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Minneapolis jury convicts ex-policeman Derek Chauvin of murdering George Floyd

Today the jury found former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin guilty of all three counts he was facing — second-degree murder,...

2 days ago

Federal Disability Discrimination Law Does Not Require Websites Be Accessible, Appeals Court Holds

Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in the activities of places...

Apr 13

Are Covid-19 Vaccine Passports Legal?

“Vaccine passports,” or Digital Health Passes (DHPs), have been lauded by many business leaders as way to “get back to normal.” Polling...

Apr 12

What is the Senate filibuster, and what would it take to eliminate it?

The Senate tradition of unlimited debate has allowed for the use of the filibuster, a loosely defined term for action designed to prolong...

Apr 7

California prisons grapple with hundreds of transgender inmates requesting new housing

The California prison system has received 261 applications since January 1 from transgender, intersex, and non-binary inmates to transfer...

Apr 2

Attorney Rance Shaw featured in Oregon State Bar Bulletin

Congratulations to attorney Rance Shaw! Rance is featured in the Oregon State Bar Bulletin as he has been working diligently to keep up...

Mar 31

Biden issues first presidential proclamation on Trans Day of Visibility

Today we honor International Transgender Day of Visibility. Held annually on March 31, International Transgender Day of Visibility is a...

Mar 30

Leaving home behind: The fates of Japanese American houses during internment

Yesterday we posted about Japanese internment camps and Roosevelt’s Executive Order authorizing internment. Yesterday’s post does not...

Mar 29

Long Road to Redress: Japanese Internment Camps

Sign marking the entrance to the Manzanar War Relocation Center, near Lone Pine, California; photograph by Ansel Adams, 1943. Library of...

Mar 26

Arkansas, South Carolina and Wyoming Race to Not Be Last State in U.S. to Pass a Hate Crime Law

On June 17, 2015, nine African-Americans were killed during a Bible study at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in...

Mar 24

There are two names on the federal hate crimes law. One is Matthew Shepard. The other is James Byrd

James Byrd Jr. was a 49-year-old black man and father of three; on the morning of June 7, 1998, Byrd was picked up by two white men....

Mar 23

Wyoming still won’t have hate crime legislation 23 years after Matthew Shepard’s murder

On October 6, 1998, Matthew Shepard was robbed, tortured, and left to die at the age of 21 near Laramie, Wyoming. He was taken to the...

Mar 22

What is a hate crime? The narrow legal definition makes it hard to charge and convict

This week we will be posting about hate crimes in the United States. Hate crimes are crimes motivated by bias on the basis of race,...

Mar 19

House Renews Violence Against Women Act, But Senate Hurdles Remain

The House approved with bipartisan support a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a popular 1994 law that protects...

Mar 18

Lawmakers call for change in Covid rhetoric amid rise in violence against Asian Americans

Lawmakers and experts, testifying before a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing today, called for a shift in public rhetoric surrounding...

Mar 15

Supreme Court's COVID-19 cases stir up battle between religion, same-sex couples over foster care

The Supreme Court is set to rule later this year in a major case questioning whether Philadelphia can stop working with a Catholic...

Mar 10

Alabama Senate votes to make hormone therapy and surgery for trans youth a felony

Under a new law, transgender minors in Alabama could not be treated with puberty-blockers, hormone therapy or surgery. Last week, the...

Mar 9

House Passes The Equality Act: Here's What It Would Do

The House of Representatives recently passed sweeping legislation prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation and...

Mar 3

State Law Provides Broad Immunity for COVID-19 Liability

On February 25, 2021, Wisconsin enacted a new law designed to help reduce ambiguity regarding COVID-19-related liability. The statute,...

Mar 2

The wave of COVID-19 bankruptcies has begun

Nearly a year since coronavirus-related shutdowns began affecting large swaths of the American economy, more businesses are filing for...

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