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Insights on Complex Legal Challenges

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

BlogAug 20, 2013

What is Unemployment Discrimination?

According to the Pew Research Center, the unemployment rate among blacks is about double that among whites, as it has been for most of...

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Abuse of State PowerJun 8, 2013

NYPD Sergeant Files Notice to Sue

New York Civil Rights Attorney Eric Sanders, Esq., of The Sanders Firm, P.C., alleges in a $15 million Notice of Claim filing that the...

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BlogMar 21, 2013

Female Cop ‘Strikes Back’ Filing $15 Mil. Notice to Sue

New York Civil Rights Attorney Eric Sanders, Esq., of The Sanders Firm, P.C., alleges in a $15 million Notice of Claim filing that NYPD...

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BlogMar 5, 2013

Same Sex Sexual Harassment Actionable Under Title VII

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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Abuse of State PowerMar 4, 2013

Cop Sues for $30M Alleging Discrimination

New York Civil Rights Attorney Eric Sanders, Esq., of The Sanders Firm, P.C., alleges in a $30 Million Dollar lawsuit that the NYPD fosters...

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BlogMar 1, 2013

What is Selective Prosecution?

The ‘equal protection’ clause of the Fourteenth Amendment forms the basis for the prohibition of selective prosecution whereas it reads: “All persons born or...

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Abuse of State PowerFeb 28, 2013

Mount Vernon Police Officers File Claims for Retaliation

New York Civil Rights Attorney Eric Sanders, Esq., of The Sanders Firm, P.C., announces that Mount Vernon Police Officers file claims of retaliation for...

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BlogFeb 12, 2013

Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act 0f 2009

The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009, 18 U.S.C. § 249, also known as the Matthew Shepard Act,...

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BlogFeb 11, 2013

Employment Non-Discrimination Act

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) is a bill pending before Congress that would prohibit discrimination in hiring and employment on the basis of sexual...

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