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19 Jul 2007, 4:33 am
Professor Meyer has served as legislative liaison for both the Sex and Law and Civil Rights committees of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. [read post]
17 Jul 2007, 1:39 pm
Kovacevich "5" Farms, a federal judge in California refused the defendant's request to limit an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to claims on behalf of females who were last subjected to discrimination no earlier than 300 days before the applicable EEOC charge was filed. [read post]
16 Jul 2007, 1:28 pm
Senators will vote tomorrow on restoring habeas corpus rights to detainees and others who were stripped of those rights by the Military Commissions Act. [read post]
8 Jul 2007, 3:03 pm
” Courts must assume that congressional committees “will exercise their powers responsibly and with due regard for the rights of affected parties. [read post]
8 Jul 2007, 12:37 pm
First, it would take over from the military in any military commission cases determining guilt under any MCA-type prosecution. [read post]
7 Jul 2007, 10:03 am
Commission on Civil Rights has been studying Historically Black Colleges and Universities and will probably be issuing a report in the next few months; Meanwhile I've been doing a little reading on the subject. [read post]
4 Jul 2007, 11:29 pm
It was this choice - to become a lawyer, fighting for civil rights and fairness for all - that would bring Benn distinction.In 1962, he won a case before the United States Supreme Court that determined that segregating people in courtrooms based on race was unconstitutional, which set precedents for courts everywhere. [read post]
1 Jul 2007, 11:06 pm
("FedEx"), in a Michigan state court, alleging that FedEx discriminated and retaliated against him on the basis of his race, in violation of Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act ("ELCRA"), MICH. [read post]
1 Jul 2007, 1:21 pm
In a civil case the complainant is the plaintiff; in a criminal case the complainant is the State. [read post]
26 Jun 2007, 6:52 am
Tomorrow at 2:00 pm ET, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Oversight will hold a hearing on Habeas Corpus and Detentions at Guantanamo Bay. [read post]
23 Jun 2007, 12:20 am
Yesterday's NY Times story adverted to the further legal issues that would arise were that to happen: Detainees moved to locations clearly within the U.S. might thereby become entitled to greater constitutional protection (though no greater statutory protection, because the Military Commissions Act (MCA) of 2006 draws no distinctions based on where an alien is held); meanwhile, human rights issues would be raised by deporting/extraditing detainees to countries where… [read post]
14 Jun 2007, 7:59 am
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibits employment discrimination based on a person's race, color, religion, sex or national origin. [read post]
13 Jun 2007, 12:41 pm
  At the merits stage, we again filed a brief supporting the plaintiffs, joined by other consumer groups including AARP, NACA, U.S. [read post]