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8 Feb 2019, 6:57 am
” The foregoing applies, for Gandhi, to the more typical cases of ideal civil disobedience as practiced by the individual (cf. the story Antigone in Greek drama), although Gandhi did envisage a less stringent and more “rights”-oriented civil disobedience practiced by the masses, as in the case of “complete civil disobedience,” justified only when “violence is corroding the entire body politic” … [read post]
12 May 2010, 10:09 pm
The Indiana Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a case in which an indigent mother was denied counsel on appeal after the trial court entered an order terminating her parental rights. [read post]
2 Nov 2017, 2:42 am
In early December, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a significant case that “takes the cake” literally, as the issues of religious expression and same-sex civil rights converge in a lawsuit first filed in 2012. [read post]
22 Mar 2013, 7:36 am
We think that's right, but know that we're going to need guidance from the courts to get a final answer, so we've filed this case both to present the issue to the courts and to illustrate why denying the freedom to marry is so unfair. [read post]
15 Sep 2023, 9:22 am
Generally, these lawsuits are filed on behalf of serial plaintiffs who have filed many nearly identical cases for alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the California Unruh Civil Rights Act, and/or the California Disabled Persons Act. [read post]
22 Aug 2017, 7:01 am
Both standards are named for specific cases that set the criteria for what kinds of evidence would be admissible in civil cases. [read post]
25 Nov 2011, 11:01 am
Here's the latest example, a case that asks what standards govern the Family Court's evaluation of an application for a civil TRO in light of a parent's fundamental right to discipline his or her children (which includes the right to use reasonable corporal punishment). [read post]
21 Jul 2009, 1:11 pm
In civil law, personal injury cases, including car accident cases are brought before a jury. [read post]
8 Oct 2008, 5:10 am
Here is the abstract:While the decisions of the early Roberts Court are couched in legalistic, technical language, the impact of these cases is simple: the Court has threatened the power of Congress to protect civil rights. [read post]
CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: Victory in Woollard, MD Case Against Justifiable Need Requirement for Conceale…
5 Mar 2012, 10:48 am
CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: Victory in Woollard, MD Case Against Justifiable Need Requirement for Concealed Carry. [read post]
26 Jan 2017, 9:30 pm
Following passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Chambers worked to advance the NAACP Legal Defense Fund’s strategic litigation campaign for civil rights, ultimately winning landmark school and employment desegregation cases at the U.S. [read post]
9 Apr 2017, 5:51 am
The Civil Rights Act came at time when the country was being torn apart by racial discrimination. [read post]
12 Jan 2016, 5:49 pm
Quebec's new Code of Civil Procedure came into force at the beginning of the year.The Quebec Ministry of Justice website has posted material explaining the main highlights of the changes:"The new Code of Civil Procedure is intended to make the civil justice system more accessible, while protecting the rights of all parties to state their claims before a court. [read post]
15 May 2014, 1:40 pm
Stanley, Case No. 1D14-1190, 39 Fla. [read post]
15 May 2014, 1:40 pm
Stanley, Case No. 1D14-1190, 39 Fla. [read post]
16 Aug 2017, 1:01 am
This was the first killing of prominent civil rights leaders and it was one of the sparks igniting the modern civil rights movement. [read post]
2 May 2017, 9:58 pm
The case highlights a broader point about deaths in custody that some organizations, notably the American Civil Liberties Union, have been making for some time. [read post]
17 Jun 2016, 10:58 am
[JURIST] According to a colleague familiar with the case, prominent Chinese civil rights lawyer Xia Lin was put on trial for fraud on Friday during a "far-reaching crackdown on political dissent. [read post]
12 May 2012, 10:41 am
Laws in America have evolved to allow — but in some cases ban — rights for LGBT folks on those issues. [read post]
17 Jun 2011, 3:25 pm
Despite all the distractions of the week (and by distractions, we mean that weird case of possible voter fraud—let's focus on civil liberties, people!) [read post]
