Request DOJ Investigation for the Shooting Death of Miriam Carey
On behalf of the entire Carey Family and the international community, I am writing to respectfully request that the Department of Justice investigate the...
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Strategic perspectives on civil rights, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, police misconduct, retaliation, and institutional accountability.
Off-Duty Black Female NYPD Officer Falsely Arrested
NEW YORK, November 7, 2013 – Today, Off-Duty Alexis Murray-Medouze, a Black female, accuses her fellow NYPD officers of assaulting and falsely arresting her....
Read More ›The United States Agency for International Development Litigation
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was created consolidating several foreign assistance organizations and programs into a single agency that was responsible...
Read More ›Koontz v. St. John’s River Water Management
The Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution protects individuals against private property from being taken without just compensation. This typically occurs with real...
Read More ›Racial Discrimination in Interstate and Intrastate Transportation Facilities
Historically, African-Americans have been subjected to racial discrimination throughout society. One of the more problematic areas of racial discrimination involves African-Americans traveling throughout the...
Read More ›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...
Read More ›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...
Read More ›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...
Read More ›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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