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Civil Rights
Prison Inmates and Medicaid Beneficiaries Promised Life-saving Hep C Treatment
Prison Inmates and Medicaid Beneficiaries Promised Life-saving Hep C Treatment
Iowa State Tennis Player Settles Civil Rights Lawsuit for $100k
Former Iowa State University tennis player Erin Freeman has settled a civil rights lawsuit with the university for $100,000. The terms of the agreement, excerpts of which were reprinted by the Des Moines Register, allows Iowa State to settle without admitting any wrongdoing. Despite paying out a substantial award, the school says its decision “does
Is Facebook Now Discriminating Against Female Job Applicants?
Is Facebook Now Discriminating Against Female Job Applicants?
City Asks Judge to Dismiss Pulse Nightclub Civil Rights Lawsuit
City Asks Judge to Dismiss Pulse Nightclub Civil Rights Lawsuit
Colorado DOC Will Spend $41 Million to Treat Hepatitis C
Colorado DOC Will Spend $41 Million to Treat Hepatitis C
Southwest Sued Over Alleged ‘Whites-Only’ Breakroom in Houston Airport
A former Southwest Airlines employee is suing the regional carrier, saying his coworkers created a ‘whites-only’ breakroom at a Houston airport. The supposedly segregated breakroom—known by employees as the ‘W.B.’—had allegedly been around for years. Plaintiff Jamel Parker says the company knew about the room at William B. Hobby Airport and tolerated its existence. “Although
Prison Legal News Takes Magazine Lawsuit to Supreme Court
Attorneys for the monthly magazine Prison Legal News have taken their First Amendment lawsuit to the Supreme Court, arguing that corrections officials are unfairly barring inmates from accessing the publication. The magazine filed a petition last week, asking the Supreme Court to hear its case against the Florida Department of Corrections. Florida, says Prison Legal
Michigan Supreme Court Won’t Hear Appeal in Weekley Case
Michigan Supreme Court Won’t Hear Appeal in Weekley Case
Attorney Suspended After Placing a Tracking Mechanism in Ex-girlfriend’s Car
Attorney Suspended After Placing a Tracking Mechanism in Ex-girlfriend’s Car