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: LaborProf BlogPolitical Hiring at DOJ's Civil Rights Division
Full post as published by LaborProf Blog on January 13, 2009 (boomark / email).
The Civil Rights Act of 1871
Law bans discrimination enacted under color of state law
Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause
Employee Lawsuits: Negligent Hiring and Retention
Employers must check references, criminal records, other background material.
Cumulative Voting
Protecting minority shareholder interests
State Will Statutes
State Differences in Last Will and Testament Checklist
Discrimination
Federal laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability
Civil / Human Rights
alleging violations of basic human and civil rights.
Rally Rights
Gettysburg Borough awards arrested protester $22,500 civil rights settlement.
Becker County
Faces Civil Rights Class Action by Inmates and their Attorneys
Free Speech
Canterbury agrees to pay $60,000 settlement in civil rights lawsuit.
Owasso, OK
$300,000 settlement reached in civil rights violations lawsuit.
Video Taping Arrest
Harris County pays wrongfully arrested brothers $1.7 million civil rights settlement.

More on the DOJ Civil Rights Division Hiring Report:
DOJ Tax Division Seeks to Hire Civil Tax Litigators
DOJ Civil Rights Division Sued for Discrimination
Head of DOJ's Criminal Division Moving on
DOJ's Antitrust Division Issues New Guidelines for Criminal Leniency Program








