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National Law Journal

'Racial Animus'?: 4th Circuit Revives Bias Lawsuit Against Ollie's Bargain Outlet

"Taking [Alexis] Guerrero's factual allegations together and accepting them as true, we find that he has sufficiently alleged that Ollie's intended to discriminate against him on the basis of race and that the discrimination interfered with a contractual interest," Judge DeAndrea Gist Benjamin wrote, reviving the plaintiff's lawsuit.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge OKs Student's Title VI Discrimination Retaliation Claim Against University of Pennsylvania

"We are pleased that the court agreed that the claims in this case should move forward. We are looking forward to pursuing these claims further in discovery to so we can address UPenn's discriminatory actions, which have negatively impacted the education and future of a bright student," said the plaintiff's attorneys, Kristen Mohr and Andrew T. Miltenberg of Nesenoff & Miltenberg.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Legally Blind Plaintiff Has Standing to Sue Alabama-Based Company in New York for Lack of Website Accessibility

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors. 
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judges Dismiss Suit Alleging Tennessee's Political Maps Discriminate Against Communities of Color

The complaint was the first court challenge over a 2022 congressional redistricting map that carved up Democratic-leaning Nashville to help Republicans flip a seat in last year's elections, a move that critics claimed was done to dilute the power of Black voters and other communities of color in one of the state's few Democratic strongholds.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Story of 'United States v. Margaret Sanger'

Paul Shechman discusses the story of birth control activist Margaret Sanger and the effects her life's work has on the law today.
9 minute read

International Edition

In Landmark Decision, Australian Judge Rules Sex is Changeable in Gender Identity Case

The Federal Court finds Roxanne Tickle suffered discrimination when excluded from a women's social media platform.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Evaluating the Biden Administration's Business and Human Rights Agenda       

The administration has pursued a whole-of-government approach, with numerous government agencies and interagency task forces taking action across a range of issues. The list below reflects some of the most visible initiatives on a thematic level, but reflects only a fraction of the steps that the administration has taken since Biden's January 2021 inauguration.
10 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyers for Ala. Inmate Seek to Block His Fall Execution by Nitrogen Gas

A federal judge is being asked to block the state from using the same nitrogen protocol that the state used in January to execute Kenneth Smith. The court filing cited witness descriptions of the execution and the findings of an autopsy conducted on Smith.
4 minute read

Law.com

'Learn to Live in the Gray Area': Schools Across the Nation Face Patchwork Implementation of New Title IX Rules as School Year Begins

"There are certain things in the 2024 rule that, even if you are not adopting, the institution might still want to implement. Things like student training or employee training are needed to put yourself in the best position to defend against any potential Title IX actions. But it is still unclear, and I think we will have to learn to live in the gray area," said Scott Goldschmidt, a partner with Thompson Coburn in Washington, D.C.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Alabama Says Law Cannot Block People With Certain Felony Convictions From Voting in 2024 Election

The Alabama attorney general office wrote in a Friday court filing that the new law cannot be used to block people from voting in the upcoming election, because the Alabama Constitution prohibits new election laws from taking effect within six months of the general election.
3 minute read

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