NCAA’s March [Legal] Madness
The NCAA faces yet another legal battle brought by current student athletes. [...]
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NFL Cheerleaders getting rowdy over low wages
Cheerleaders for the Oakland Raiders and Cincinnati Bengals filed suit for wage theft and unfair employment practices. [...]
Federal Appellate Court removes trial judge from stop-and-frisk case
In October 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit blocked Judge Shira Scheindlin’s order requiring changes to the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk program and removed Judge Scheindlin from the case. In August, after a two-month trial, Scheindlin ruled that the NYPD not only violated the Fourth Amendment’s guarantee against unreasonable searches and seizures, but had also violated the Fourteenth Amendment by resorting to a “policy of indirect racial [...]
Possibility of a new murder trial for Brad Cooper
A unanimous decision by the North Carolina Court of Appeals ordered a new murder trial for Cooper last week, citing rulings made by Wake County Superior Court Judge Paul Gessner that allowed certain computer evidence and excluded a defense witness. [...]
Federal Judge finds Apple at the head of an e-book pricing conspiracy [Updated]
A federal judge ruled that Apple was the ringleader of a conspiracy to raise e-book prices, and the proposed remedies will affect Apple’s iBookstore and other facets of its business. [...]
North Carolina Legislature in the spotlight as it swings to the right
In the wake of controversial bills and the weekly “Moral Monday” protests, the Legislature has received extensive coverage from both local and national media outlets, much of which has been anything but positive. [...]
War of the Wages
Interns working in unpaid positions may finally be getting the compensation they desire by filing lawsuits. [...]
Rules of engagement [rings]
Mario Williams may not be able to force his ex-fiancée to return his engagement ring, depending on the approach employed by the Texas courts. [...]
NYPD Engages in some (F)risky Business
Over the past 20 years, stop-and-frisk policing has risen to unprecedented levels in New York City. Studies have shown that from 1990 to 1995, the New York Police Department (NYPD) subjected about 40,000 people a year to these searches. In 2011, that number climbed to over 684,000. What is most alarming is that according to a New York Civil Liberties Union report, blacks and Latinos together make up 52 percent of the city’s population but 87 percent of those were stopped and frisked. [...]
Affirmative Action in Action: Overhaul of the Fire Department of New York Hiring Practices
Almost 200 white firefighters rallied outside the Federal District Court in Brooklyn, New York earlier this month to face Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis to voice their outrage over his rulings that some have called “a perversion of justice.” Judge Garaufis’ ruling will require an overhaul in hiring practices to hire more minority candidates, which could end up costing New York City $70 million. Over the span of four days, Judge Garaufis heard grievances from 38 New York firefighters. “I [...]
Hot For Teacher: Gender Bias in Sentencing of Teachers that have Sex with Their Students
A female teacher from Texas was sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of having sex with five male students in her home. One encounter involved group sex that was recorded on a cell phone. She was found guilty of sixteen counts of having an inappropriate relationship between a student and teacher. Each count was punishable by two to twenty years imprisonment. Sex between teachers and their students has always been a highly-publicized ordeal throughout the country, and it [...]
