Tag Archives: civil rights lawsuits

“Denied Survivor’s Benefits After Wife’s Death, Texas Widow Files a Federal Suit”

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Naomi

Didn’t Edie Windsor take on this problem and bash it into the ground? Denied Survivor’s Benefits After Wife’s Death, Texas Widow Files a Federal Suit – NYTimes.com. It begins: Kathleen A. Murphy was left a widow when her wife, from … Continue reading →

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“John Oliver on Civil Forfeiture”: a primer on municipal crime

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Naomi

I’m always grateful to Kevin Underhill, Lowering the Bar maestro, for anything he posts.  I’m especially grateful today because he gives us a long, brilliant and incomparably hilarious video from John Oliver’s TV show, in which Oliver declaims sardonically on … Continue reading →

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Free the chimp! lawsuit

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Naomi

I really don’t want to have much to do with this abstract from the New York Law Journal, yes: Animal Rights Group Asks Panel to Free ‘Caged’ Chimpanzee. But hey it’s a lawsuit so… You can read even more about … Continue reading →

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