Tim Reiterman of LA Times reports that a sexual harassment suit has been filed against Former state Democratic leader John Burton Kathleen Driscoll, the executive director of the former state Senate leader’s foundation, details alleged unwanted advances in her Superior Court complaint. SAN FRANCISCO — The executive director of a foundation created by John Burton [...]
Archive for January, 2008
“Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhereâ€
Peter Lattman posts on Wall Street Journal Blog several quotes from MLK. Collected from “Yale Book of Quotations†by Yale Law librarian Fred Shapiro: Government action is not the whole answer to the present crisis, but it is an important partial answer. Morals cannot be legislated, but behavior can be regulated. The law cannot make [...]
Documentary reveals NYC drag queen life
Kevin Turner of The Daily Tar Heel reports a documentary about NYC drag queen life. For drag queens featured in the documentary “Paris is Burning,” sequins, makeup and stilettos aren’t just part of a costume. They’re part of a lifestyle. The 1990 documentary about the drag culture in New York City will be screened at [...]
New Domestic Violence Awareness Campaign
Walt McClure for Fox 23 reports that new billboards are aiming to raise teen awareness about domestic violence. You’ll soon be seeing some new billboards aimed at raising teens’ awareness about domestic violence. The campaign put together by the state Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence is called Coaching Boys into Men, with the [...]
Lawsuit has fashion mogul in spotlight
Carla Hall for LA Times reports that American Apparel chief executive Dov Charney is facing a sexual harassment trial. He denies the charges. Dov Charney, founder and chief executive of casual fashion giant American Apparel, acknowledges that he has appeared in his underwear many times in front of male and female employees. And yes, on [...]
Abuse of immigrants in focus
Esther Wu writes for Dallas News about abuses among the immigrant communities. She says, there is a high rate number of domestic violence among immigrants, because some immigrant women may feel helpless since they lack communication skills, or their husbands may hold their passports. Officials say Texas is a major destination for victims of human [...]
Settlement in Bias Suit That Stalled for 37 Years
New York Times reports the settlement of a bias suit that took nearly four decades to grant justice. By STEVEN GREENHOUSE A federal judge has approved a $6.2 million settlement for black and Hispanic sheet metal workers in a 37-year-old lawsuit against a union that critics have called one of the city’s most notorious for [...]
Apartheid: What the US doesn’t want the world to know
Brenda Norrell posts a blog entry on the Consolidated Indigenous Shadow Report. The report will be presented to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racism by the International Indian Treaty Council: III. Indian Reservation Apartheid “Apartheid†is a strong word. And certainly, there are recognized Tribes in the US that are now achieving certain [...]
Bill Proposes Database of Offenders to Aid Dating
Rebecca Cathcart writes in NY Times about a new bill that proposes database of domestic violence offenders. LOS ANGELES — Web sites that promise to give the dirt on prospective dates abound. A guy has a roving eye? Look him up on DontDateHimGirl.com. But a California lawmaker says the background checks can be far more [...]
