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New York Law Journal

Would-Be Gaffer Found to Lack Standing in Bias Case Challenging Diversity Initiative

Chief U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain of the Southern District of New York reasoned that the plaintiff was not seeking work in the film production field, making his grievance too abstract.
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New York Law Journal

Legal Profession Decries Uptick in Hate Crimes; Call for Additional Reinforcements

New York reported 1,089 reported instances in 2023, the highest number since data collection and annual reporting were mandated by New York's Hates Crimes Act of 2000, according to a recent report.
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National Law Journal

'Racial Animus'?: 4th Circuit Revives Bias Lawsuit Against Ollie's Bargain Outlet

"Taking [Alexis] Guerrero's factual allegations together and accepting them as true, we find that he has sufficiently alleged that Ollie's intended to discriminate against him on the basis of race and that the discrimination interfered with a contractual interest," Judge DeAndrea Gist Benjamin wrote, reviving the plaintiff's lawsuit.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge OKs Student's Title VI Discrimination Retaliation Claim Against University of Pennsylvania

"We are pleased that the court agreed that the claims in this case should move forward. We are looking forward to pursuing these claims further in discovery to so we can address UPenn's discriminatory actions, which have negatively impacted the education and future of a bright student," said the plaintiff's attorneys, Kristen Mohr and Andrew T. Miltenberg of Nesenoff & Miltenberg.
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New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Legally Blind Plaintiff Has Standing to Sue Alabama-Based Company in New York for Lack of Website Accessibility

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors. 
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Daily Report Online

Judges Dismiss Suit Alleging Tennessee's Political Maps Discriminate Against Communities of Color

The complaint was the first court challenge over a 2022 congressional redistricting map that carved up Democratic-leaning Nashville to help Republicans flip a seat in last year's elections, a move that critics claimed was done to dilute the power of Black voters and other communities of color in one of the state's few Democratic strongholds.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Story of 'United States v. Margaret Sanger'

Paul Shechman discusses the story of birth control activist Margaret Sanger and the effects her life's work has on the law today.
9 minute read

International Edition

In Landmark Decision, Australian Judge Rules Sex is Changeable in Gender Identity Case

The Federal Court finds Roxanne Tickle suffered discrimination when excluded from a women's social media platform.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Evaluating the Biden Administration's Business and Human Rights Agenda       

The administration has pursued a whole-of-government approach, with numerous government agencies and interagency task forces taking action across a range of issues. The list below reflects some of the most visible initiatives on a thematic level, but reflects only a fraction of the steps that the administration has taken since Biden's January 2021 inauguration.
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Daily Report Online

Lawyers for Ala. Inmate Seek to Block His Fall Execution by Nitrogen Gas

A federal judge is being asked to block the state from using the same nitrogen protocol that the state used in January to execute Kenneth Smith. The court filing cited witness descriptions of the execution and the findings of an autopsy conducted on Smith.
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