Denver Law Firm Agrees to Settle Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit Filed by Former Employee

The Bendenelli Law Firm in Denver, Colorado recently agreed to pay a former legal assistant $30,000, ending a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Commission (EEOC), the law firm hired the former legal assistant, Jennifer Rodriquez, back in January 2017. After only 10 days on the job, “she told the law firm she was pregnant and she was fired the next day.”



Appeals Panel Poised to Revive Sarah Palin Defamation Suit

A federal appeals panel may revive a defamation suit filed by former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. The three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Court Circuit of Appeals in Manhattan seemed poised to rule in favor of Palin on Friday. Filed against the New York Times, the suit was scrapped last year after another court had



Trump Administration Proposes Keeping Green Cards from Legal Immigrants Who Might Use Welfare

The Trump administration has publicly posted a proposal that’d bar legal immigrants from receiving green cards or citizenship if they’ve recently received welfare or other government assistance. Under the new rule, which POLITICO reports was posted on Saturday, immigrants can be denied ‘lawful permanent residency’ if they’ve availed certain public benefits—or if the Department of