#civil-rights-litigation
#civil-rights-litigation

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Sheriff's Former Chief of Staff Victor Aenlle Sues San Mateo County for Defamation, Wrongful Termination

Victor Aenlle filed a 114-page civil-rights suit alleging retaliation, wrongful termination, due-process violations, defamation, and abuse of power tied to Sheriff Christa Corpus.

Law

fromSCSJ

6 days ago

Settlement in Abrams Lawsuit, Securing Parole Reforms

North Carolina will reform parole review procedures for people sentenced as children, ensuring meaningful parole opportunities and correcting prior errors and omissions.

Social justice

fromAbove the Law

2 weeks ago

'Becoming Thurgood': The Supreme Court Justice Who Redefined Civil Rights - Above the Law

Thurgood Marshall transformed American law through landmark civil-rights litigation, culminating as the first African American Supreme Court Justice.

LGBT

fromAdvocate.com

3 weeks ago

Meet 5 LGBTQ+ lawyers standing up to Donald Trump to protect trans Americans

A network of civil-rights attorneys defends transgender people in courts and public life against government efforts to erase their legal recognition and protections.

fromABA Journal

1 month ago

After striking deal with Trump, this BigLaw firm worked with liberal groups to secure pro bono wins in 2 cases

Simpson Thacher worked with the ACLU and the Southern Poverty Law Center on behalf of Black civic leaders in a case challenging district maps in Mississippi Supreme Court elections, the article reports. U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock of the Northern District of Mississippi ruled Aug. 19 that the map diluted the votes of Black voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act.

Law