Blog, Civil Rights, Legal News, Supreme Court

Federal Civil Rights in the Supreme Court: Individual or Identity?

January 24, 2020 admin

Before July of this year, the Supreme Court will hand down decisions in three separate cases that together will determine what a “right” is in federal civil-rights laws. The Court will be deciding whether such laws are legal measures based on intention and the definitions of words or open-ended legislative measures designed to ensure outcomes and re-arrange society. Two of the three cases concern federal employment law, and the third deals with the making of contracts. Thus, their subjects are work and commerce, a fundamental basis of current American culture and society.

Oral arguments were heard on Wednesday of this week in the age-discrimination case of Babb v. Wilkie. The plaintiff, a pharmacist at the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, had filed suit under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act, a federal law that prohibits age discrimination only in the federal work force (29 USC 633a.). Unlike the related federal law which prohibits age discrimination in the private sector and state/local governments “because of” age, 29 USC 623(a), the federal workforce law states only that personnel actions shall be “made free from any discrimination based on age.”

The plaintiff, a woman over the age of 50, alleged that she was passed over for promotion and denied other employment benefits because of her age, when other pharmacists “in their 30s” received the benefits. She alleged a long list of grievances occurring over two-year period, and even though she did receive a promotion in the end, she still found herself “very upset” concerning one of the conditions of that new job. The Supreme Court certified arguments only about age discrimination, but the Babb plaintiff sweetened the pot with claims of sex discrimination as well. “Most” of those “30s” pharmacists were “male.”

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Blog, Criminal, Legal News

Best Criminal Defense Lawyers In Honolulu, HI

January 23, 2020 admin

Here is a list of the top rated and best criminal defense lawyers in Honolulu, HI. These criminal defense attorneys in Honolulu, Hawaii that we have listed below may also practice other areas of law besides criminal defense as some of the Honolulu lawyers practice personal injury for example. Our best lawyers of Honolulu list below is strictly on their criminal defense reviews and felony court case records. We have located and found the best defense lawyers of Honolulu based upon their reviews on Honolulu Yelp, AVVO, Super Lawyers, as well as the US News report about lawyers in Honolulu, Hawaii. If you are searching to find the best rated criminal defense attorneys in Honolulu, you have come to the correct place. These are the top lawyers in Honolulu, HI. When hiring a Honolulu, HI criminal defense attorney, you should evaluate the experience and fee structure of the Honolulu attorney. Some offer a free consultation to discuss your case.

Here are the top rated defense lawyers in Honolulu, HI

Arnold Phillips Lawyer ATP
Law Office Of James B. Lewis PA
Law Office of Victor Bakke, ALC
Harrison & Matsuoka Attorneys at Law
Alen M. Kaneshiro Attorney at Law
The Law Office of Kevin O’Grady, LLC
Law Office of Jason R. Burks, Esq.
Law Office of Myles S. Breiner
Landsberg Law Office
Law Office of Daniel Kawamoto

If you have any questions about hiring an Honolulu criminal defense lawyer give Wise Laws a call at 800-270-8184 as they currently work with some of these top 10 lawyers.

Blog, Criminal, Legal News, Organized Crime

Mexican Mafia ‘Secretaries’ Sentenced to Federal Prison

January 22, 2020 admin

As the gang leader’s eyes and ears on the streets, the couple stored extortion money collected in his name.

A Los Angeles couple were sentenced to federal prison Monday for acting as so-called secretaries for the man’s brother, an imprisoned Mexican Mafia member who relied on the pair to relay orders to the street.

Thomas Gonzales, 60, and Gloria Valerio, 66, both of Elysian Valley, were found guilty in March of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act — RICO — after a two-week trial in Los Angeles federal court. Gonzales also was found guilty of making a false statement to a law enforcement officer, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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Blog, Business Law, Criminal, International, Legal News, Organized Crime

Italy busts major mafia scam that defrauded the EU of millions

January 21, 2020 admin

Italian police have dismantled a massive mafia operation in Sicily which had been defrauding the European Union of millions of euros in funds destined for farmers.

Almost 100 people, including alleged mafiosi, held in one of largest drives against Cosa Nostra

Police in Sicily have arrested 94 people, including alleged mafia members, in dawn raids, following large-scale EU agricultural subsidies fraud.

The raids have been described as one of the largest operations focused on the Sicilian mafia, or Cosa Nostra.

Prosecutors claimed Sicilian mobsters had fraudulently received more than €10m in agricultural aid since 2010, including funds for thousands of hectares of “ghost” farmland in the east of the island – land that was either non-existent or owned by the Italian state or regional government.

Two Mafia clans, the Batanesi and Bontempo Scavo families, are believed to be at the centre of the alleged fraud, according to investigators. The two had been in conflict with each other for years but recently decided to end their turf wars and instead team up in their illicit activities.

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Blog, Criminal

Best Criminal Defense Lawyers In Miami, FL

January 20, 2020 admin

Here is a list of the top rated and best criminal defense lawyers in Miami, FL. These criminal defense attorneys in Miami, Florida that we have listed below may also practice other areas of law besides criminal defense as some of the Miami lawyers practice personal injury for example. Our best lawyers of Miami list below is strictly on their criminal defense reviews and felony court case records. We have located and found the best defense lawyers of Miami based upon their reviews on Miami Yelp, AVVO, Super Lawyers, as well as the US News report about lawyers in Miami, FL. If you are searching to find the best rated criminal defense attorneys in Miami, you have come to the correct place. These are the top lawyers in Miami, FL. When hiring a Miami, Florida criminal defense attorney, you should evaluate the experience and fee structure of the Miami attorney. Some offer a free consultation to discuss your case.

Here are the top rated defense lawyers in Miami, FL

Jason Pensky – Pensky & Kim, P.A.
Hager & Schwartz, P.A.
Michael Mirer, P.A.
David M. Edelstein, PA
Beckham Solis, Attorneys at Law
Law Offices of Paul D. Petruzzi P.A.
Donet, McMillan & Trontz, P.A.
Rothman & Associates, P.A.
Attorney Thomas Mote
Michael C. Grieco, P.A.

If you have any questions about hiring a Miami criminal defense lawyer give Wise Laws a call at 800-270-8184 as they currently work with some of these top 10 lawyers.

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