Criminal Law

3rd Circuit Bars Prosecution Threat for Teen 'Sexting'
3-18-2010 Pennsylvania:Panel also found former DA had violated parents' rights by usurping their rolesIn the first case ever to challenge the constitutionality of prosecuting teens for "sexting," a federal appeals court has upheld an injunction that barred a Pennsylvania prosecutor from bringing child pornography charges against girls who refused to attend a class he had designed to educate

PA: Prosecutors barred from charging girls in sexting case
Times-Leader: "A federal judge today issued a permanent injunction precluding Wyoming County prosecutors from filing charges against several teen girls involved in a 'sexting' case ...

'Sexting' Case to Take Center Stage at 3rd Circuit
1-14-2010 Pennsylvania:A federal appeals court on Friday takes up the growing practice of "sexting" -- in which teenagers transmit nude and semi-nude photos of themselves and others by phone -- as the judges tackle the vexing question of whether such images can be deemed child pornography...

WA: ACLU sues to uphold rights of United States Mission
ACLU Press Release: "The ACLU of Washington today filed a lawsuit against the City of Puyallup to uphold the religious freedom and free speech rights of United States Mission. The suit seeks an injunction against enforcement of a solicitation ordinance that prevents the religious organization from carrying out its mission of preaching the 'Social Gospel...

Employees right to privacy to be decided on a case-by-case basis
Employee?s right to privacy to be decided on a case-by-case basisCooksey v Boyer, 289 F.3d 513If the employer discloses that a public employee is under treatment related to his or her mental health, has the employer violated the individual's "constitutional rights to privacy and substantive due process...

ACLU: Texas jail violated inmates abortion rights
Star-Telegram: "The American Civil Liberties Union is raising the issue of abortion rights after one Texas sheriff refused to take an inmate to an abortion clinic." | ACLU of Texas press release

Mesothelioma Law Suit
Asbestos Exposure

Privacy Protection Act 42 USC 21A
Federal Newsroom Law

Cumulative Voting
Protecting minority shareholder interests

The Civil Rights Act of 1871
Law bans discrimination enacted under color of state law

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

Google Sued for Violating the Privacy Rights of Millions of Americans
Google Sued for Violating the Privacy Rights of Millions of Americans

Immigration and Customs Enforcement
alleging government agencies and officials violated immigrant workers' constitutional rights.

US Federal Government
allegedly violated the niversal Declaration of Human Rights by deporting undocumented parents of US born children.

Princeton Review
Sarasota Student Data Breach Prompts Class Action

Rally Rights
Gettysburg Borough awards arrested protester $22,500 civil rights settlement.

AOL Privacy Class Action
Can Proceed