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10 Feb 2011, 10:12 am
The Illinois law provides couples in a civil union with the same rights and benefits as those that married couples have. [read post]
27 Nov 2006, 7:56 am
Jack Balkin has an incisive post discussing Scott Turow's assessment of Justice Scalia's role in future cases on civil liberties in the context of the "war on terrorism. [read post]
19 Apr 2016, 12:26 am by Matrix Legal Support Service
The second issue before the Court (whether the test was unjustifiably discriminatory and so in breach of common law and the Human Rights Act 1998) may therefore not be heard – the case has been adjourned while this is considered. [read post]
10 Jul 2024, 3:00 am
”The case was brought on behalf of Sean's family by Debra Cohen and Randolph McLaughlin, co-chairs of the Civil Rights Practice Group at the firm Newman Ferrara LLP.According to Cohen, the New York State Attorney General’s Office took over the investigation of the incident almost immediately but has not released any findings.# # #A copy of the federal complaint is attached.# # #Our thanks to Myles Ganther for his assistance with this article. [read post]
31 Jul 2009, 12:57 pm
This is why it is a perfect time for Congress to get to work on an overhaul of the Civil Rights Act. [read post]
10 Jun 2014, 9:15 pm by Walter Olson
Civil libertarian Wendy Kaminer, writing at WBUR, says the new White House task force report on campus sexual assault reflects a presumption of guilt in sexual assault cases that practically obliterates the due process rights of the accused. [read post]
22 Aug 2011, 5:15 pm by INFORRM
Three recent judgments in the Court of Human Rights illustrate the increasing importance of the concept of “journalistic responsibility” in defamation cases considered from the perspective of the right to freedom of expression. [read post]
17 Jul 2024, 3:30 am by Naomi R. Cahn
The article notes that, while one conception of children’s rights could include both liberty and equal protection rights, an even “broader conceptualization could invoke a panoply of young people’s social and civil rights. [read post]
13 Feb 2008, 6:33 am
In what can only be described as a close shave for civil rights, an English Judge has rebuffed an attempt by the UK government to get him to exercise for the first time the statutory power to try a criminal case without a jury. [read post]
7 Jul 2021, 9:01 pm by Marci A. Hamilton
From the perspective of children’s civil rights, two out of three cases took positive steps for children, the speech and NCAA cases. [read post]
16 Jan 2018, 3:00 pm
The exact kind of cases that the department’s Office for Civil Rights is now killing. [read post]
16 Dec 2014, 4:54 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Here's hoping you've brought the right bill at the right political moment. [read post]
11 May 2011, 10:39 am by George Pecherek
 Additionally, same-sex couples are now able to inherit property from one another and in some cases may be eligible for employer-sponsored insurance plans. [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 11:37 am by Andres
The resolutions can also be used by the Council in case of a dispute on any abuse of human rights. [read post]
8 Nov 2010, 11:30 am by Dennis Crouch
Judge Moore wrote a vigorous dissent that supported a patent applicant's right to a full civil action including the right to submit additional evidence when challenging a PTO decision. [read post]
The New York Civil Liberties Union has encountered several cases of people who were unjustly harassed, detained and arrested by federal agents while photographing or videotaping federal buildings from public plazas and sidewalks. [read post]
28 Aug 2022, 8:06 am by John Floyd
Zerbst: Indigent defendants have the right to counsel in Federal cases. 1942 Glasser v. [read post]