The disabled have no “meaningful access” to ride in the majority of New York City taxis, a federal judge has determined. The judge ruled that until a proposal to accommodate disabled cab passengers is submitted and approved by the court, all new taxi medallions sold must be for wheelchair-accessible vehicles.

Addressing an interrogation technique ruled improper by the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S.

A retired judge working as an arbitrator didn’t have to disclose that he’d once been disciplined for sexist behavior, the California Supreme Court has ruled, finding that a broad duty to disclose discipline would open the door for unhappy parties to undercut arbitration decisions. Such a rule “could subject arbitration awards to after-the-fact attacks by losing parties searching for potential disqualifying information only after an adverse decision has been made,” the majority said.

A sentencing decision last week by the full 11th Circuit came in a particularly extreme child sex case, but the ruling could impact a broad range of criminal cases in Georgia, Florida and Alabama. A dissenting judge who deemed the majority’s approach “shocking” wrote that the decision could prompt more sentencing appeals because it gives appellate panels more leeway to dictate a new sentence. One attorney said the ruling will make district court judges less likely to stray from the federal sentencing guidelines.

The Supreme Court on Monday expanded the Second Amendment’s reach to the states, opening the door to challenges of local handgun laws across the country. In McDonald v