Sentences with phrase «violating federal civil rights»

Obama's administration issued a directive warning districts they might be violating federal civil rights laws if they disproportionately disciplined minority students.

the president could have the DOJ civil rights division initiate litigation against police agencies that it feels have violated federal civil rights law and then offer to dismiss the suits if the agencies enter into consent agreements that include a camera policy.

Recognizing that disparities in disciplinary rates may be caused by a range of factors, the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice said in a joint letter that these differences can not be explained by more frequent or more serious behavior by students of color, but rather, «schools may be engaging in racial discrimination that violates the federal civil rights law.»

Spurred by the data, the federal Departments of Education and Justice issued legal guidance in January to every school district in the country, reminding them that disparities in discipline can violate federal civil rights laws.

Leaders of the Committee for a Fair Licensing Procedure in New York City have filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charging that the demotion of many minority teachers for failure to pass the Educational Testing Service's NTE (formerly the National Teachers Exam) violates federal civil rights laws.

Beyond their immediate and long - term impact on individual children, suspensions and expulsions may violate federal civil rights laws if administered in a discriminatory manner.

The Plaintiffs alleged that the Neighbors had violated a federal civil rights statute which guarantees that all U.S. citizens have the same rights to enjoy their real and personal property.

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The suits by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Human Rights Campaign, filed in federal courts in Baltimore and Seattle, claim Trump's plan violates the Equal Protection clause of the Constitution.

The Justice Department argued that it violated the Civil Rights Act, putting the state at risk of losing more than $ 1 billion in federal funding.

John Kennedy repeatedly appointed segregationist judges to the federal bench in the South, and the civil rights case that Robert Kennedy most vigorously prosecuted involved charges brought against Albany, Georgia, activists for violating the rights of a white storeowner by boycotting his business because he had served on a jury that cleared the sheriff who had shot a black man three times in the neck at point - blank range.

The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit charging that North Carolina's bathroom law violates federal civil - rights law — a move that came hours after the state's officials filed their own suit saying the department was trying to rewrite national law by attacking them.

Danner's family has called for a federal probe of whether her civil rights were violated, in addition to demanding a criminal investigation into Barry's actions.

«The advertisement violates federal and state civil rights law that prohibit discrimination in hiring on the basis of national origin,» reads a letter signed by assistant A.G. Diane Lucas.

James Burke, the former Suffolk police chief of department, pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of a Smithtown man and then orchestrating a departmental cover - up of the crime, at federal court in Central Islip on Friday, Feb. 26, 2016.

On Wed., Jan. 20th, parents of 13 students, along with Public Advocate Letitia «Tish» James, City Council Education Committee Chairperson Daniel Dromm and five legal assistance nonprofits, filed a federal civil rights complaint against Success Academy for systemic practices that violate the rights of children with disabilities.

Among the cases DeMarco cited was that of former county police chief of department James Burke, a Spota protège, who pleaded guilty to federal charges of violating burglary suspect Christopher Loeb's civil rights and orchestrating a cover - up of the crime.

Federal prosecutors say a former Buffalo jail attendant has pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of an inmate who was beaten while handcuffed.

The sore loser — who finished a distant fourth in the September Democratic mayoral primary after eeking out a mere 7 percent of the vote — and his campaign committee filed the Manhattan federal court suit claiming his civil rights were violated a month earlier when the Board withheld the funds.

Graham's family has pushed for federal civil rights charges since then because they believed Graham's rights were violated when the officers kicked their way into the apartment.

The family of a 12 - year - old Muslim middle school student has filed a $ 25 million federal lawsuit against the East Islip school district, claiming the seventh - grader's civil rights were violated when school officials forced him to sign a false confession saying he was a terrorist.

Three months after the incident, the Dexters sued officers Mahar and Vella, along with Miner and Fowler, in a federal lawsuit claiming that police had used excessive force and violated their civil rights.

The NAN founder insisted that those who attend focus specifically on pushing to preserve the Affordable Care Act, to close the wealth gap and to maintain strong federal oversight of police departments that violate citizens» civil rights.

Last week, a federal judge ruled in a civil suit that stop - and - frisk violated the constitutional rights of the plaintiffs, and appointed a monitor to oversee changes to the policy.

In the 2016 federal lawsuit, Antonacci is accused of violating the civil rights of three county contractors.

In the meantime, Assemblyman Karim Camara, chair of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus, said the group sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder last month asking that the Department of Justice launch a full investigation into whether Graham's civil rights were violated and to determine whether a federal grand jury should be convened.

The Connecticut Civil Liberties Union (CCLU) has complained to two federal agencies that the Hartford school system is violating the rights of minority students by spending less money educating minorities than it spends on white students.

The basic - skills test required of California teachers does not violate the civil rights of minority test - takers, a federal judge ruled last week.

The National Women's Law Center has filed complaints with the Department of Education's office for civil rights alleging that the schools are violating Title IX, the 1972 law that bars sex discrimination at educational institutions receiving federal funds.

Federal civil rights officials are monitoring a Boston charter school after concluding that the school violated federal laws that protect children with disabilities from discrimiFederal civil rights officials are monitoring a Boston charter school after concluding that the school violated federal laws that protect children with disabilities from discrimifederal laws that protect children with disabilities from discrimination.

In 2000, a federal district judge ruled that Arizona was violating this relatively obscure law, both by not spending enough on its Lau programs — a reference to a Supreme Court decision of 1974 and regulations of the federal Office for Civil Rights — and by failing to provide enough teachers, aides, classrooms, materials, and tutoring.

Or fifty years later, in Runyon v McClary (1976), the Court ruled that the racially - discriminatory admissions policy of a private school in Virginia violated federal laws that hearkened back to the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which «prohibits racial discrimination in the making and enforcing of private contracts.»

WASHINGTON — The Richmond school district violated federal law when it clustered white students in the same classrooms in two of its schools, the U.S. Education Department's office for civil rights has concluded.

A group of primarily white Illinois school districts violated federal and state civil rights laws when they chose to leave an athletic conference that included schools with predominantly minority student enrollments, a lawsuit filed in federal court argues.

Their suit charged that the state's teacher - certification exam discriminated against blacks, violating their 14th Amendment protections and federal civil rights laws.

These practices, the report alleges, «violate the California Education Code, the California and U.S. Constitution, and state and federal civil rights laws.»

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The Texas energy giant accused Massachusetts AG Maura Tracy Healey of violating its civil rights in federal court Wednesday.

A federal civil rights statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, is most closely associated with providing a remedy for individuals whose federal constitutional rights have been violated by persons acting under color of state law.

While a grand jury cleared Quintana of any criminal charges in connection with the shooting, Sanders» family sued Quintana and the city in federal court for violating Sanders» civil rights.

She was the «taint team leader,» a veteran member of the Civil Rights division tapped to ensure the rights of a police officer — in this case, Bowen — were not violated during the course of the federal investigRights division tapped to ensure the rights of a police officer — in this case, Bowen — were not violated during the course of the federal investigrights of a police officer — in this case, Bowen — were not violated during the course of the federal investigation.

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.

This violates the test laid out by the Supreme Court in the Firearms Reference: «if the effects of the law, considered with its purpose, go so far as to establish that it is mainly a law in relation to property and civil rights, then the law is ultra vires the federal government».

A federal civil rights law, 42 U.S.C. Section 1983, allows United States citizens to file a lawsuit against police officers who violate the Fourth Amendment's protection against the use of excessive force.

42 U.S.C. Section 1983 allows United States citizens to file a federal civil rights lawsuit against police officers who violate the Fourth Amendment's protection against the use of excessive force.

A federal civil rights law, 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 allows United States citizens to sue officers of the law for violating the Fourth Amendment's protection against the use of excessive force.

The federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits sex discrimination and so, according to the EEOC, sexual orientation discrimination also violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Our law firm near El Monte also represent clients in civil lawsuits against law enforcement for violating Federal and State Civil Ricivil lawsuits against law enforcement for violating Federal and State Civil RiCivil Rights.

Our criminal defense law firm also represents clients in civil lawsuits against law enforcement for violating Federal and State Civil Ricivil lawsuits against law enforcement for violating Federal and State Civil RiCivil Rights.

The prison operators could also be subject to federal criminal charges for violating the civil rights of the inmates for abandoning them in a natural disaster, and quite possibly also various states charges related to official misconduct.

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