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1/21/21

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Jan 212021

 

• Opinion analysis: A narrow win for creditors
• Biden Suspends Deportations, Stops ‘Remain In Mexico’ Policy
• NYS Medicaid Cuts 2020-21 – LOOKBACK Likely to be Pushed Back from April to July 1, 2021 – and More Info on Medicaid Home Care Changes

1/20/21

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Jan 202021

 

• ‘This is not justice’: Sotomayor slams final federal executions before Biden’s inauguration
• Covid-19 Resources and Advocacy on Medicaid in NYS – COVID Flexibilities extended through April 2021
• Hardship Declaration addresses for NYC – email addresses for submitting the declarations required by the moratorium procedures

1/19/21

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Jan 192021

 

• New Job Openings Posted
• New York to increase food stamp benefits through June
• For Many Areas, Count Of Homeless Population Is Canceled, Or Delayed
• Case preview: Justices to consider procedural issue in major climate-change lawsuit

 

1/15/21

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Jan 152021

 

• Leah Litman: The Supreme Court Won’t Explain Why It Just Greenlit New Abortion Restrictions
• Chicago v. Fulton – justices rule 8-0 in favor of Chicago against residents who had their cars impounded (for nonpayment of fines) and were trying to get the cars back during bankruptcy proceedings.

1/14/21

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Jan 142021

 

• Supreme Court: Blockbuster Watch
• Many States Resist Adapting Worker Safety Rules to Pandemic
• Lawyers must use caution when responding to negative online reviews, new ethics opinion says

1/13/21

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Jan 132021

 

• Argument analysis: A complex question of immigration bond
• Western NY Law Center and Neighborhood Legal Services Justice Bus “Know Your Rights” Video
• GAO Report – Fair Labor Standards Act: Tracking Additional Complaint Data Could Improve DOL’s Enforcement
• Providing Better Support to Students of Color: The Importance of School Climate, Belonging, and Wellbeing

1/12/21

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Jan 122021

 

• Guidance for the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (1/11/21)
• Justices issue more orders from Friday’s conference, decline to fast-track election-related cases
• CRL Joint Statement: Advocates Urge President-elect Joe Biden to Provide More Student Debt Relief
• Guidance Summary for COVID-19 Vaccine Access in Residential Programs Licensed or Certified by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) (January 11, 2021)

1/11/21

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Jan 112021

 

• Justices grant review in 14 new cases but don’t act on hot-button issues
• Federal court documents and DOJ emails compromised in cybersecurity breach
• Petitions of the week: Four petitions that test the limits on lawsuits against the government
• Civil Court of the City of New York: Procedure for processing Residential Eviction Proceedings in relation to the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020 (1/7/21)