Legal Commentary

Parody is a Protected Form of Speech
Targets of criticism seek to shut down Internet sites that poke fun

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

Discrimination
Federal laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability

Immigration Related Employment Discrimination & Unfair Labor Practices
What to do about employers who discriminate because of national origin

Free Speech
Canterbury agrees to pay $60,000 settlement in civil rights lawsuit.

Convicted Caretakers
Senior care center agrees to $175,000 settlement in false advertising lawsuit.

Indianapolis
alleging the city's police are overly aggressive against the homeless in violation of the protection of free speech and unreasonable searches guaranteed in the US Constitution.

City Streets and Jake Aaron Strickland
$1.2 million wrongful death settlement awarded after a husband and father was killed by a convicted drunk driver.

Drive Through Discrimination
Jack-in-the Box pays undisclosed racial discrimination settlement to two customers.

Housing Buyer Discrimination
White homeowner settles $30,000 buyer-discrimination lawsuit.