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Presidents' Day Rally Against Trump Administration's Practices and His Assault Against the African-American Community

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 18:00:00 +0000

WASHINGTON DC’S NEWLY-APPOINTED AME BISHOP REGINALD T. JACKSON UNITES AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAITH LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY, LEADERS FROM THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION AND THE NAACP DEFENSE FUND, CONGREGANTS AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AT AME METROPOLITAN CHURCH IN WASHINGTON, DC

Legal Experts From J&Y Law Offer Guidance to Wildfire Victims on KTLA-5

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:15:00 +0000

As leading accident and injury attorneys, J&Y Law's founders and managing partners provided crucial information on wildfire victims' rights, pathways to compensation, and legal options for holding responsible parties accountable.

New "Your Rights" App Empowers Immigrants With Legal Guidance During Deportation Sweeps

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Petroff Amshen LLP Expands Its Credit Repair and Identity Theft Legal Practice to Combat Widespread Wrongful Credit Reporting

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:00:04 +0000

Petroff Amshen LLP, a New York-based law firm known for its commitment to consumer protection, is proud to announce the expansion of their credit repair and identity theft practice. This includes comprehensive support for victims of identity theft, with a specific emphasis on credit repair. Led by its founding partner, Serge F. Petroff, this initiative underscores the firm’s commitment to helping clients protect their rights despite increasing identity theft and wrongful reporting cases.

Nassau Suffolk Law Services Rebrands as Legal Services of Long Island

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:30:06 +0000

Join Nassau Suffolk Law Services as we continue to illuminate pathways to justice under our new name, Legal Services of Long Island (LSLI). Help us guide our communities and neighbors in need towards accessible legal services for all.

Petroff Amshen LLP Fighting for Homeowners' Rights

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 21:00:08 +0000

John R. Lewis Legacy Institute Brings Transformative CAMP PROMISE to Atlanta for the First Time at Emory University

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 19:00:03 +0000

Inaugural Event Aims to Equip Young Men with Essential Life Skills and Leadership Qualities Through Dynamic Workshops and Inspirational Speaker Forum

RosettiStarr Expands Human Intelligence Services to Support Clients Globally

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 17:30:07 +0000

A Demonstration Against Violations of Alaskan Constitutional Rights

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 02:15:05 +0000

We Demand Our Right for the Grand Jury to Investigate Crime and Corruption by Public Officials

Working Solutions NYC Announces New Post on Finding a Wrongful Termination Lawyer in New York City

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 05:00:03 +0000

Working Solutions NYC is a team of top-rated attorneys focused on FMLA, severance, and unpaid wages in New York and New Jersey. The law firm is announcing a new post on wrongful termination issues.

City of San Francisco Settles Wrongful Conviction Case Brought by Maurice Caldwell for $8 Million

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 18:46:23 +0000

California Supreme Court Asked to Strengthen the Right to Counsel for Thousands of Conservatees

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Britney Spears Isn't the Only One with Attorney Problems.

Racial Justice and Eviction Prevention Dominant Themes in $15 Million in Grants Awarded by Trinity Church Wall Street

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Friends of Island Academy, a 30-Year Pioneering Nonprofit Supporting Young People Affected by the Criminal Justice System, Changes Its Name to Youth Justice Network

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Youth Justice Network Embodies Long Fight to Break the Cycles of Incarceration and Disproportionate Confinement of Young People of Color Held in New York City's Jails

O'Connor Institute For American Democracy Constitution Series Spotlights Brown v. Board of Education

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000

APTMetrics Shifts Workforce DEI Conversations From Why to How

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 19:00:00 +0000

Highly regarded HR consultancy's expertise featured on HBR.org on how to create diverse, equitable and inclusive workforces for the 21st century

Grassroots Colorado Movement Takes 'Floyd Rights' Message to Washington

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 15:46:00 +0000

A grassroots Colorado movement calling for new "Floyd Rights" laws that protect human dignity during detainment and arrest will add its voice to a chorus calling for more aggressive police reform.

NJ's Knee is on the Neck of Black History, Choking Out the Legacy of MLK

Fri, 12 Jun 2020 14:47:00 +0000

70 years ago today in Maple Shade, NJ, MLK had his first sit in, 70 years later NJ officials still refuse him service or respect.

Jason Flom and Kim Kardashian West in Conversation About the Julius Jones Case on 10th Season of 'Wrongful Conviction With Jason Flom'

Wed, 20 May 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Guests Include Jones' Family and Current Attorney

Persecution of the Local Church: Long Beach, California

Tue, 25 Feb 2020 21:53:00 +0000

'Making a Murderer' Lawyers Debut Gripping New Podcast Series: 'Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions'

Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:00:00 +0000

Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin Take Listeners Inside the Interrogation Room to Investigate True Stories of False Confessions

Harlem 'Peace in the Streets' March Targets Gun Violence

Sat, 08 Jun 2019 23:11:00 +0000

Planned as a tribute to the life of rapper, entrepreneur, and community activist Nipsy Hussle, the United in Peace Foundation New York Walk for Peace also marched in solidarity with the families of the victims of the Virginia Beach mass shooting.

One of the Top Accident Lawyers in Brownsville, the Villarreal Law Firm, Announces Updated Website With Support for Spanish-Language 'Abogado De Lesiones Personales' Searches

Tue, 26 Mar 2019 09:00:00 +0000

The Villarreal Law Firm, professional Brownsville personal injury attorneys, is proud to announce a redesigned company site. The mobile-friendly website includes a dual-language option to support the wider Cameron County region.

Civil Attorney Dan Thayer Nears Month Four in NATA Leadership Role

Tue, 08 Jan 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Recently-elected Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys President Dan Thayer prepares for the 2019 leg of his NATA leadership tenure.

Tribe Wins Six-Year Battle to Restore New Jersey Recognition

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 20:15:00 +0000

State Disavows Christie-Era Actions in Landmark Civil Rights Settlement

CRPA Information Bulletin: Real IDs, Non-Real IDs, and AB 60 Type Licenses for Purchasing a Firearm

Tue, 30 Oct 2018 18:29:00 +0000

New Film Exposes Nationwide Abuses of Seniors and People With Disabilities, Calls for Reforms in Guardianships

Thu, 01 Mar 2018 11:00:00 +0000

Spectrum Institute Says the Enforcement of the ADA by U.S. Dept. of Justice Will Require State Courts to Provide True Access to Justice

Protest at White House Exposes Human Rights Scandal in South Korea

Wed, 28 Feb 2018 18:55:00 +0000

200 protesters gather at White House after death of young woman to join international outcry against religious discrimination and to petition for ban of coercive conversion programs

South Korea: The Olympic Games Amid Large-Scale Human Rights Protests

Mon, 19 Feb 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Multi-Faith Service at the Church of Scientology in Honor of Dr. King

Fri, 19 Jan 2018 23:00:00 +0000

In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a dozen faith leaders, communities and congregations came together for an interfaith service.

Los Angeles Criminal Investigators and Experts Create 'Elite Court Experts' Consortium

Tue, 09 Jan 2018 02:13:00 +0000

Austin Federal Judge's Decision Reversed in ADA Case

Fri, 15 Dec 2017 21:00:00 +0000

Fifth Circuit Upholds Americans with Disabilities Act

Brian K. Duncan Has Been Recognized Among the Top in His Industry by the Expert Network©

Wed, 22 Nov 2017 14:45:00 +0000

The Expert Network celebrates its newest member, Attorney Brian K. Duncan

Scientology: Helping Secure the Human Rights of Political Refugees

Thu, 16 Nov 2017 21:21:00 +0000

Human Rights seminar hosted by the National Church of Scientology of Spain trained a corps of political refugees to deliver human rights education.

Harvard Law Review Launches New Online Platform: The Harvard Law Review Blog

Wed, 18 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000

Steven P. Minks Has Been Recognized as One of the Top in His Industry by the Expert Network©

Tue, 17 Oct 2017 13:15:00 +0000

The Expert Network celebrates its newest member, Attorney Steven P. Minks

Reverend Al Sharpton to Keynote at the Cannabis World Congress & Business Expositions in Los Angeles & Boston

Tue, 01 Aug 2017 17:03:00 +0000

DECODE Cannabis, the New Civil Rights Movement for Cannabis Legalization and Inclusion Continues National Coast-to-Coast Roll-Out

Allegheny Citizens Unite to Make History

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 16:00:00 +0000

Citizen Commission Proposed to Secure Allegheny County's Elections

Civil Rights Lawyer Abe George Settles Wrongful Death of Rafael Laureano Against NYPD & City of New York for $1.6 Million

Thu, 22 Jun 2017 17:00:00 +0000

Rocking for Human Rights at the "Memphis in Poland" Festival

Tue, 13 Jun 2017 14:51:00 +0000

Rock for Human Rights brings great music and human rights awareness to the Memphis in Poland Festival June 12-17.

San Francisco Bay Area Civil Rights Law Firm, California Civil Rights Law Group, Announces a Website Upgrade

Fri, 09 Jun 2017 02:00:00 +0000

California Civil Rights Law Group is a leading law firm representing employees in Oakland, Marin County and the San Francisco Bay Area

Joseph H. Boxley Lynching Site Soil Dedication Ceremony: June 10, 10:00 a.m., Alamo, Tennessee

Thu, 01 Jun 2017 13:00:00 +0000

Sponsored by Crockett County NAACP Branch and The Equal Justice Initiative

What's the Future of Terrorism? Especially Lone Wolf Terrorists and How to Stop Them?

Sun, 09 Apr 2017 07:00:00 +0000

With NATO support, The Millennium Project - a global think tank - in collaboration with FIRS2T Group (Israel) brought together futurists and other experts from 14 countries to explore future forms of terrorism and what is needed to reduce these threats.

Legislation Ends Decades-Old Ban on Surrogacy Contracts in DC

Fri, 07 Apr 2017 12:43:00 +0000

Surrogacy Now Legal in DC

ACLU Victory for Jailed Blogger Darren Chaker

Fri, 31 Mar 2017 16:17:00 +0000

Jailed Blogger Darren Chaker reversed his conviction in federal court on First Amendment grounds where he said "Ms. Leesa Fazal, an investigator with the Nevada Attorney General's Office, was "forced out" of her previous post with the Las Vegas Police Department." Supporters included Cato Institute, ACLU of San Diego, Electronic Frontier Foundation, First Amendment Coalition, and Univ. of Florida

Organization Seeks to Have US Descendants of Enslavement Formally Recognized as Unique Ethnic Group

Mon, 13 Feb 2017 20:00:00 +0000

Failure to formally acknowledge the unique ethnic identity of Indigenous and African descendants of colonialism and enslavement in the United States has evolved into "an ambiguity of their existence and mythological caricature of their experience," says United Nations NGO, United States Sustainable Development Corp.

Federal Prosecutors Stay Silent to Convict Innocent Man

Wed, 08 Feb 2017 12:12:00 +0000

Attorneys have recently discovered numerous instances of prosecutorial misconduct in the case of United States v. Donovan Davis, Jr. AQMI Foundations assists inmates with their cases while they are incarcerated, as well as when they are released.

Incarcerated Mentally Incompetent Prisoner Saves Taxpayers Tens of Millions of Dollars

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 19:35:00 +0000

AQMI Foundations assists inmates with their cases while they are incarcerated, as well as when they are released.

Recently Appointed Federal Judge Humiliates Mentally Ill Inmate

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 16:01:00 +0000

AQMI Foundations assists inmates with their cases while they are incarcerated, as well as when they are released.

Workers Sue the State of California to Declare More Than a Billion Dollars in Wage Immunity Unconstitutional

Mon, 23 Jan 2017 18:00:00 +0000

Workers Serve State of California with Lawsuit To Have Piece Rate Immunity Bill, California AB1513, Declared Unconstitutional