By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | August 25, 2017
Common Interest Rule of Attorney-Client Privilege Not Supported in Case Against Police
By Jason Grant | August 25, 2017
A lesbian employee of the New York City Transit Authority may add sexual orientation discrimination claims that would have been otherwise time-barred to her lawsuit because they "relate back" to her original claims of gender discrimination, a Manhattan appeals court has ruled.
By R. Robin McDonald | August 25, 2017
A consultant hired by Turner Broadcasting System recommended candidates for hiring and promotion based on a concept called "cultural DNA" that was driven in part by the consulting firm founder's bias against Latin Americans, according to a lawsuit filed in Atlanta federal court by a former Turner executive.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 25, 2017
Professor's ADEA claims against faculty members in their official capacities were not barred by sovereign immunity or the ADEA, in his action against faculty and university for age discrimination and retaliation for a Title IX report and for critical remarks about the university, but his retaliation claims failed to state a plausible claim for relief because the time line did not support a connection between his acts and the alleged retaliation. Motion to dismiss denied in part and granted in part.
By Cogan Schneier | August 24, 2017
D.C. Superior Court Judge Robert E. Morin ruled from the bench Thursday that the government can proceed with its search warrant, but must provide reports to the court on how it will search the data.
By Elizabeth A. Livingston | August 24, 2017
Imagine you are somehow different from your co-workers. Imagine your supervisor assigns you work that is well below your skill level while other, less experienced employees receive complex and interesting tasks. Imagine someone repeatedly writes derogatory comments on a time sheet clearly directed to you. Imagine the penultimate insult occurs when your supervisor brands you with a slur and threatens to fire you in front of a crowd. Two weeks after you report the threat and degradation, the company unceremoniously fires you for "lack of work."
By therecorder | The Recorder | August 24, 2017
9th Cir.; 14-35783 The court of appeals reversed a district court order and remanded. The court held that the district court erred in rejecting a portion…
By Lisa Anderson, Atlanta Women for Equality | August 24, 2017
As the law and DOE guidance expressly provide, schools must respond to sexual misconduct complaints by weighing the cases parties present equitably, never presuming falsehood from either side, always affording each the same procedural protections, including the right to access evidence, to rebut statements made against them, and to choose advisers.
By Stephanie Forshee | August 24, 2017
Minakshi "Micki" Jafa-Bodden and her legal team claimed victory on Thursday as a California judge rejected Bikram Choudhury's efforts to appeal a verdict against him.
By John Council | August 24, 2017
Houston lawyer Chad Dunn has twice prevented Texas from implementing one of the strictest voter ID laws in the nation. He tells the Texas Lawyer how he pullled it off.
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