Equal Protection
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Defense of Marriage Act Struck Down By U.S. Appeals Court
… heterosexual couples violates constitutional guarantee of equal protection , a federal appeals court ruled May 31. The Defense ..... sections of the law unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution …
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The Dream, the Reality: Civil Rights in the '60s and Today
… including Clarence Thomas, the only current African-American Supreme Court Justice, who asserts that the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment (which defines citizenship) is sufficient. In a recent essay in Bloomberg Businessweek …
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High Court Ruling in Employee Testing Complicates Diversity Efforts
… filed suit, alleging violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the U.S. Constitutionâ s equal protection clause , among other charges. A lower court ruled in New Havenâ s favor. In June 2008, a panel of the New York …
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A Crazy Quilt of Wage Laws
… the Chicago ordinance is a lawsuit based on the equal protection clause , rather than the ERISA-based challenge that ..... veto, the Chicago ordinance will be challenged on equal protection grounds for arbitrarily imposing regulatory …
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Insurer Suit Challenges Changes in New York’s Workers’ Compensation Laws
… the amendments violate the contract, takings, equal protection and due process clauses of the U.S. Constitution ..... NYSIFâ which Liberty Mutual contends violates the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment â because there is no …
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Employee Facebook Complaints Protected by NLRA
… protection. The judge found that federal labor law protected employee communication "around the water cooler" and provided equal protection to comments posted on Facebook. Employees who posted criticisms of Cruz-Moore engaged in such job protected activity …
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Law Barring Legal Immigrants from Massachusetts Health Care Program Unconstitutional
… Commonwealth Care program. Eliminating legal immigrants' eligibility for Commonwealth Care "violates their rights to equal protection under the Massachusetts Constitution," the state high court ruled. State officials say they intend to comply with the …
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Gay Groups Refocus on Workplace
… s department discovered he is gay. The ACLU has filed a lawsuit on Cooley’s behalf, citing a violation of his equal protection and due process rights under the 14th Amendment. Most people in Mississippi working for private companies have no legal …
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Sexual Orientation Bill Passes House Committee for First Time
… â The most basic of all human desires is the desire to be treated fairly with respect, with equal opportunity and with equal protection under the law,â he said. But there was opposition to the bill from Davisâ side of the aisle, too. Some Democrats said …
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Objection to Dispensing Contraceptives Protected
… violation of the freedom of religion, free speech and equal protection provisions of the U.S. Constitution. In denying the university ..... to support Nead’s claims for freedom of religion and equal protection violations. With regard to her Title VII claims, the court …
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Objection to Dispensing Contraceptives Protected
… violation of the freedom of religion, free speech and equal protection provisions of the U.S. Constitution. In denying the ..... to support Nead's claims for freedom of religion and equal protection violations. With regard to her Title VII claims, the …
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English-Only Rule Questioned
… national origin in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other federal laws, and deprived them of equal protection and freedom of speech. The district court dismissed the claims in favor of the city on all of these claims. On appeal …
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What Can the Boss Get Away With
… VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for sexual harassment. She brought her formal complaint against Clinton alleging an equal - protection violation of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution and another claim under Arkansas' state law …
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Genetic Testing Should You Be Afraid It's No Joke
… fray. She promptly filed a class-action lawsuit (not all were African-Americans) alleging violations of privacy, equal protection and the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Laden steadfastly insists that a "pattern of promotions being denied …
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The Reverse-Discrimination Trap
… Reverse-discrimination suits are really treated as an equal - protection issue.If anybody is not getting the same benefits that somebody ..... the person is in a protected category or not. It’san equal - protection analysis: everybody must get the same benefit. How does …
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Open the Corporate Closet to Sexual Orientation Issues
… employees want to be treated just like any other employee. They're not asking for extra perks. They're asking for equal protection from discrimination, for domestic-partner benefits and for the ability to discuss their personal lives as freely as …
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No First Amendment Right to Display Religious Posters in Classroom
… In God We Trust; One Nation Under God; God Bless America; God Shed His Grace on Thee" and the other stating " All Men Are Created Equal , They Are Endowed by Their CREATOR." After Johnson refused to remove or alter the banners, he was instructed to …
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No First Amendment Right to Display Religious Posters in Classroom
… In God We Trust; One Nation Under God; God Bless America; God Shed His Grace on Thee" and the other stating " All Men Are Created Equal , They Are Endowed by Their CREATOR." After Johnson refused to remove or alter the banners, he was instructed to …
