Strategic perspectives on civil rights, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, police misconduct, retaliation, and institutional accountability.
Introduction Civil rights settlements are supposed to resolve harm. In practice, they often conceal it—and enable it to repeat. When public institutions quietly pay...
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I. Introduction Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 promises that employees can report sexual harassment without fear of retaliation. In theory,...
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I. Introduction In elite academic institutions across the country, the most insidious forms of sexual harassment do not always begin with an overt proposition...
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Every year, billions of taxpayer dollars are quietly used to settle lawsuits involving civil rights violations committed by public entities. From city police departments...
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Summary: Across the United States, police departments quietly spend billions in taxpayer dollars to settle lawsuits involving sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and other civil...
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A Legal Commentary on Hostile Work Environment and Structural Coercion in Dual Dependency Relationships I. Introduction The Appellate Division’s March 2025 decision in...
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I. Introduction The Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, recently issued a significant ruling in Carl Pierluissi v....
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The federal lawsuit filed by attorney Rebecca Brazzano against Thompson Hine LLP, a nationally recognized BigLaw firm, offers a rare glimpse into how gender...
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Section 1: A Crisis Hidden in Plain Sight Every year, law enforcement agencies across the United States quietly spend hundreds of millions of taxpayer...
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