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1 Mar 2023, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
 On the institutional front, she outlines ways that it is difficult for individuals in many jurisdictions to find civil rights attorneys willing to take meritorious cases; ways that judicial appointments have historically populated federal courts with judges who are skeptical of civil rights suits; and how the federal jury selection process means that plaintiffs are less likely to face representative juries of their peers. [read post]
11 Aug 2009, 1:01 pm
 Lengthy entries; well reasoned case summaries. [read post]
9 Jun 2024, 9:43 am by Gene Takagi
We have previously written about the Fearless Fund case and Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866. [read post]
6 Jun 2016, 9:30 am by azatty
(That is: Why do attorneys need to learn more about this topic right now? [read post]
27 Jun 2015, 5:56 am by Erwin Chemerinsky
  Do such laws violate the right to marry, which the Court has said in prior cases constitutes a fundamental right? [read post]
7 Feb 2021, 10:15 am
Each of the book's fourteen chapters examines a component of the right to a fair trial as defined in Article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and reviews the case law of regional human rights courts, international criminal courts as well as UN human rights bodies. [read post]
24 Aug 2015, 8:43 am
This essay explores state constitutional law before the Civil War pertaining to economic rights. [read post]
1 Aug 2011, 7:19 am
A high-profile civility case will be before a Law Society of Upper Canada disciplinary panel tomorrow. [read post]
12 Oct 2018, 4:15 am by Howard Friedman
Senate yesterday by a vote of 50-47 to become Assistant Attorney General heading the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. [read post]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) Wednesday criticized repressive measures on civil society groups by European governments considered to be liberal democracies. [read post]
17 Oct 2007, 12:41 pm
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 civil rights action brought against security guards, San Diego police officers, and the city of San Diego, arising from plaintiff's arrest after she refused to leave Qualcomm stadium, a judgment pursuant to a jury finding for defendants is affirmed where the district court did not err in refusing to give a separate deadly force instruction. [read post]
The post NY attorney general: use of facial recognition software to deny venue entry to lawyers may violate civil rights law appeared first on JURIST - News. [read post]
5 Nov 2007, 1:00 pm
Supreme Court denied review in three cases raising civil procedure issues:Kirkland v. [read post]
15 Apr 2011, 2:25 pm
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a challenge to the Florida foreclosure courts in the Lakeland, Florida. [read post]
26 Feb 2021, 11:12 am by Lydia Estep
There is no easy answer to the question of whether or not a jury trial is the right choice. [read post]
3 Mar 2020, 11:07 am by Robert Liles
”[10] A common concern expressed by defendants in a case is that perhaps the government is using the civil investigative process (such as the issuance of a Civil Investigative Demand) as a “stalking horse” to obtain information, answers to interrogatories and civil testimony in a case that would be unavailable (or not easily obtainable) if the case were pursued criminally. [read post]
18 Mar 2004, 12:24 pm
In Thursday's rights and liberties news, AP reports that the National Organization for Women, Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union have rallied to the defense of Utah mother Melissa Ann Rowland, charged with murdering her unborn child by refusing a C-section. [read post]