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“Town Sues All Its Citizens”

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Naomi

My day would be incomplete without Lowering the Bar’s report on a town (exceedingly teeny) that has sued all its citizens. Want to know why? Here’s the entire piece (I bolded my favorite statement): Town Sues All Its Citizens Technically, … Continue reading →

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“U.S. Faces Suit Over Tactics at Immigrant Detention Center”

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Naomi

From the New York Times, the article begins: In a challenge to the Obama administration’s strategy for deterring illegal border crossings by Central American migrants, civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit on Friday claiming that the government committed egregious … Continue reading →

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Lawsuit: fired black editor of People sues over alleged discrimination

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Naomi

Maybe they should call it White People magazine. The recently axed lone black editor of People says she was discriminated against by her boss, and that the popular magazine is biased against African-Americans in general. People is “a discriminatory organization … Continue reading →

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