Civil Rights
4502 ABA Journal Civil Rights articles.
Oct 1, 2023 12:40 AM CDT
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay a decision finding that Alabama had defied court opinions when it failed to create a second Black-opportunity congressional district.
Sep 26, 2023 11:12 AM CDT
Beginning in October, ABA members will hear directly from Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese, labor rights icon Dolores Huerta and other influential thinkers and trailblazers.
Sep 26, 2023 10:17 AM CDT
The Children’s Rights Litigation Committee “has just been a fantastic banger of the drum that kids need true representation, just like anyone else who’s inside a system that is making incredibly impactful decisions about their lives,” says Angela Vigil, the longest-serving member of the committee.
Sep 21, 2023 8:50 AM CDT
Updated: A former international corporate attorney at Polsinelli has alleged that she experienced “callous gaslighting” and retaliation by the law firm when she complained about sexual harassment by two influential senior partners.
Sep 19, 2023 1:21 PM CDT
The federal ban on gun possession by felons doesn't appear to be affected by a
2022 Second Amendment decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Sep 18, 2023 3:50 PM CDT
An en banc federal appeals court has ordered a California school district to reinstate a Fellowship of Christian Athletes club that was not recognized because of its required anti-same-sex-marriage affirmation for student leaders.
Sep 18, 2023 8:19 AM CDT
New rulemaking doesn’t save DACA
A new administrative rule intended to “preserve and fortify” the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program doesn’t cure its illegality, according to a Sept.…
Sep 15, 2023 2:28 PM CDT
While family separations have long been the norm when treating babies born dependent on substances, recent research suggests allowing a mother to stay with and care for her infant significantly improves their health outcomes.
Sep 7, 2023 11:06 AM CDT
Can your employer make you wear a bra at work? The
New York Times addressed the issue in an “Ask Vanessa” column.
Sep 6, 2023 8:12 AM CDT
A North Carolina justice who was once a U.S. Supreme Court contender is alleging that ethics regulators in her state are chilling her First Amendment right to free speech.
Aug 30, 2023 10:43 AM CDT
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday sued Space Exploration Technologies Corp., the rocket and spacecraft company founded by Elon Musk that is more commonly known as SpaceX, for discrimination against asylees and refugees in hiring.
Aug 25, 2023 10:20 AM CDT
A former associate in the intellectual property litigation group at Kirkland & Ellis in San Francisco can move forward with her sex discrimination lawsuit against the law firm, a federal judge in California ruled Wednesday.
Aug 24, 2023 10:31 AM CDT
For nearly five years, a 70-pound black Labrador mix named Luna has been at the center of a dispute that started in a Camden County, New Jersey, condominium complex in New Jersey and now sits before the state’s highest court.
Aug 23, 2023 11:27 AM CDT
A conservative activist who led the campaign against affirmative action in college admissions is suing two major law firms for fellowships that they offer to increase diversity in the legal profession.
Aug 23, 2023 9:07 AM CDT
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