How Much Money Is An Employment Discrimination Case Worth?
From today’s Forbes Magazine: A common question employment lawyers get from their clients in an employment discrimination case is: if I win, how much will my case be worth? While…
Judge Strikes Down Kansas Electoral Map, Finding GOP Lawmakers Intended to Dilute Minority Votes
From today’s Kansas City Star: A Kansas judge on Monday tossed the state’s Republican-drawn congressional map, finding the Legislature intentionally diluted minority votes in a partisan and political gerrymander that…
Florida Republicans Pass Congressional Map Severely Limiting Black Voters
From today’s The Guardian: Florida Republicans approved a new congressional map that severely curtails Black voting power in the state on Thursday, taking a final vote as Black lawmakers staged…
Starbucks Union Campaign Pushes On, With At Least 16 Stores Now Organized
From today’s New York Times: Starbucks workers have added to the momentum of a union campaign that went public in late August and has upended decades of union-free labor at…
Airport Workers Ramp Up Fight for Living Wage and Union Rights
From today’s The Guardian: Larry Allen has worked in various jobs at Dallas Fort Worth international airport for over 40 years. Before the pandemic, Allen worked as a baggage handler,…
Stop Delaying the North Carolina Court Order Reinstating Felons’ Voting Rights
From today’s Charlotte Observer: For the past 18 years, I’ve been executive director of Community Success Initiative (CSI), a nonprofit based in Raleigh that works on behalf of people who…
How Google and Big Tech Are Still Tracking You, Just in a Different Way
From today’s New York Times: The internet industry shuddered last year when Apple introduced privacy measures for the iPhone that threatened to upend online tracking and cripple digital advertising. Google…
Texas Uses Redistricting Lawsuits to Launch Broader War on Voting Rights
From today’s Texas Tribune: Beyond the immediate legal fight over whether Texas lawmakers again discriminated against voters of color when drawing new political districts, a quieter war is being waged…
Michigan Congressional Districts Upheld by Judges Despite GOP Challenge
From today’s Detroit Free Press: Michigan’s congressional districts — drawn for the first time by an independent redistricting commission — survived a legal challenge from Republicans with a Friday ruling…
Amazon Union Vote in Staten Island, NY Is A Big Win For Labor Unions
From today’s Forbes Online: Amazon Workers At JFK8, A Warehouse Located On Staten Island In New York City, Voted To Form A Union With 55% Of Voters In Favor Of…