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Myths and Misconceptions About Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: What the...
Introduction Despite decades of civil rights enforcement and public awareness, misconceptions about workplace sexual harassment persist. These myths don’t just obscure the truth—they actively harm survivors, mislead employers, and obstruct...
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From Misconduct to Misgovernance: What Civil Rights Settlements Reveal About Institutional...
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 millions to settle claims of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation, the...
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Weaponized Compliance: How Employers Use Investigations to Silence Harassment Victims
I. Introduction Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 promises that employees can report sexual harassment without fear of retaliation. In theory, internal complaint systems—whether managed by human resources, legal departments, or compliance...
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The Institutionalization of Coercion: Academic Power, Grooming, and the Law’s Blind...
I. Introduction In elite academic institutions across the country, the most insidious forms of sexual harassment do not always begin with an overt proposition or a hostile comment. Instead, they unfold slowly—layered in mentorship, hidden in...
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The Hidden Cost of Silence: Why President Trump Should Sign an...
Every year, billions of taxpayer dollars are quietly used to settle lawsuits involving civil rights violations committed by public entities. From city police departments to state correctional facilities and federal institutions, these settlements...
Read More ›The Public Pays for Police Misconduct—So Why Can’t We See the...
Summary: Across the United States, police departments quietly spend billions in taxpayer dollars to settle lawsuits involving sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and other civil rights violations—yet the public rarely sees the bill....
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