It is standard policy at many banks to require non-account-holders to provide a thumbprint when cashing a check drawn on a customer’s account. But what happens when the person seeking…
The U.S. Department of Justice is gearing up for a renewed emphasis on traditional civil rights enforcement after a shift in focus during the administration of former President George W.…
Federal authorities had warrants authorizing the seizure of steroid-test results for less than a dozen Major League Baseball players. But, in “an obvious case of deliberate overreaching by the government…
A Michigan woman and an Islamic civil rights group filed a federal lawsuit against a Detroit judge today, contending that he insisted she remove her hijab, a religious head covering,…
Updated: Supporters of a 17-year-old runaway gathered in and around a central Florida courthouse today in anticipation of a hearing this afternoon at which an Orlando juvenile court judge is…
After an attorney for a longtime worker at the University of New Mexico spoke to a local newspaper about her client’s discrimination lawsuit against a well-known football coach and the…
A famous civil rights lawyer and Harvard Law School professor is trying to hold Justice Antonin Scalia’s feet to the fire concerning a U.S. Supreme Court ruling…
A new lawsuit has been filed against Wells Fargo & Co. over its home equity line practices, adding to a growing list of litigation against the mortgage lender for which…
Theodore Olson is known as a conservative former solicitor general who defended U.S. terrorism policies and helped put George W. Bush in the White House through his…
A controversial proposal to impose a two-month curfew in Paterson, N.J., for individuals of all ages after a number of deadly shootings has been drawing fire from civil libertarians, and…
Initially, Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., filed suit against the county’s Board of Supervisors to attempt to gain control over computers in another county office containing criminal justice…
A controversial child-abduction case against a homeless California man who allegedly flagged down police and said he had taken a hungry 4-year-old boy to a restaurant for lunch became more…
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