Category: Blog

Insights on Complex Legal Challenges

Strategic perspectives on civil rights, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, police misconduct, retaliation, and institutional accountability.

BlogOct 28, 2013

Racial Discrimination in the Sale and Rental of Property

Historically, African-Americans have been subjected to racial discrimination throughout society. One of the more problematic areas of racial discrimination involved the sale and rental...

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BlogOct 25, 2013

The Voting Rights Act of 1965

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was an important piece of legislation that was enacted to outlaw discriminatory voting practices that some Southern states...

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BlogOct 24, 2013

Historical Attempt to Criminalize Interracial Marriages

The federal laws of United States of America do not prohibit interracial marriages. Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution...

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BlogOct 22, 2013

Right to Assistance of Legal Counsel

It is a constitutional right of every accused person to have a fair criminal trial of accusations filed against him. Many accused persons are...

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BlogOct 21, 2013

Employer Liable for Sexual Harassment By Supervisor

An employer is liable for direct actions against employees. Many times courts have imposed vicarious liability on the employers for the actions of their...

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BlogOct 18, 2013

HIV Infection Is A Disability/Physical Impairment

Generally, society does not accept individuals who are infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV); also commonly referred as HIV positive. Generally, it is...

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BlogOct 17, 2013

Hostile Work Environment Due to Sexual Harassment

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, sex, color, religion and national origin....

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Age DiscriminationOct 16, 2013

Workplace Retaliation

The main purpose of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was to eliminate unlawful discrimination and retaliation in the workplace. The...

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BlogOct 15, 2013

How Do I File A Housing Discrimination Complaint?

The Fair Housing Act (Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968) prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental and financing of dwellings based...

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