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a report by a leading educational research nonprofit shows that predominantly nonwhite schools receive $23 billion less in funding than predominantly white schools. these disparities are hardly accidental. the supreme court handed down the landmark civil rights decision 70 y...
In the broadest terms, civil court cases are all court cases that do not involve a violation of criminal law. When one has been injured, financially or physically, he files his lawsuit, or "action," in civil court. One can bring any such type of claim in a civil court, including, for...
When those institutions fail to comply with their legal obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and other laws, the Center seeks to hold them accountable through federal and state court litigation and through complaints to administrative agencies such as the Office of Civil Rights of ...
Belton, the plaintiffs are Negro children of both elementary and high school age residing in New Castle County. They brought this action in the Delaware Court of Chancery to enjoin enforcement of provisions in the state constitution and statutory code which require the segregation of Negroes and ...
Rick Perry appointed me judge of the 129th District Court of Harris County of Houston, Tex. It is a state civil court, but that covers a fairly wide range of matters. After winding up my law practice, I took the bench on May 23—the day before reunion. In order to retain my ...
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Court's decree. In so doing they acted at their peril. The fact that they may have done so without intent to disobey this Court's order is of no consequence, for once a violation of an order is clearly established, intent is of no consequence in a civil contempt proceeding. See N.L...
On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court delivered a landmark opinion recognizing basic critical protections for the rights of gays, lesbians, and transgendered individuals in the workplace based on the text of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Three employees... ...
Part III looks at one of the key features of the environment in which realignment is being implemented: pre-PLRA population court orders. I demonstrate that contrary to Justice Scalia's rhetoric, population orders such as the Plata/Coleman order have been very common in correctional civil rights...