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Opinion: Mississippi school violates prom-goer’s First Amendment rights

donal brown March 31, 2010

The New York Times applauds the federal court decision against a Mississippi school district that prevented a senior girl from attending the prom with her girlfriend as a gay couple. The judge ruled that the district violated the senior girl’s First Amendment right of self-expression and also her right to send the message that women should not be limited to traditional female clothing. The district had forbidden her to wear a tuxedo to the prom.

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Law school groups back Hastings in discrimination case

donal brown March 23, 2010

University of California’s Hastings College of Law has gained the support of several law groups in its case before the Supreme Court scheduled for argument on April 19. The school’s Christian Legal Society brought suit to operate on campus with a policy that excludes gays and lesbians. -db The National Law Journal March 22, 2010 By Karen Sloan Law school organizations are lining up behind the University of California Hastings College of the Law in

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California appeals court rejects arguments justifying racist remarks in East Palo Alto police department

donal brown November 5, 2009

A California district court of appeal ruled that East Palo Alto could discipline a police officer for his racist remarks, rejecting the argument that an alleged “culture of racism” in the department was sufficient to justify the officer’s discriminatory remarks to subordinates. -DB Metropolitan News-Enterprise November 4, 2009 By Kenneth Ofgang A police department’s alleged culture of racist remarks by officers did not justify a supervisory officer’s use of such language in publicly referring to

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