All posts tagged "Civil Rights"
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DOJ: Civil Rights Act Does Not Apply to LGBT Discrimination
The act is supposed to protect you from workplace discrimination.
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Chicago Department of Aviation Issues Report on David Dao Incident
Dao was dragged from a United flight in April.
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Officer Who Killed Walter Scott Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Charge
Murder charges against Slager will be dropped as part of the plea deal.
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Appeals Court Rules LGBT Discrimination Violates the Civil Rights Act
The ruling was the first of its kind.
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Trump Administration Reverses Federal Transgender Protection Rules
An internal rift almost lost Betsy DeVos her job.
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How One Lawyer is Fighting Revenge Porn and Why that Fight Matters Now
She's pretty impressive.
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ACLU Website Crashes After Tons of Donations
Trump's election sparked some generosity.
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Activists Protest NYPD Subway Arrests, Hand Out Free Swipes
It's legal and nice.
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OITNB’s Taryn Manning is Suing New York for 2014 Arrest
Real life consequences for the fictional inmate?
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Law, Religion, and Civil Rights: Adventure at the AALS Annual Meeting
Ever wonder how lawyers keep their cool discussing controversial issues?
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Affirmative Action Makes its Way Back to the Supreme Court
Will the court end affirmative action?
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Top 10 Law Schools for Civil Rights Law 2015
Check out the 2015 Law School Specialty Rankings.
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SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Muslim Women Against Abercrombie over Hijab
One huge victory in the battle for workplace equality.
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Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Historic Gay Marriage Case
Once the Supreme Court rules, gay marriage may become the law of the land.
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University of Oklahoma Fraternity Shut Down After Racist Chant
U of Oklahoma's chapter of SAE kicked off campus after racist video surfaces.
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Civil Rights Activist Al Sharpton Sued For Racial Discrimination
With a discrimination lawsuit and possible show cancellation, it's a rough week for Al Sharpton.
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U.S. Drug Policy: Civil Rights Issue or Fair Enforcement?
The War on Drugs has led to mass incarceration, but is it a Civil Rights issue?
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Voter ID Laws: Are They Necessary?
The majority of states have voter ID laws to regulate elections, but are they actually necessary?
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Sidekik: An Attorney in Your Pocket?
Currently there's a project on crowdfunding website Indiegogo called Sidekik. The idea of sidekik is based on the...
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The New Bipartisan Faces of Criminal Justice Reform
You’d think that $68 billion would go a long way. According to the Justice Policy Institute, that is how...
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What’s New: Police Brutality is the Norm in Oakland
Recently, an independent investigation into 22 years worth of court filings revealed a history of misconduct by the...
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The Significance of Restrooms: Transgender Rights Upheld in Maine
Thursday, January 30, 2014 saw a huge victory for the rights of transgender students. The Supreme Judicial Court...
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Thursdays at Barneys
“Can’t a young get money anymore?” Prophetic words indeed from the twenty-first century’s most...
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Old Friends Turned Foes: Harry Belafonte against the King Family
Harry Belafonte, now a well-known singer and song-writer, was a huge supporter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....
