Online Employment Ads Allegedly Discriminate Against Older Candidates
Online Employment Ads Allegedly Discriminate Against Older Candidates
Civil Rights
Illegal Immigrants in San Diego Sue Private Prison Contractor CoreCivic
Illegal immigrants incarcerated in San Diego are suing prison contractor CoreCivic, claiming the company is exploiting their labor and may be violating human trafficking laws. In a class action suit filed Wednesday, plaintiffs have claimed they’re being paid as little as $1.50 per day at Otay Mesa Detention Center. Working as kitchen staff, janitors, and
Cleveland Pays $375k After Shooting Kip Holloway For No Reason
The City of Cleveland agreed to pay $375,000 to settle a suit over the 2014 shooting of Kip Holloway. Holloway, purportedly unarmed and trying to surrender himself to law enforcement, was lying face-down in a residential garage. The 29-year old African-American man had caught a ride from two men he knew. Shortly after, he learned
Native Americans Ignored, Unless Useful
Native Americans have been the object of both corporate and governmental greed and neglect for generations. What’s happening now, and what will help?
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Block Immigrant Abortion
On Monday, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to block another teenage illegal immigrant from getting an abortion. Politico.com reports that the move comes only hours after a federal judge ordered the administration to stand down. In a Tuesday decision, the courts demanded that immigration officials allow two undocumented 17-year old girls to terminate
Clarence Moses-El Sues Denver for 28 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment
After spending 28 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit, Clarence Moses-El is preparing to launch a lawsuit against the City of Denver. Acquitted by a jury of rape and assault last year, Moses-El accuses Denver of malicious prosecution, destruction of evidence, manufacturing false evidence, mishandling evidence, conspiracy to violate his civil rights
Search Warrant Allegedly Violated Suspect’s Rights
Search Warrant Allegedly Violated Suspect’s Rights
Al Franken, Politics, and Why Jerks Win
When Al Franken resigns but the GOP supports alleged molesters and others take advantage of female empowerment for political gain, jerks win – and we lose.
Los Angeles Pushcart Vendors Vindicated in Settlement
Los Angeles Pushcart Vendors Vindicated in Settlement
Enough Contaminated Water To Go Around?
From Michigan to North Carolina to tiny Sandbranch, TX, contaminated water is turning up all over. We can’t afford to fix it – but we can’t afford not to.