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Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Ohio CAMPUS Act 2024: New Policies for Addressing Ethnic and Racial Harassment in Higher Education

This summer, the Ohio House of Representatives passed the Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students (CAMPUS) Act. This law, if enacted, would require institutions of higher education throughout...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Two Settlements Announced, Totaling $8.875 Million with City of Minneapolis in Two 2017 Police Misconduct Cases Involving Derek...

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In the plaintiffs’ lawsuits against the City, former police officer Derek Chauvin, and several additional Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) officers, the complaints alleged police misconduct, use of excessive force, and...more

JAMS

Beyond Civil Rights: The Case for Enforcement of Harassment Laws as a Means to Deter Racially Based Confrontations

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As a JAMS mediator, I believe that one of the best ways to assist parties to resolve a dispute is to educate them about the risks they run in continuing the confrontation. Frequently, after people understand the potential...more

WilmerHale

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Policing Reform

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US Commission on Civil Rights Commissioner and WilmerHale Partner Debo Adegbile and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot discuss the US Conference of Mayors’ blueprint for improving policing and promoting equal justice in America’s...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Race, Justice And Equality: The Mandate For Change Will Require Collaboration Across Systems

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In the days and weeks following the heinous killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, before the very eyes of the country, protests and cries that Black Lives Matter have been interwoven with calls for meaningful and lasting...more

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Remembering that BLM Stands for Black Lives Matter, Not That Government Agency

Saying nothing about racial injustice should never have been an option. And it is not an option now. Saying I lack the right words should never have been a reason not to try to find those words. And it is not a reason now....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Same Name, Different Blame: Sixth Circuit Finds Distinction Between Troopers in Race

One of the essential factors for plaintiffs in discrimination cases can be showing that they were treated differently than a similarly situated co-worker — the inference being that they were treated differently because of...more

Carlton Fields

Devil in the Details: Gilbert King on Truth and Transparency in the Judicial Process

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Attorney David Karp and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gilbert King, author of Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America, discuss the importance of access to historically...more

Rumberger | Kirk

No Longer A Mess: En Banc Eleventh Circuit Clarifies the Standard for Similarly Situated Comparators

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Last month, the en banc Eleventh Circuit clarified the appropriate standard for analyzing “similarly situated” comparator evidence in Title VII intentional-discrimination cases. Lewis v. City of Union City, Ga., --- F.3d...more

Burr & Forman

11th Circuit Clarifies “Similarly Situated” Standard for Discrimination Claims

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On March 21, 2019, a 9-3 en banc majority announced that a plaintiff proceeding under the McDonnell Douglas framework must demonstrate as a part of her prima facie case that she and her comparators are “similarly situated in...more

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Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Standard for Identifying Comparators in Title VII and ADA Discrimination Cases

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On March 21, 2019, in Lewis v. Union City, No. 15-11362, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (1) clarified the proper standard for the comparator analysis in intentional discrimination cases under the McDonnell...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Massachusetts Federal Court Doubles Down On Disparate Impact Ruling Against City Of Boston

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In Smith v. City of Boston, Plaintiffs brought suit against their employer, the City of Boston (the “City”), challenging the City’s police promotional exam from sergeant to lieutenant. Plaintiffs alleged...more

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Justice Department Seeks to Intervene in Lawsuit Alleging Race Discrimination and Retaliation by Pocomoke City, Maryland, the...

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today that it has moved to intervene in Savage et al. v. Pocomoke City et al., a private lawsuit alleging race discrimination and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights...more

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