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17 Dec 2019, 5:00 am by John Jascob
Accordingly, they argued that the court should reject the defendants’ proposals as transparent attempts to obtain one-sided discovery without having to actually assert their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination and incur the resulting adverse effects in this civil case. [read post]
11 Sep 2020, 12:00 am by Christoph Schmon
We also asked the EU Commission to share the draft guidelines with rights organizations and the public, and allow both to comment on and suggest improvements to ensure that they comply with European Union civil and human rights requirements. [read post]
18 Feb 2008, 1:04 am
Enacted as part of the post-Civil War Civil Rights Act of 1866, Section 1981 requires that all people, regardless of race, have equal rights "to make and enforce contracts. [read post]
22 Jun 2012, 1:23 pm by toleary
Tracy, Columbus Criminal Defense Lawyer and Civil Rights Attorney This is the first part of a series of posts about what evidence can, cannot, should, and should not, be used in court. [read post]
17 Dec 2009, 2:35 pm
The Institute for Justice has recently filed a new case challenging an especially egregious infringement on economic liberties under the Constitution: A civil liberties law firm has filed suit against the state of Texas on behalf of eight eyebrow-threading entrepreneurs, several of whom are based in San Antonio. [read post]
11 May 2008, 4:32 pm
Virginia was one of the most important civil rights cases in U.S. history. [read post]
30 Jul 2019, 2:20 pm by Michael DeRose
The evidence was produced in connection with a separate civil lawsuit against the Appellant, among other defendants, in United State District Court (NJ), that ended with a jury rendering a “no cause of action” verdict in Appellant’s favor on various Civil Rights and 1983 claims. [read post]
13 Sep 2010, 5:11 am by Gerard Magliocca
The very essence of civil liberty certainly consists in the right of every individual to claim the protection of the laws, whenever he receives an injury.[1] Marbury v. [read post]
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlor condemned the sentencing, saying, “This appalling verdict is a new step in Belarus’ crackdown on civil society & HRDs [human rights defenders]. [read post]
21 Feb 2007, 7:05 am
In that case, the statute of limitations for filing a civil rights claim was two years, under Illinois law. [read post]
14 Sep 2014, 4:00 am by Administrator
This week’s summaries concern: Aliens/ Civil Rights / Constitutional Law / Criminal Law / Narcotic Control / Landlord and Tenant McAteer et al. v. [read post]
17 Apr 2018, 5:45 am by Michelle O'Neil
After all, if the parties could get along and reach civil resolution, they would probably not need family law attorneys, right? [read post]
28 Feb 2022, 6:50 am by Aida Geragusian
Managing right to work checks and the potential employment implications where such right is lost and/or evidence of such right cannot be produced, has long since been a delicate balance; the requirement for employees to maintain their right to work and produce evidence of this, to mitigate the risk of criminal and civil liabilities must be weighed against the employer’s obligation not to unlawfully discriminate on the grounds of race and or unfairly… [read post]
On the 23rd and 24th of September, The Democracy Hub, a Ghanaian civil society organization led by Oliver Baker Vormawor, notified the Police of their intention to undertake a demonstration pursuant to their right enshrined under article 21(1)d of the 1992 Constitution. [read post]
20 Apr 2017, 8:24 am by Altman & Altman
According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), more than 20,000 drug cases are on their way to dismissal following the criminal actions of Annie Dookhan, a former MA state chemist. [read post]
16 Apr 2009, 12:53 pm
I suspect that in the main existing civil and criminal law (perhaps including civil rights law) provides about the right level of civil and criminal liability for people who post vile things about others online. [read post]