One of the most important concepts in the U.S. Constitution, as it relates to criminal justice, is the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. Over the past two and a half centuries, concepts of just what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment have evolved. In the latest court decision on the subject, Iowa’s Supreme Court ruled that … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Death Row Inmate in Racial Discrimination Case
Earlier this week the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a death row inmate in a case regarding racial discrimination involving jury selection. The inmate, Timothy Tyrone Foster, is currently on death row in Georgia after an all white jury convicted him of the 1987 murder of Queen Madge White, an elderly white woman. The suit was brought about when … [Read more...]
Parents of Bullying Victim Sue School District to Seek Justice
For the past several years the subject of bullying has been in the news. The victims have included toddlers to teenagers and people of all races, and various sexual orientations. But one factor that many of the publicized cases of bullying share in common is that the victims were usually classmates of those who bullied them; they were students in … [Read more...]
Chicagoland Dunkin’ Donuts Employees File Suit Claiming Wage Theft
Just days ago the Obama Administration announced that it would expand federal overtime rules to include millions of workers who were not previously covered, and clarify the overtime statuses of millions more. The move comes as the administration attempts to tackle an economy in which unemployment is near historic lows, but wages and upward mobility … [Read more...]
Boeing Faces Another Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
Boeing has found itself at the center of a lawsuit once again after eight current and former black employees of Boeing in El Segundo filed a suit this last Tuesday. The eight individuals involved have alleged that they were hired into lesser positions by the aerospace firm, and that they were passed over for promotions and kept from attending … [Read more...]
Minor Prosecutions in the Bronx Dragging on for Several Years Before Going to Trial
Earlier this week, the Bronx Defenders a group of public defenders, along with other law firms Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady and Morison & Forester, filed a federal lawsuit again New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state’s top judges. The lawsuit alleges that those individuals arrested in the Bronx, even for minor offenses, can wait … [Read more...]
Oklahoma Senate Makes Abortion a Felony
https://youtu.be/IGlg8abpaSo From the AP: Oklahoma's state senate passed a bill that would make it a felony to perform an abortion. Governor Mary Fallin has until Wednesday to decide if she'll sign it. … [Read more...]
Lowe’s Agrees to $8.6 Million Settlement for Medical Leave Practices
Hardware giant Lowe’s recently agreed to pay out over $8 million to settle a case in which it was accused of having implemented discriminatory practices with relation to its sick leave policies. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accused Lowe’s of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act with its policy of terminating the … [Read more...]
ACLU and Gay Couple Challenge Mississippi Religious Freedom Law
House Bill 1523, which was passed by the Mississippi legislature and will become law on July 1, is now the subject of a lawsuit. Among other provisions, the bill allows workers to decline to provide services to potential clients or customers if the worker feels that doing so will violate his or her religious convictions. The law is widely … [Read more...]
Transgender Bathrooms: a Civil Rights Battleground
https://youtu.be/5EsxOaRDPME The Wall Street Journal looks at Bathroom rights in this video. From YouTube, "The Justice department is suing North Carolina (and vice versa) over the state’s bathroom law. Officials warned they see the new law as violating the Civil Rights Act. What are the national and historic implications?" … [Read more...]
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