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...
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Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act 0f 2009
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The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (Act) was enacted to reduce the disparity between the amount of crack cocaine and powder cocaine...
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The Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010 (Repeal Act) was enacted to repeal the former Department of Defense Don’t Ask...
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In addition to the laws that are enacted and are applicable throughout the State of New York, the City of New York...
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Read More ›New York State Anti-Bullying Legislative Initiatives
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