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Illegal Police Action Cognizable Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by Illegal Police Action Cognizable Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 The United States Supreme Court held that the illegal actions of city police, while on duty, that amount to an unreasonable search and seizure, constituted action taken `under the 'color of …
Sanctions Upheld, New Trial Ordered Over Use of Plaintiffs Sexual History at Trial by Sanctions Upheld, New Trial Ordered Over Use of Plaintiffs Sexual History at Trial The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held a complaint filed by a female officer of the Maui Police Department with the Hawaiian Civil …
PLN Nazi Guard Censorship Suit Remanded for Injunctive Relief by The court of appeals for the Ninth circuit, in an unpublished opinion, affirmed in part and reversed in part a Washington federal district court's grant of summary judgment to Washington Department of Corrections officials who censored the May, 1999, issue …
$1,000 Paid in WA DOC Employee's Discrimination Suit by Saiyed I. Hasan, an employee at Washington Corrections Center, filed suit is State Court alleging he was the victim of harassment, discrimination, and false reports. The complaint does not detail the facts, which occurred in 1993. The suit was filed in …
Article • May 15, 2007
Black Supervisors Liable for Title VII Harassment by Permanent placement in the "bubble," a stressful inmate supervision position that allowed the officer on duty no breaks, and to which no one had previously been assigned permanently, was a sufficiently adverse employment action to support a Title VII claim. The fact …
Article • May 15, 2007
Hispanic Guard States Discrimination Claim by A Hispanic correction officer's allegation that her white supervisor frequently used racial epithets, frequently glared at her, often dumped trash in her work area, defaced her locker and filled it with trash, made physically inappropriate contact with her (i.e., bumped her hard), refused to …
Article • May 15, 2007
Black Prison Guards Discrimination Suit Dismissed by The plaintiff, an African-American correction officer, was reprimanded while a probationary officer. That action was not sufficiently adverse to support a Title VII suit, and his claims of disparate treatment with respect to white staff fail because they were not probationary and therefore …
Article • May 15, 2007
Censorship of Music Tape Upheld by The plaintiff ordered a music cassette tape which was then denied to her on the ground that it was a security risk. The court affirms the district court's summary judgment for defendants on First Amendment and due process theories without describing the controversy further, …
Police Racial Discrimination Class Action Certified by Latino and African-American police officers and the Latino officers' organization alleged racial discrimination in the internal disciplinary process. The court certifies the injunctive claims under Rule 23(b)(2) as to liability only. Given that the claim is racial discrimination, a class consisting of all …
False Charges against Staff Not Unconstitutional by Correction officers subjected to allegedly unfounded disciplinary prosecutions could not bring a § 1983 suit for malicious prosecution. Even though New York State recognizes the tort of malicious prosecution based on administrative proceedings, the Supreme Court plurality said in Albright v. Oliver that …
Article • May 15, 2007
Cop Suing Under Title VII for Discrimination Entitled to Discovery by A police officer who sued under Title VII alleging racial discrimination was entitled to documentary discovery for a period of three years, "which this Court deems is more than enough time to prove her point." A study of racial …
Title VII Claim Against NY Jail by Employee Proceeds by The plaintiff correctional employee alleged discrimination based on national origin and retaliation for defending himself against discrimination charges in a Title VII administrative complaint, but in the subsequent lawsuit asserted a claim of racial discrimination. The plaintiff may pursue the …
Pennsylvania Parole Whistleblower Suit Dismissed by Speech concerning racial discrimination in parole determinations is a matter of public concern, since it implicates the process of effective self-governance and equal protection under the law." (397) However, the plaintiff staff member's interest in distributing inmate psychological records in an effort to reveal …
Article • May 15, 2007
Damages Awarded for Denial of Voting Rights by The Arkansas Plaintiffs were awarded $500 to $2,000 for deprivation of voting rights. The appeals court had previously said that they "should be entitled to more than nominal damages. Moreover, humiliation, embarrassment, and mental anguish are compensable." (1211) If there is an …
New BOP Program Isolating Muslim, Middle Eastern Prisoners by by Jennifer Van Bergen The US Department of Justice has implemented a secretive new prison program segregating ?high-security-risk? Muslim and Middle Eastern prisoners and tightly restricting their communications with the outside world in apparent violation of federal law, according to documents …
Article • May 15, 2007 • from PLN May, 2007
Record Number of Texas Prison Guards Arrested by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke It has often been said that it?s hard to tell the cops from the crooks. In Texas this may be true for prison guards as well. In April 2006, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) …
Article • May 15, 2007 • from PLN May, 2007
Prosecutors Check Prospective Jurors’ Background, Hoping to Disqualify Them by Prosecutors Check Prospective Jurors' Background, Hoping to Disqualify Them An Ohio murder case has exposed a new tactic that prosecutors are using to disqualify potential jurors -- the use of a federal criminal records database to run background checks. Timothy …
Article • May 15, 2007
Elimination of Boxing Program for Racial Bias States Claim by The court of appeals for the Eighth circuit held that a district court erred when it dismissed a Nebraska prisoner's lawsuit claiming that a prison boxing program was eliminated by prison officials out of racial animus because most of the …
Article • May 15, 2007
Supreme Court Holds Racial Segregation Illegal by The United States Supreme Court affirmed a ruling by a three judge district court that held the racial segregation of prisoners in Alabama violates the Fourteenth amendment. See: Lee v. Washington, 390 U.S. 333, 88 S.Ct. 994, 19 LE.2d 1212 (1968).
Race Discrimination in Seg Placement and Parole Denial States Claim by The court of appeals for the Fifth circuit held that a district court erred in dismissing an Alabama prisoner's claim that he was placed in indefinite administrative segregation and denied parole due to being black and filing lawsuits. Case …
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