Category: Civil Rights Law

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

BlogNov 17, 2011

Phi Mu Sorority, University of Southern Mississippi on Probation After Black Face Stunt

The University of Southern Mississippi confirmed on Monday that six students dressed in blackface for a costume party. The USM Dean of Students Office...

BlogNov 12, 2011

Black Midtown Hotel Cook: Two Co-Workers Dressed Like the Ku Klux Klan and Harassed Me

A black midtown hotel cook says two co-workers inside of a year have dressed like the Ku Klux Klan and harassed him. Julius Jones...

Abuse of State PowerNov 11, 2011

NYC Settles Illegal Strip Search Case For $90K Where Male Detective Photographed Woman’s Below Waist Tattoo

NYC Settles Illegal Strip Search Case For $90K Where Male Detective Photographed Woman’s Below Waist Tattoo. After Bova filed a complaint, NYPD Internal Affairs...

BlogNov 9, 2011

A Black Hotel Cook Alleges Further Retaliation When Another Employee Donned A White Cone Shaped Article On His Head Symbolizing the Ku Klux Klan

New York Civil Rights Attorney Eric Sanders, Esq., of The Sanders Firm, P.C., alleges in a $35 million federal lawsuit that The Roger Smith...

Abuse of State PowerNov 3, 2011

Black Employee Subjected to Makeshift Dummy ‘Hanging’ From A Beam

Islip officials are investigating a Halloween prank in which a town employee hung a masked dummy from a roof beam at a Central Islip...

BlogOct 27, 2011

A Black Hotel Cook Sues Employer Midtown Hotel for $25 Million Dollars

Julius Jones says working at The Roger Smith Hotel in Midtown Manhattan is no picnic. Jones, who is African American, said that he started...

Abuse of State PowerOct 27, 2011

Federal Judge Denies City’s Request to Delay Creating A New FDNY Firefighter Entrance Examination

A federal judge denied the city’s request for an extension to create a new Fire Department entrance exam that doesn’t discriminate against minority-group candidates....

Abuse of State PowerOct 23, 2011

NYPD Auto Crime Unit Promotions Rare for Hispanics

Joseph Rivera alleges that Hispanic employees assigned to the Auto Crime Division of the Police Department City of New York aka NYPD were not...

Abuse of State PowerOct 13, 2011

Is It Time For The Feds To Rein In The NYPD?

When it comes to proactive law enforcement, intelligence and counterterrorism operations, the New York City Police Department – the NYPD – is viewed by...