Recent Updates
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Court: Civil Rights Law Prohibits Discrimination of LGBT
Civil Litigation News 04/09/2017A federal appeals court ruled for the first time Tuesday that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBT employees from workplace discrimination, setting up a likely battle before the Supreme Court as gay rights advocates push to broaden the scope of th...
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Schumer warns GOP against rules change on Supreme Court
Law Firm News 04/09/2017The Senate's top Democrat is strongly warning Republicans against changing Senate rules to confirm President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York is trying to line up enough votes to block Judge Neil Gorsuch...
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Robert C. Ollman, Esq. - Kommer Bave and Ollman, LLP
Elite Lawyers New YorkRobert C. Ollman Robert C. Ollman is co-founder and Senior Partner of Kommer, Bave & Ollman LLP. He has been in the general practice of law for over 40 years. His practice focuses on Residential and Commercial Real Estate, Business Transactions, ...
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Facebook loses search warrant challenge in New York court
Business Law 04/03/2017Facebook has lost a legal fight against a New York City prosecutor who sought search warrants for hundreds of user accounts. The New York state Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that while the case raised important questions about privacy it was "con...
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Court: Student prayers OK at school board meetings
Civil Litigation News 03/23/2017A Texas school board can open its meetings with student-led public prayers without running afoul of the Constitution's prohibition against government-established religion, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The ruling by a three-judge panel of the...
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Dems force 1-week delay on panel vote on Supreme Court pick
Practice Focuses 03/23/2017Senate Democrats on Monday forced a one-week delay in a committee vote on President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, who remains on track for confirmation with solid Republican backing. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Judiciary Comm...
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Manziel tries to reassure judge after missing court deadline
Civil Litigation News 03/23/2017After missing a court-ordered deadline, Johnny Manziel appeared before a judge Tuesday and promised to meet the stipulations required to get the troubled quarterback's domestic violence case dismissed while saying his distrust of the NFL played a par...
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Florida Legislature at "Open War" with State Supreme Court
Political and Legal 03/23/2017The Republican-dominated Legislature's tense relationship with the state Supreme Court is hanging over this year's legislative session as lawmakers take up two bills to deal with the aftermath of court rulings that Republicans don't like. One of them...
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High EU court: workplace headscarf ban not discriminatory
Practice Focuses 03/23/2017Private businesses in Europe can forbid Muslim women in their employ from wearing headscarves if the ban is part of a policy of neutrality within the company and not a sign of prejudice against a particular religion, the European Court of Justice sai...
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Kansas Chief Justice Pitches Lawmakers on Court Pay Hikes
Employment Law 03/23/2017Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss is trying to persuade legislators to increase salaries for judges and pay for judicial branch employees. Nuss devoted much of his annual State of the Judiciary address Wednesday to what he described as t...
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Immigration courts: record number of cases, many problems
Immigration Law 03/23/2017Everyone was in place for the hearing in Atlanta immigration court: the Guinean man hoping to stay in the U.S., his attorney, a prosecutor, a translator and the judge. But because of some missing paperwork, it was all for nothing. When the government...
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Oklahoma tribe sues oil companies in tribal court over quake
Business Law 03/23/2017An Oklahoma-based Native American tribe filed a lawsuit in its own tribal court system Friday accusing several oil companies of triggering the state's largest earthquake that caused extensive damage to some near-century-old tribal buildings. The Pawn...