In 2005, three individuals filed suit against Nestle USA, Nestle SA of Switzerland, Archer Daniels Midland Co. of Chicago and Cargill Inc.of Minnesota alleging the companies contributed in child slavery. The three Plaintiffs in this action worked on cocoa plantations in Ivory … [Read more...]
Philadelphia School District Settles Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
On behalf of Siddiq Abu-Bakr, the Department of Justice filed suit against the School District of Philadelphia for alleged religious discrimination. Abu-Bakr has worked for the school district as a police officer for 27 years and is Muslim. In 2010, the district implemented … [Read more...]
Indiana Same-Sex Couple Seeks Emergency Recognition of Their Marriage
As the nationwide fight for recognizing same-sex marriage continues, a story lies behind each couple seeking the dignity that a legalized union brings. While some of the unions are full of what new found love brings, most often the stories are of long term partners looking … [Read more...]
Arizona Recognizes One Couple’s Same-sex Marriage
An Arizona District Court recently issued an emergency ruling that the state must recognize the marriage between Fred McQuire and George Martinez. Before Martinez's death, the partners of forty five years were married in California. As described in this article, when Martinez … [Read more...]
Same-Sex Marriage Bans Struck Down In Two Additional States
Wisconsin and Indiana are the latest states to join the nation's movement for the recognition of marriage equality. Recently, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously to strike down the states' ban on same-sex marriage. In his recently issued Opinion Judge for the … [Read more...]
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