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October 22, 2026
A Manhattan federal judge has granted preliminary approval to a $60 million settlement resolving claims that New York City stripped property owners of their homes and accumulated equity through a foreclosure program that plaintiffs say disproportionately affected Black and Latino communities, attorneys said Thursday.
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October 22, 2026
The city of New Haven, Connecticut, will pay $16.5 million to resolve a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by a man who was released after spending nearly 29 years in prison on murder, assault and firearms convictions tied to a shooting that left an infant dead and a grandmother paralyzed.
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October 22, 2026
The Connecticut Supreme Court wrestled Thursday with the definition of the term "in custody" for purposes of habeas jurisdiction, with multiple justices asking the state to clarify when a person's liberty has been restricted enough that a judge can hear his or her claims for relief.
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October 21, 2026
The Second Circuit has revived a suit by a man held on Rikers Island for over seven years who alleged that inadequate procedures by the agency that runs the New York City jail kept him incarcerated for an extra 17 days.
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October 21, 2026
Modern technology necessitates updated court-access rules, a representative for a University of Michigan professor told a Sixth Circuit panel Wednesday, saying that citizens should have access to audio and video recordings of public court proceedings in addition to written transcripts.
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