Sentences with phrase «federal civil rights violations»

After she was held in Central Booking for 38 hours, she sued Det. Brockmann and the City for false arrest and malicious prosecution under Section 1983, which allows plaintiffs to bring lawsuits for federal civil rights violations.

At least three investigators with the Suffolk district attorney's office have been subpoenaed as a federal investigation has expanded into whether county investigators and prosecutors engaged in federal civil rights violations by illegally using a wiretap on Oliva.

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Violations of Section II (public schools and private schools receiving federal funds) of the ADA are overseen by the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

«It is absurd to suggest that the City Comptroller should register a contract that is discriminatory and in violation of federal civil rights law,» Deputy Comptroller Valerie Budzik said in response.

ELMHURST — Federal prosecutors sued the city Department of Education Thursday on civil rights violations after they say it failed to stop a Queens principal from systematically harassing and demeaning the school's black teachers.

Federal prosecutors plan to sue New York City over widespread civil rights violations in the handling of adolescent inmates at Rikers Island, making clear their dissatisfaction with the city's progress in reining in brutality by guards and improving conditions at the jail complex.

The U.S. Department of Justice has warned North Carolina its LGBT access measure for restrooms is a potential civil rights violation and could force them to forgo federal funding.

Jerika Richardson, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, said the office would seek to «determine whether there were any violations of the federal criminal civil rights laws.»

«Please know that I have contacted appropriate federal authorities to respectfully request that Denis Troy and the Town Board of the Town of Orangetown, New York be investigated for discriminatory land use actions and policy in violation of, inter alia, Title VII Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964, and the Religious Land Use And Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA):»

The Justice Department slapped the city with a federal lawsuit in December over alleged civil - rights violations against teen inmates.

The next day the Manhattan federal prosecutor Preet Bharara said his office would seek to «determine whether there were any violations of the federal criminal civil rights laws.»

The FBI has a wide range of jurisdictions, including counterterrorism, organized crime, white - collar crime, violent crime, civil rights investigations, bank robbery, kidnapping, foreign counterintelligence, drug trafficking, and many other violations of 260 federal statutes.

The U.S. Department of Education's office for civil rights notified the district this summer that it is in violation of federal law because of shortcomings in its program for educating limited - English - proficient students.

Previous administrations have adjusted the pace of enforcement based on their ideology and political will.32 For example, then - President Richard Nixon ordered the OCR to not issue clarification to guidance around school integration in hopes of slowing desegregation.33 Then - OCR Director Leon Panetta was forced to resign after he contradicted the president and agreed to issue clarification.34 At any given time, the OCR must evaluate violations of federal civil rights laws; it will now be up to Education Secretary DeVos to decide if violations are addressed or swept under the rug.

That 2014 civil rights guidance — jointly issued by the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice — put schools on notice that they may be found in violation of federal civil rights laws if they enforce intentially discriminatory rules or if their policies lead to disproportionately higher rates of discipline for students in one racial group, even if those policies were written without discriminatory intent.

The guidance told school districts that discipline policies could be found in violation of federal civil rights law based on discriminatory effects, even if the policies are neutral on their face.

In August 2011, following a complaint from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Disability Rights Wisconsin (DRW), the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice launched an investigation into the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and two private schools for alleged violations of federal disability law, i.e. the Americans with Disabilities Act.

An example of his exemplary pro bono service is the favorable monetary settlement Bob achieved on behalf of a prisoner in a Section 1983 federal lawsuit he prosecuted against the Cook County Department of Corrections involving civil rights violations for refusal to provide medical treatment.

Obtained defense verdict after a two week jury trial in federal court for a bail bondswoman charged with unlawful entry and civil rights violations.

The State and Federal Employment disputes handled by Whittel & Melton include FLSA (fair labor standards act), Wage and Overtime disputes, Minimum Wage Violations, Discrimination (age, sex, disability, pregnancy, national origin, race), Retaliation claims including FMLA (family medical leave act), workers compensation and sexual harassment in the workplace, Whistleblower protection, qui tam and other civil rights pursuits.

We advise and counsel clients on civil rights issues and defend claims for violations of federal and state civil rights acts.

The women allege violations of federal and state laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.»

Jessica Klotz's practice concentrates in the defense of individuals, corporations, professionals and municipalities in areas of civil litigation, including premises liability, personal injury, property damage, employment law and sexual harassment, intentional torts, and civil rights violations in both state and federal courts.

The federal government had alleged violations of laws protecting civil rights and giving the federal government the power to review actions of law enforcement agencies with a pattern and practice of violating federal rights.

Pattis has defended capital murder cases and won federal civil rights verdicts for police brutality, false arrest, discrimination, malicious prosecution, and violations of rights including several million dollar discrimination verdicts.

Ms. Rodriguez represents individuals and small businesses in all manner of employment litigation, business and commercial litigation, civil rights violations and state and federal criminal defense matters.

The rationale behind the act was that rape was a brutal violation of victims» civil rights, although Justices ultimately decided that this overstepped the federal government's bounds.

To file an employment discrimination lawsuit alleging a violation of New Hampshire's Law Against Discrimination and the federal Civil Rights Act a worker must first go through certain procedural requirements such as filing a Charge of Discrimination with the appropriate agency.

In order to file an employment discrimination lawsuit alleging a violation of New Hampshire's Law Against Discrimination or the federal Civil Rights Act, a worker must first complete certain procedural requirements.

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Later, Wilson filed a lawsuit, claiming violations of federal civil rights laws.