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Are Plaintiffs More Eligible to Be Pseudonymous in Lawsuits Against the Government? Less Eligible?

Today's D.C. Circuit decision muddies the matter still further.

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No Pseudonymity for Would-Be FDIC Employee Challenging Ban on Employment of Felons

From Doe v. Hill, decided today by D.C. Circuit Judge Patricia Millett, joined by Judges Neomi Rao and Judith Rogers:… The post No Pseudonymity for Would-Be FDIC Employee Challenging Ban on Employment of Felons appeared first on Reason.com.

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SCOTUS Allows Trump Administration to Revoke Parole Status of Noncitizens Present under CHNV Program

A reminder that the Executive Branch retains substantial discretionary authority over immigration policy and will prevail in court when that authority is properly exercised.

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Masturbation Discrimination

From N.Y. trial court judge Lisa Headley in Doe v. Kipp New York, Inc.; the decision was handed down in… The post Masturbation Discrimination appeared first on Reason.com.

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No Preliminary Injunction for Yale MBA Student Suing Over Discipline for Alleged Use of AI on Exam

From today's decision by Judge Sarah Russell (D. Conn.) in Rignol v. Yale Univ. (a case I first wrote about… The post No Preliminary Injunction for Yale MBA Student Suing Over Discipline for Alleged Use of AI on Exam appeared first on Reason.com.

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Shedeur Sanders Fan Sues NFL for Emotional Distress Over Sanders' Late Draft Pick

Can you sue over that? Why, yes you can! ... But can you win? Not so much.

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ICE can now enter K-12 schools − here’s what educators should know about student rights and privacy

United States federal agents tried to enter two Los Angeles elementary schools on April 7, 2025, and were denied entry, according to the Los Angeles Times. The agents were apparently seeking contact with five students who had allegedly entered the country without authorization.

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Being an "Immigrant Professional" Doesn't Cut in Favor of Pseudonymity

From Thursday's decision by Magistrate Judge Alistair Newbern in Doe v. Brooks Automation US LLC: Doe alleges that, while working… The post Being an "Immigrant Professional" Doesn't Cut in Favor of Pseudonymity appeared first on Reason.com.

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First-class passenger says she was thrown off Delta plane for ‘flying while Black’

A flight attendant treated 53-year-old Teresa Hudson Jordan as if she were a “dog or a slave,” according to a newly filed discrimination lawsuit

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What is a SLAPP suit? Legal experts explain how these lawsuits suppress free speech

Strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPP suits, are civil claims brought against people or organizations who voice opinions publicly. These lawsuits are intended to intimidate opponents and suppress advocacy efforts by forcing critics to spend time and money on expensive litigation.

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Alleged Rape Victim Can't Litigate Against Sean Combs (P. Diddy) Pseudonymously …

though she had been temporarily allowed to do so at first.

Reason

Court Throws Out Lawsuit Over Journalist's Publication of Information About Sealed Arrest

From the tentative ruling in Doe v. Substack, Inc. released last week; I'm told it was largely adopted in the… The post Court Throws Out Lawsuit Over Journalist's Publication of Information About Sealed Arrest appeared first on Reason.com.

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No One-Sided Pseudonymity in Case Against Political Candidate Alleging Revenge Porn

“Plaintiff has not conducted this litigation as though it involves matters of a highly sensitive and personal nature—instead, she would cloak herself in pseudonymity, and the protections it affords, while publicly lobbing allegations at Defendant by name.”

Reason

The 4% Rule Doesn't Mean You Won't Go Broke in Retirement

This rule of thumb on how much retirees can safely withdraw per year could lead some to run dry if stocks hit the skids. Annuities could help cover their bases.

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Many Texas schools take “wait and see” approach to Trump’s mass deportation plans

Schools near the border say it’s hard to prepare for the unknown. Immigration advocates say they should help communities understand students’ rights.

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Plaintiff Suing Sean Combs / P. Diddy and Shawn Carter / Jay-Z Can Proceed Pseudonymously

This further adds to the split among Manhattan federal judges as to pseudonymity in the various Doe v. Combs cases.

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Pro-Israel Jewish Students Suing Haverford College for Hostile Environment Harassment Can Proceed Pseudonymously

"[T]he presence of masked protesters in the room, who defied the authority of Haverford administrators and had to be removed by campus security, with a chanting group of protestors outside, would reasonably be viewed as a form of intimidation going far beyond the 'normal' chaos of a confrontational campus protest."

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Unsealed Title IX Complaint Against Columbia Now Available

I wrote in September about this case, Doe v. Columbia Univ. (S.D.N.Y.); as Judge Dale Ho wrote there, [T]hese cases… The post Unsealed Title IX Complaint Against Columbia Now Available appeared first on Reason.com.

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Some Republicans Are Pushing Against a Supreme Court Precedent Granting Immigrant Children the Right to Study

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has called for a reevaluation of Plyler v. Doe, claiming the federal government should bear the cost of educating undocumented children

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University Doctor's Financial/Sexual/Mentoring Arrangement with Non-Student Leads to Title IX Claim

Not a student or "bona fide intern[]," no Title IX claim, the judge concludes.

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Court Allows Plaintiff to Proceed Pseudonymously, Without Disclosing Name to Defendant

The court stresses, though, that "The complaint includes no claims brought solely on behalf of Plaintiff Doe," and "Based on the description of the claims, including when and where the alleged vandalism took place and photographs of the vandalism, it appears defendants could adequately defend themselves against the claims without…

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No Pseudonymity for Plaintiff Challenging Suspension Under Title IX

So holds the Eleventh Circuit, upholding the district court's decision—but the court's standard of review suggests that the exact oppose district court decision might have been upheld, too.

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Lower Court Decisions on Pseudonymity Are Chaotically Split

I thought I'd pass along portions of the friend-of-the-court brief that three other law professors and I (four of the very few academics who have written on the law of pseudonymous litigation) put together in support of a certiorari petition in Doe v. Trustees of Indiana Univ. This Part explains…

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The Importance of Decisions About Whether to Permit Pseudonymity

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Attempt to Entirely Seal Title IX Complaint on Privacy Grounds Rejected

From Judge Dale Ho's decision today in Doe v. Columbia Univ. (S.D.N.Y.): [T]hese cases concern allegations of sexual assault and that the events in question occurred from 2012 to 2014 or 2015, around the time that Plaintiff was an undergraduate student at Columbia University…. Plaintiff … filed identical letters seeking…

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