Civil Rights

  • The Recorder

    Hardie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association

    By therecorder | The Recorder | June 28, 2017

    9th Cir.; 15-55576 The court of appeals affirmed a judgment. The court held that the plaintiff failed to show that a National Collegiate Athletic Association…

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  • The Recorder

    Hughes v. Kisela

    By therecorder | The Recorder | June 28, 2017

    9th Cir.; 14-15059 The court of appeals reversed a district court judgment. The court held that issues of fact, including the severity of the threat…

    1 minute read

  • Connecticut Law Tribune

    Quinnipiac Law Students Combat Human Trafficking

    By KAREN ALI | June 28, 2017

    Law students at Quinnipiac University are training hospitality workers how to identify and report signs of human trafficking.

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  • Daily Report Online

    Azadeh Shahshahani, Legal and Advocacy Director, Project South

    By Adina Solomon | June 28, 2017

    Practice Profile: Shahshahani works in the Southeast to protect the human rights of immigrants and Muslim, Middle Eastern and South Asian communities.…

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  • New York Law Journal

    What's Old Is New Again, as Construction Workers' Class Action From 1970s Is Reactivated

    By Andrew Denney | June 28, 2017

    In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in "Roe v. Wade" to overturn state abortion bans and the Watergate scandal was in full swing. Meanwhile, a case that attracted far less public attention began in the Southern District. A class action was filed on behalf of minority persons seeking training in jobs in the New York construction industry, which at the time had a well-documented history of racial discrimination.

    1 minute read

  • Daily Business Review

    'Winn-Dixie' Ruling Stresses Importance of Website Accessibility

    By Commentary by Carol C. Lumpkin, Stephanie Moot and Shawn Hogue | June 27, 2017

    This week, a much-anticipated ruling on website accessibility was issued out of the Southern District of Florida. The ruling in Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores, case no. 16-23020-civ-Scola (S.D. FL 2017), will require the attention of businesses across the country that host websites. To recap, this was a case of first impression. After a two-day nonjury trial, Judge Robert Scola determined that Winn-Dixie's website operates as a "gateway" to its physical store locations and therefore is required to be accessible to individuals with disabilities, write Carol C. Lumpkin, Stephanie Moot and Shawn Hogue.

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  • New York Law Journal

    Daly v. N.Y. City

    By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 27, 2017

    Exacerbation of Inmate's Back Ailments Not Linked to Alleged Misuse of Mattress

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  • The Recorder

    Bayer v. Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.

    By therecorder | The Recorder | June 27, 2017

    9th Cir.; 15-15287 The court of appeals reversed a judgment of dismissal. The court held that courts have the power to award equitable damages in civil…

    1 minute read

  • The Recorder

    Hernandez v. Mesa

    By therecorder | The Recorder | June 27, 2017

    U.S. Sup. Ct.; 15-118 The U.S. Supreme Court vacated a court of appeals judgment and remanded. The court held that remand was required to permit the…

    1 minute read

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Suit Over Inmate's Suicide Pared Down, but Advances

    By P.J. D'Annunzio | June 27, 2017

    The mother of an inmate who hanged himself at the beginning of his sentence can move forward with part of her lawsuit against the city of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, and prison health care providers.

    1 minute read

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