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The Legal Intelligencer

The Forgotten Ballot: Expanding Voting Access for Incarcerated Populations

Pennsylvania law allows individuals incarcerated for misdemeanor convictions or those awaiting trial to vote. Additionally, individuals regain their voting rights automatically upon release from prison, even if previously convicted of a felony. However, systemic obstacles within correctional facilities often undermine these rights.
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The Recorder

US to pay nearly $116M to settle lawsuits over rampant sexual abuse at California women's prison

“I hope this settlement will help survivors, like me, as they begin to heal – but money will not repair the harm that BOP did to us." — Aimee Chavira, plaintiff and former inmate at now-closed prison in Dublin, California.
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Daily Report Online

Family of 'Cop City' Activist Killed by Ga. Troopers Files Federal Lawsuit

Family says state troopers used excessive force against the 26-year-old when they fired pepper balls into the protester’s tent after Paez Terán refused to leave on the morning of Jan. 18, 2023. Authorities said Paez Terán then shot at the troopers from inside the tent, wounding one of them and prompting the troopers to return fire, killing the activist.
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Texas Lawyer

Houston Appeals Court Split Over Race Discrimination Suit Involving COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

In a split decision, the First Court of Appeals rejected a discrimination claim from a doctor of Indian descent, finding Harris County had cause to fire him for theft.
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The Legal Intelligencer

State-Sanctioned Discrimination: Title IX’s Expansive Loophole for Religious Institutions

Title IX has an exception that allows widespread state-sanctioned discrimination against LGBTQ+ students in universities across the nation: the religious exemption. While Congress intended this exemption to be narrow—not “a giant loophole leading to widespread sex discrimination in education”—it has been anything but narrow, and as a result, Congress’ fears about widespread discrimination are being realized.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Union Leader Awarded $662K Judgment Against Employer in Decade-Old Wiretap Suit

"The lesson is, in New Jersey, unions have the right to elect leadership who will represent you, and it's a civil rights violation when you're retaliating against somebody for doing so," plaintiffs lawyer Charles Sciarra said.
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Daily Business Review

How the Trump II Administration Can Combat Antisemitism

The second Trump Administration has a unique opportunity to combat antisemitism by taking a multifaceted, whole-of-government approach.
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New York Law Journal

Reported Refusal to Officiate Gay Wedding Prompts Review by NY Judicial Misconduct Watchdog

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul joined a procession of state and local officials criticizing Syracuse City Court Judge Felicia Pitts Davis, who reportedly declined to marry two women after she officiated the wedding of a heterosexual couple on Nov. 16, according to reporting by the Syracuse Post Standard.
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New York Law Journal

Here We Go Again: Trump and the Coming Civil Rights Storm

This article discusses Donald Trump's former campaign and his upcoming presidency, addressing his controversial policies such as immigration, deportation, Muslim travel bans, and New York courts.
10 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Top 10 Predicted Business and Human Rights Issues for 2025

As we perform our annual ritual of identifying 10 key business and human rights and sustainability issues for the upcoming year. Inspired by Human Rights Day, our top 10 business and human rights and sustainability topics for 2025 are below, in no particular order.
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