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New Haven Violated Firefighters' Civil Rights
The National Law Journal
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
In a dramatic ending before it recessed for the summer, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 that the city of New Haven, Conn., violated the civil rights of white and Hispanic firefighters when it tossed out the results of a promotion exam after no African-Americans had passed it. Civil rights advocates immediately denounced the ruling in Ricci v. DeStefano.
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Coalition Seeks Disbarment of Bush Lawyers Over Interrogation of Terrorism Suspects
The National Law Journal
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
A collection of organizations, most of them left-leaning, filed complaints May 18 with five state bar associations, accusing former Attorneys General John Ashcroft, Alberto Gonzales and Michael Mukasey and nine other former Bush administration lawyers of violating professional standards by sanctioning the use of torture on terrorism suspects.
U.S. Supreme Court Rules for Employer in Pregnancy Case
The National Law Journal
Monday, May 18, 2009
In a decision likely to increase the pressure on President Barack Obama to appoint a woman to the U.S. Supreme Court, the justices ruled on Monday that employers may give less credit for long-ago pregnancy leave than for other medical leave in calculating pension benefits. The court also agreed to hear a case testing the constitutionality of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act provision creating the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
Review: Indie Film Tackles Texas Race Suit
Fulton County Daily Report
Monday, May 18, 2009
There is one thing that Regina Kelly and John Paschall have in common. Neither wanted to settle the case of Kelly v. Paschall, a suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. In the fall of 2000, Paschall, the district attorney in rural Hearne, led the prosecution of Kelly and 27 other African-American men and women on drug charges.
Law Professor Files Civil Rights Suit Against County, Former Sheriff
Texas Lawyer
Monday, January 12, 2009
April Walker, an associate professor of law at Texas Southern University and an associate municipal judge in Houston, sued Harris County and former Sheriff Tommy Thomas in federal court, alleging the county, through the Sheriff's Department and the District Attorney's Office, has a policy of retaliating against citizens who file civil rights complaints. Vince Ryan (pictured) will represent the defendants.
A Hurricane-Related Claims Checklist
Texas Lawyer
Monday, November 24, 2008
In the wake of recent hurricanes, many small businesses are filing claims relating to property damage and business income loss for the first time. While executives at those companies likely will not be intimately involved with making a claim, they do need to understand how the process works, so they can protect their business interests.
