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ACLU Can Fight For Amicus Protections In Conn. Lawsuit

In a seeming reversal of a Tuesday order, the Connecticut Appellate Court on Wednesday allowed the ACLU’s Connecticut litigation arm and five other legal advocacy groups to file friend-of-the-court briefs in a case questioning whether an unapproved amicus brief in a separate case defamed an acquitted ex-Yale student. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted) )

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4th Circ. Orders New Trial After Doc Acquitted In Fraud Case

A Fourth Circuit panel ordered a new trial for a doctor who received a judge’s acquittal after a jury found him guilty of alleged healthcare fraud, finding that the jury had sufficient evidence to convict, but the case was “close,” and the district court was correct in hedging and allowing another shot at the case. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted) )

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