Equal Protection Law
 
Tavarez Wyatt v. Mueller Co., L.L.C.

Urbana, Illinois employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a job discrimination theory.

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Federal civil rights laws prohibit employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age (40 and over), disability, and genetic information. These laws apply to various aspects

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Timothy Upchurch v. State of Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claiming job discrimination.

Timothy Upchurch is a Black Correctional Officer at CIF. First hired
in 1994 as an Officer, he was promoted to Sergeant in Novem-
ber 2007 and Lieutenant in September 2015. In January 2019,
Warden Wendy Knight demoted him two levels.

His demotion back to an Officer p

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United States of America v. Issa Asad, Q Link Wireless LLC

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiring to defraud and commit offenses against the United States

South Florida Telecom Company and its CEO Pay $128 Million and CEO is Sentenced to 5 Years for Massive Government Program Fraud

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Jeff Smith v. City of Union, Ohio

Dayton, Ohio employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory.

Officer Jeff Smith was the City of Union’s oldest and longest-tenured police officer. The City fired him after it found that he had violated several police department policies over a two-day span. An arbitrator later ordered the City to reinstate Officer Smith because, in its view, the City

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Matthew Warman v. Mount St. Joseph University, et al.

Cincinnati, Ohio personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on civil rights violation theories.

Matthew Warman, a former graduate student at Mount St. Joseph
University (MSJU), objected to taking the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds. When
MSJU announced that it would require all students and employees to be vaccinated, Warman
applied for a religious exempti

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United States of America v. Political Solutions, LLC

Bakersfield, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating the False Claims Act (FCA) and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) by receiving a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program

California Lobbying Firm Agrees t

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Ex Aparte Jesus Alfredo Garcia Castillo

Brackettsville, Texas criminal defense lawyer repreented the Defendant charged with arrested and charged with misdemeanor criminal trespass.

To establish a prima facie case of "selective prosecution or selective enforcement, the claimant must prove with 'exceptionally clear evidence' that: 1. The prosecutorial policy had a discriminatory effect; and 2. it was motivated by a discriminato

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National Rifle Associations of America v. Maria T. Vullo

New York, New York civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on a First Amendment violation claim.

This case involves First Amendment claims brought by Plaintiff National Rifle Association of America (the "NRA") against Defendant Maria T. Vullo, the former Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services ("DFS") under former Governor Andre

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United States of America v. Hormoz Mansouri

Buffalo, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, and bank fraud

Amherst businessman sentenced for COVID fraud




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American Wild Hose Campaign, et al. v. Jon Raby, Acting Bureau of Land Management Director, et al.

Cheyenne, Wyoming civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiffs seeking protection for wild horses.

The Bureau of Land Management manages several herds of wild horses in
southern Wyoming. Under the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, 16
U.S.C. §§ 1331–40, wild horses and burros—“living symbols of the historic and
pioneer spirit of the West—” are federall

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John Gardner and Jennifer Gardner v. Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company

Seattle, Washington insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

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In Washington, an insurance company's bad faith breach of contract occurs when it unreasonably denies, delays, or underpays a claim. This can involve failing to investigate a claim properly, providing insufficient reasons for denial, or offering a

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Ruthie Walls, et al. v. Sarah Sanders, in her official capacity as Governor of the State of Arkansas, et al.

Little Rock, Arkansas civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a First Amendment violation theory.

Two students alleged an Arkansas law violates their rights under the First Amendment’s Free Speech Clause because they claim it prohibits their teachers from providing classroom materials and instruction about Critical Race Theory (CRT).
Concluding the law likely violated the

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United States of America v. Jose Vasquez, a/k/a “Cholo” a/k/a “Little Crazy, William Pineda Portillo, a/k/a “Humilde”

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Racketeering

Two MS-13 Members Sentenced for Racketeering




Two members of La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13,

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Danie Stewart and Rachel Kosoff v. David W. Martin, et al.

Dayton, Ohio truat and estate lawyers represented the parties contesting the management of a revocable trust.

Lester Warren Martin passed away on March 13, 2020, at age 96. A World War II
veteran and a graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Martin was an accomplished physician at
the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, one of the world’s best youth hospitals. Among Dr. Martin’s

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S.P.S. v. K.A.E

Herman, Missouri family law lawyers represented the parties in a child custody dispute.

Mother challenged the July 2024 judgment of paternity, custody, and child support in which the trial court found the parenting plan proposed by E.W.S. (Father) to be in the best interests of the parties' five-year-old child, S.P.S. That plan gave the parties joint legal custody, approximately equal cus

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United States of America v. Lorenzo Arturo Bernabe-Alejo, Luis, Fernando Ramos-Mendez, Refugio Ramos Daniel

San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Importation of a Controlled Substance, Bringing in Aliens for Financial Gain and Aiding and Abetting, Deported Alien Found in the U.S.

U.S. Attorney’s Office Filed 95 Border-Related Cases This Week

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Jacquelin Houston v. Dollar Tree, Inc.

Mountainside, New Jersey personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a premises liability negligence theory.

New Jersey premises liability law holds property owners responsible for maintaining safe conditions on their property for lawful visitors. If a property owner's negligence leads to injury due to a dangerous condition, they can be held liable for damages. This incl

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Norberto Vegas v. Be Vitamins Health Food Store Incorporated

Hackensack, New Jersey civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an Americans with Disabilities Act violation theory.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a US civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability in several areas: employment, State and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and telecommunicat

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Delfin Cubile v. Synchrony Bank, et al.

Milford, New Jersey consumer credit lawyer represent the Plaintiff on a Fair Credit Reporting Act law violation.

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a US federal law designed to promote accuracy, fairness, and privacy of consumer information assembled by consumer reporting agencies (CRAs). It regulates how CRAs, users of consumer reports, and those who furnish information to CRAs can

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Sonia Agustino v. Party City Holdings, Inc.

Newark, New Jersey employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Warn Act Claim.

Former employees of Party City filed a class action lawsuit against the company claiming the corporation violated worker protection laws when mass layoffs occurred in September, according to lawsuit documents.

In the lawsuit, "Sonia Agostino, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situa

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United States of America v. Murex Management, Inc.

New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Aiding and Abetting Fraudulent Transactions

Texas Company Guilty of Aiding and Abetting Fraudulent Transactions Related to False Ethanol Sales, Pays Over $15,000,000 in Fines, Restitution

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United States of America v. Robert Herrera

San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Alleged Facebook Threat Against President Trump

San Antonio Man Arrested for Alleged Facebook Threat Against President Trump Ahead of Friday’s Visit to Texas Hill Country

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United States of America v. Karen Y. Ordonez-Granados, Ledy Veronica Ordonez- Granados

San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with one count of fraud or misuse of an immigration document. The two defend

Western District of Texas U.S. Attorney’s Office Adds 222 Immigration Cases


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United States of America v. Miguel Antonio Esquivel Rodriguez

Del Rio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess and import more than 85 pounds of methamphetamine

Mexican National Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Smuggling Over 85 Pounds of Meth into the U.S.

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Michelle Flam v. Ryan Flam

West Palm Beach, Florida family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce.

Michelle Flaim sought to enforce the parties' marital settlement agreement ("MSA"). The trial court found that the MSA did not require Ryan Flaim ("husband") to provide the wife with half of an escrow refund check which was payable to both parties.

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Legal issue Is an escrow refund che

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