspectives

NY Courts Should Protect Housing Rights Of All Tenants

New York courts should adopt a construction of the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act that expands on the rights of tenants without a traditional landlord-tenant relationship, in order to not only promote justice, but also adhere to the law as written, say law student Giannina Crosby, and professors Sateesh Nori and Julia McNally, at NYU Law.

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