[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.]
- Homeless Could Be Added to CA Hate Crime Laws (FindLaw Blotter)
- Attacks against the homeless are no different than racially or ethnically motivated crimes and should be added to hate crime laws, carrying with them stiffer prison terms.
That's what California homeless advocates argue… A new Assembly bill would give homeless people… the right to seek redress by suing their attackers for civil rights violations.
Advocates say that attacks against the homeless show bias and toward a vulnerable population needing protection under a state hate crimes law. California ranks second in the nation in crimes against the homeless.
…Much of the legislation has been prompted by attacks against transients, which started rising with the popularity of videos called "Bumfights."
[Emphasis mine. -L.]
- Woman Tries to Rob a Bank with Cop Standing in Line (FindLaw – Legally Weird)
- Think fast.
What do you do if you're trying to rob a bank with a note and you realize there is a uniformed officer standing in line behind you?
- Dukes v. Wal-Mart – Ninth Circuit En Banc Decision Issued Today (Mass Tort Litigation Blog)
- In a long awaited decision, the Ninth Circuit finally issued its en banc opinion in Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. [which affirms] class certification of the largest class action to date.
- Link to WTC Settlement (Mass Tort Litigation Blog)
- Attorneys For 9/11 Rescue, Recovery And Debris Removal Workers Reach Settlement With The City Of New York And Its Contractors
- Raising (Hell in) Arizona (ADR Prof Blog)
- I have a difficult time understanding how law enforcement is supposed to determine whether “reasonable suspicion” exists without racial profiling. This law was written to keep undocumented Latino immigrants out of Arizona. If a subset of Latinos “are the problem” in the legislature’s eyes, how can we expect law enforcement officers not to target Latinos when enforcing the law? And if they do that are they not racial profiling? And isn’t that violating the law as written? Sounds like a classic Catch-22 situation.
This is an important question, particularly knowing Arizona’s history. The late Supreme Court Justice William H. Rehnquist (an Arizonan) was widely known to take part in Latino voter intimidation efforts….
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