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New York Times: The Land of Our Fathers

Oct 4, 2019

The New York Times podcast for the 1619 Project covers the plight of the Provost family, one of the last remaining African-American sugarcane farmers in…

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Washington Post: Housing Companies Used Facebook’s Ad System to Discriminate against Older People, according to New Human Rights Charges

Sep 18, 2019

By Marie C. Baca  Housing companies used Facebook’s ad system to discriminate against older people, according to new human rights charges. Two parties — nonprofit…

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Numerous Leading Housing Companies Charged with Discriminating Against Older Americans in Advertising Apartments on Facebook

Sep 18, 2019

WASHINGTON—Today, in a historic civil rights action challenging digital housing discrimination on Facebook, a non-profit group and an older woman seeking to represent a class…

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New York Times: U.S. Appeals Court Reinstates Emoluments Case Against Trump

Sep 13, 2019

A federal appeals court in New York on Friday revived a lawsuit alleging that President Trump is illegally profiting from his hotels and restaurants in…

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Bushwick Daily: Drag & Brunch Bar Bizarre in Bushwick Shuttered and Faces Lawsuit from Employees

Sep 5, 2019

An overhanging sign still reads “Bizarre” and the first two vowels are still flipped quixotically, but the rolling gate has remained shut since early June.…

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Cook County Record: Scuba Instructor, Dive Buddy Claim Diveheart Violated ADA When Revoking Their Certifications

Sep 4, 2019

By Charmaine Little A certified scuba diving instructor and his dive buddy accused a certification group of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act when it…

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Bloomberg News: America’s Chicken Industry Accused of Conspiring to Keep Immigrant Wages Down

Sep 3, 2019

By Deena Shanker and Polly Mosendz Companies producing more than 90% of America’s chicken have conspired to depress wages for a largely immigrant work force…

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The Birmingham News: Federal Lawsuit Claims Chicken Producers Fix Wages, Benefits

Sep 3, 2019

By William Thornton Companies producing most of America’s chicken products have met for almost a decade in Destin, Fla. to keep wages and benefits for…

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Employees of Popular Beverly Hills Bar and Restaurant File Lawsuit in response to Years-Long Scheme to Steal Wages

Aug 19, 2019

LOS ANGELES, CA –Handley Farah & Anderson and Bet Tzedek filed a lawsuit on behalf of current and former employees of Caffe Roma, a popular…

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HFA and the National Legal Advocacy Network Sue Brooklyn Bar for Engaging in Scheme to Steal Bartenders’ Wages

Aug 8, 2019

On August 8, 2018, Handley Farah & Anderson and the National Legal Advocacy Network filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of a group…

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