Tag Archives: civil rights lawsuits

“Jury Awards Man, Ex-Wife $1M in Suit Against Officer”

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Naomi

A federal jury has awarded $1.05 million to a man and his former wife who accused a suburban New York police officer of roughing them up . Source, Associated Press via the New York Law Journal: Jury Awards Man, Ex-Wife … Continue reading →

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Civil rights, ROTC and turbans

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Naomi

From today’s New York Law Journal: Army Must Allow Sikh Student to Enroll in ROTC, Judge Rules Court: Army failed to prove student’s beard, turban will undermine discipline. June 15, 2015 12:09 PM EDT    The Army cannot block a … Continue reading →

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Herman Atkins, the Innocence Project and a paperweight

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Naomi

When I read the Publisher’s Marketplace notice below, I popped up from my desk chair and walked around the room, in a sort of uncontainable excitement: Herman Atkins’s WRONGFULLY CONVICTED, RIGHTFULLY COMMITTED, the true story of the author, who spent … Continue reading →

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