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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

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Legislative Top 5: March 5, 2021

Tune In - Downtown Minneapolis is preparing for Minnesota’s first live broadcast, high-profile trial. Jury selection is set to begin on Monday in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin is...more

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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

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Massachusetts Brewers Participate in the Black is Beautiful Initiative

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TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS TO FIGHT RACISM AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICE BRUTALITY REFORM - The Black is Beautiful initiative is a nationwide effort across the brewing community and craft beer customers, with the goal to...more

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Leading the Way for Social Change: A Prolonged and Focused Path

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The recent deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, and the resulting protests around the country, pushed the ongoing issues of racial injustice and inequality in the United States to the forefront of our national...more

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July 20, 2020 Strike for Black Lives and Enforcement of No-Strike Clauses

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The Movement for Black Lives (“M4BL”), in coalition with the Service Employees International Union, the American Federation of Teachers, United Farm Workers, and Fight for 15, recently announced the organization of a...more

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Toward a Credible and Universal Concept of Rights: How Racial Injustice in America Affects U.S. Human Rights Practices Abroad

The Murder of George Floyd on May 25th by a white Minneapolis police officer did not happen in a vacuum. It was not an aberration in an “otherwise functioning” justice system. Countless black men and women in America have...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

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Dear Littler: Can We Discipline An Employee Who "Took a Knee" During the Anthem?

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Dear Littler: I work for a prominent company in a small city here in the Hoosier State, and we are very involved in our local community. We sponsor a corporate softball team, and last night one of our team members “took a...more

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