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3M AFFF Settlement: $7.35 Billion, Six Conditions, No Claim Form
3M signed a $7.35 billion AFFF personal injury settlement on Nov. 3, 2026. It covers six conditions, releases 3M's side only, and has no claim form.
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Small-Bail Jailing in New Jersey Fell From More Than 1,500 in 2012 to 49 in 2024. In New York, Rearrest Depends on the Comparison
New Jersey held 1,547 on small bail in 2012, 49 in 2024. New York rearrest rose 2019-2024 in state tables, not in comparison studies. Illinois has no count.
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Evictions Fell Faster in New York's First Right-to-Counsel ZIP Codes, 2017 to 2019. By Mid-2025, 44% of Tenants in Eviction Court Had a Lawyer.
From 2017 to 2019, NYC evictions fell 26% in the first 15 right-to-counsel ZIP codes, 15% elsewhere. In mid-2025, 44% of tenants in court had a lawyer.
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Small-Bail Jailing in New Jersey Fell From More Than 1,500 in 2012 to 49 in 2024. In New York, Rearrest Depends on the Comparison
New Jersey held 1,547 on small bail in 2012, 49 in 2024. New York rearrest rose 2019-2024 in state tables, not in comparison studies. Illinois has no count.
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Did Evictions Surge When the CDC Moratorium Ended in 2021? Court Filings Stayed Below Two-Thirds of Normal That Fall
Eviction filings ran near half of normal during the 2020-21 CDC order, peaked below two-thirds of normal in fall 2021, and were back to normal by late 2022.
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Evictions Fell Faster in New York's First Right-to-Counsel ZIP Codes, 2017 to 2019. By Mid-2025, 44% of Tenants in Eviction Court Had a Lawyer.
From 2017 to 2019, NYC evictions fell 26% in the first 15 right-to-counsel ZIP codes, 15% elsewhere. In mid-2025, 44% of tenants in court had a lawyer.
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Pennsylvania Has Sealed 57 Million Criminal Cases Since 2019, Nearly All Summary Offenses or Charges Without a Conviction
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TikTok Went Dark in the U.S. for 14 Hours in January 2025. ByteDance Kept 19.9% of the Venture That Took Over.
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3M AFFF Settlement: $7.35 Billion, Six Conditions, No Claim Form
3M signed a $7.35 billion AFFF personal injury settlement on Nov. 3, 2026. It covers six conditions, releases 3M's side only, and has no claim form.
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