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15 Mar 2019, 1:45 pm
This meant that whatever the outcome of the case, many property owners would lose money if they dared to fight for their rights in court. [read post]
23 Apr 2011, 2:37 pm
Tomassi Law Associates, LLC www.attorney-ri.com 1-888-RI-LAWLINEFirst, the three defendants wouldnt talk in depositions, asserting their Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination. [read post]
17 May 2007, 8:00 am
Abel, Associate Director of the Brennan Center for Justice, addresses how to insure that civil Gideon be implemented in a way that maximizes the competence and diligence of the attorneys who fulfill this role (A Right to Counsel in Civil Cases: Lessons from Gideon v. [read post]
29 Nov 2023, 12:15 am
In an opinion published yesterday, the Fourth District Court of Appeal held: Civil Code sections 1566, 1567, and 1570 establish a right to rescission in cases in which a person’s consent to a transaction was obtained by "menace": threats of confinement, of unlawful violence to the person or his or her property, or of injury to a person’s character. [read post]
12 May 2016, 8:57 pm
Until now, only state law provided a civil claim for misappropriation of trade secrets. [read post]
16 Dec 2011, 9:31 am
According to Professor Ed Kramer of the Fair Housing Clinic, this case presents the most serious challenge to civil rights in this country in four decades. [read post]
16 Nov 2023, 5:00 am
From these experiences, the continuous call for action from civil society and affected communities has been to center human rights in epidemic responses and ensure that rights-based approaches remain the focal point. [read post]
24 Jul 2024, 1:24 pm
If the civil rights claims are subsequently dismissed, the medical malpractice claims may be dismissed as well, as demonstrated in a recent Maryland case. [read post]
19 Feb 2015, 10:21 am
Syrian authorities reportedly targeted activists, lawyers and human rights defenders before the country's civil war began, and those groups are particularly vulnerable today. [read post]
5 May 2023, 8:28 am
The ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project is founded under the leadership of Lucas Guttentag with a mission to protect the rights of immigrants. 1989 The ACLU joins several religious and civil rights organizations in a class action lawsuit challenging the Reagan administration’s discriminatory denial of 97 percent and 99 percent, respectively, of asylum applications from people from El Salvador and Guatemala, where civil wars involving… [read post]
22 Apr 2019, 7:35 am
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will decide whether the main federal civil rights law that prohibits employment discrimination applies to LGBT people. [read post]
9 May 2023, 1:03 pm
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said Tuesday that he plans to represent hundreds of sexual abuse survivors in lawsuits against the Archdiocese of Baltimore as soon as a law lifting the statute of limitations for such claims takes effect in the fall. [read post]
21 Dec 2023, 5:11 am
If you think you’ve been a victim of police misconduct, bodycam footage may be a critical element in your civil rights case. [read post]
26 Apr 2015, 12:30 pm
In this case he recklessly caused her bodily harm. [read post]
27 Jul 2012, 1:03 pm
This is your week in civil liberties. [read post]
30 Nov 2009, 6:34 am
Many civil right to counsel advocates take as their mandate a resolution passed unanimously by the American Bar Association's House of Delegates two years ago, calling on the government to provide counsel in cases in which "basic human needs are at stake. [read post]
15 Oct 2018, 12:18 pm
Civil Court: In a civil case, the main objective is not to identify the guilt or innocence of a person, but whether or not they are liable for injuries or damages caused to the victim because of the crime. [read post]
11 Jul 2017, 11:42 am
Supreme Court refused to hear a Texas civil forfeiture case. [read post]
11 Jul 2017, 11:42 am
Supreme Court refused to hear a Texas civil forfeiture case. [read post]
23 Apr 2007, 11:45 pm
At issue was the 3rd Circuit's holding that the "ministerial exception' to Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act can shield religious institutions not just from suits claiming religious discrimination, but also from those claiming discrimination on a ground other than religious belief. [read post]
