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DOJ Civil Rights Division Sued for Discrimination
Charged with the task of enforcing federal anti-discrimination statutes the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division often finds itself involved in a variety of civil rights actions around the country...

New York City settles homeless lawsuit
NYC settled a suit from 1983 on the rights of homeless people: Sewell Chan, "City Settles Lawsuit Over Homeless Families," New York Times (Sept. 17, 2008). -E.R. erosser@wcl.american...

The Equal Pay Act and Pregnancy Discrimination
The DOJ has a press release today on the United States settling a civil rights lawsuit alleging pregnancy discrimination against the New York State Corrections Department. The settlement requires payment of $972,000 in damages, plus other non-monetary relief, to 23...

Lawsuit Alleges Race Discrimination in Voting Rights Section
An African-American employee of the U.S. Department of Justice's voting rights section has filed a lawsuit alleging employment discrimination, according to this report. Among the allegations in the complaint, filed on behalf of Joi Hyatte by the Georgetown Institute for...

Big civil-rights suit settles
In Texas -- where big business is king, unions are rare and employees are used to getting kicked in the pants -- it?s not often an employer-defendant folds up the tent on a federal civil-rights suit and signs off on...

US Civil Rights Commission reviews religious discrimination in prisons
Religion Clause Blog reports: “The U.S. Civil Rights Commission has recently posted online the full transcript of its Feb. 8 Briefing on Religious Discrimination In Prisons.” Visit Site » Share This

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

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Paxil Lawsuit
Paxil Claims, Lawsuits, and Injuries

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

Cumulative Voting
Protecting minority shareholder interests

Civil / Human Rights
alleging violations of basic human and civil rights.

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

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

Owasso, OK
$300,000 settlement reached in civil rights violations lawsuit.

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

Becker County
Faces Civil Rights Class Action by Inmates and their Attorneys