By Marcia Coyle | August 2, 2017
The U.S. Justice Department reportedly is preparing to investigate university admissions policies for discrimination against white applicants, but it may be years before an affirmative action case returns to the U.S. Supreme Court, and when it does, the key justice—Anthony Kennedy—may not be there.
By Christopher Dunn | August 2, 2017
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties columnist Christopher Dunn writes: Amid the tumult engulfing the White House and Congress, one easily loses sight of ominous developments emanating from the third branch of government. But the judiciary has been busy, and civil rights and civil liberties are under assault on many fronts. One of those fronts is the separation of church and state.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | August 1, 2017
Court Finds NYCHA's Records Did Not Constitute Documentary Evidence Warranting Dismissal
By R. Robin McDonald | August 1, 2017
Statham, Georgia, is a small town of some 2,400 people. But a suit claims one of its police officers, until he left the department in June, routinely arrested dozens of people, usually women, and charged them with driving under the influence simply because they were taking medications prescribed by their doctors.
By Josefa Velasquez | July 28, 2017
In a letter issued July 14 to the county, HUD shifted its position from the one held during the Obama administration and declared that an analysis did not find exclusionary zoning to be an impediment to fair housing in the county.
By Scott Flaherty | July 28, 2017
Benjamin Crump, a civil rights and personal injury lawyer known for representing the families of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown after their shooting deaths, has started his own nationwide law firm with offices in Washington, Los Angeles and Tallahassee, Florida.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | July 28, 2017
Police had reasonable suspicion to investigate, pursuant to a potential violation of the statutory duty to report a crashed vehicle, whether the operator of that vehicle was in a second vehicle stopped by police, since the second vehicle stopped on the same stretch of deserted roadway long enough to pick someone up, and was registered to an individual sharing the same last name as the operator of the crashed vehicle. Judgment of sentence affirmed.
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | July 27, 2017
By obstructing access to funding for anyone living in a "redlined" area, choices for health care, education, retail, banking and groceries are severely limited, stifling the livelihoods and pursuits of an entire group of people.
By ROBERT STORACE | July 27, 2017
As the Connecticut Supreme Court prepares to hear a case pitting families who lost loved ones in the Sandy Hook shooting against gun manufacturers Remington and Bushmaster, a variety of groups have staked out sides in amicus briefs in an attempt to sway the decision.
By R. Robin McDonald | July 27, 2017
A new lawsuit claims Sentinel Offender Services never refunded the unauthorized fees flagged by the state before it stopped working in Atlanta.
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