The Paycheck Fairness Act: Equal Pay Baloney From the Press

“News” stories on legislation often read like lazy summaries of press releases put out by the bill’s sponsors ... more women than men, or more minorities than whites). Federal civil rights law has never permitted ... discrimination claims brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (a longer deadline applies under other [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:23:32

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White firefighters' race case headed to high court

The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to hear a case that could strike down laws that give special protections to minorities in the workplace ... , saying federal civil rights law prohibits the use of tests that have a “disproportionate racial ... Haven, Conn. Here’s the background: The white firefighters had earned the best scores on a civil service [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:24:40

Cyber Sexual Harassment

Podcast of a radio show featuring fantastic feminist law prof Danielle Citron, plus Latoya Peterson of Racialicious and Jill Filipovic of Feminste, is available here. Danielle’s referenced law review article, Cyber Civil Rights, can be downloaded ... to expect self-correction of this intimidation of vulnerable individuals, the law must respond [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 03:36:24

Kalamazoo Repeals Gay Rights

Score another one for the religious right in Kalamazoo, Michigan Six weeks after passing a gay rights law, ... it a civil offense in the city of 7,200 to discriminate in housing, public accommodations or employment ... petitions with about 1,600 signatures seeking the law's repeal. If officials found at least 1,273 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:31:35

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15Jan09Rick Warren: Ladies, if you get hit, you cannot acquit By hiscrivener Categories: Above the Fold, OMG!, Televised Theology and Toiletries and WWJDTags: abuse, accountability, Barack Obama, bible, civil rights, crime, divorce, family, identity, law, marriage, outreach, pastor, prayer, president, Rick [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:00:48

If Grandma can do it, anybody can

In this case "it" means slander and defame the paternal grandfather of a girl at the center of a custody case (ninemsm, 10/23/08) ... , and the Family by Stephen Baskerville, Ph.D. examines one of the greatest and most destructive civil rights abuses in America today--our family law system. Baskerville has authored many articles on fatherhood [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:46:07

Just Say Goodbye, George

Dear Friend and Reader, ITS ALMOST OVER. President George W. Bush said goodbye to the nation tonight on national television ... of her husband. Under Bush, our government dismantled laws guaranteeing civil rights and the Bill [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:31:30

Finding qualified Senate jurors may not be so easy

COMMENTARY -- Several years ago, I served my one and only time as a jury member ... and avoided sitting two weeks listening to street thugs accuse law enforcement of civil rights [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:35:40

TPMtv: "Black and Bitter"

A recent Justice Department report found that John Tanner, the former head of DOJ's voting-rights section, told a colleague he liked his coffee " ... the chair of the US Commission on Civil Rights, which works to protect voting rights. This is hardly ... in the video to Tanner's support for a Georgia voter ID law that an appeals court later likened to [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:04:51

A Test Case for Obama

This week the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Gary, Indiana, ... test of how Obama intends to enforce the civil rights laws. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:14:01

Holder Promises a Strong, Independent, and Constitutional, Department of Justice

In his opening statement for his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing, ... to the protection of civil rights and the American consumer. Holder said his most important goal ... to the rule of law strengthens security by depriving terrorist organizations of their prime recruiting [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:46:15

Peaceful vigils call for justice for Oscar Grant

On Wednesday there were peaceful vigils held around the country, a National Day of Action demanding justice for Oscar Grant, ... because all of our civil rights are at risk when we don't lift our voices against this type of injustice ... arrested and charged to the fullest extent of the law. "There is only one answer to a tragedy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:34:06

Apt phrase for a justified war

In today's Guardian David Miliband takes his distance from the phrase 'war on terror' ... to terrorism by championing the rule of law, not subordinating it, for it is the cornerstone of the democratic society. We must uphold our commitments to human rights and civil liberties at home and abroad [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:41:01

Eleventh Circuit upholds Georgia voter ID law

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday upheld a Georgia law that requires voters to present government-issued photo identification in order ... for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) advocacy website , and other civil rights [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:32:09

Get FISA Right

A quick personal endorsement: Barack Obama needs to get FISA right: ... and institutionalize a surveillance society — and  FISA’s telecom immunity clause mocks the rule of law ... government is committed to ending the abuses of the last eight years and restoring our civil liberties [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:26:00

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