Discrimination

Supreme Court of Maryland to hear source-of-income discrimination case addressing landlords’ use a minimum income requirement in violation of the HOME Act. – Go Health Pro

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Supreme Court of Maryland to hear source-of-income discrimination case addressing landlords’ use a minimum income requirement in violation of the HOME Act. – Go Health Pro

Attorney Lauren DiMartino, along with co-counsel Jim Ray of The Ray Legal Group, petitioned the  Supreme Court of Maryland to bypass the Appellate Court to hear a case involving Maryland’s HOME Act. Lauren and Jim represent Katrina Hare, a participant in the Housing Choice voucher program that provides rental subsidy vouchers to low-income individuals. In … Read more

Texas Property Management Companies Pay $55K in Disability Discrimination Suit – Go Health Pro

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Texas Property Management Companies Pay K in Disability Discrimination Suit – Go Health Pro

Texas property management companies Castle Hills Master Association Inc., Bright Realty LLC, Bright Industries LLC, and Bright Executive Services LLC will pay $55,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to the suit, the companies terminated a pregnant resident coordinator who was … Read more

Greening CERD? The ICJ’s (Over)Cautious Stance on Environmental Harm as Racial Discrimination in Azerbaijan v. Armenia – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

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Greening CERD? The ICJ’s (Over)Cautious Stance on Environmental Harm as Racial Discrimination in Azerbaijan v. Armenia – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

On 12 November 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ, ‘the Court’) delivered its ‘twin’ judgments on Azerbaijan’s preliminary objections on jurisdiction in Armenia v. Azerbaijian, and on Armenia’s preliminary objections on jurisdiction and admissibility in Azerbaijan v. Armenia. Both cases, brought in late 2021, invoked Article 36(1) of the ICJ Statute and Article 22 … Read more

Monica Basche presented at 2024 NORML Key West Legal Seminar, sharing her expertise on the legal intersection of medical cannabis and disability discrimination. – Go Health Pro

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Monica Basche presented at 2024 NORML Key West Legal Seminar, sharing her expertise on the legal intersection of medical cannabis and disability discrimination. – Go Health Pro

Monica Basche, attorney at Brown, Goldstein & Levy, presented at the 2024 NORML Key West Legal Seminar this week. During her presentation, “Medical Cannabis and Disability Discrimination: Putting Disability Law in the Cannabis Lawyer’s Toolkit,” Monica shared her expertise on the intersection of medical cannabis and disability discrimination and explored the legal obstacles that people … Read more

Addressing Racial Discrimination Through International Law – Verfassungsblog – Go Health Pro

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Addressing Racial Discrimination Through International Law – Verfassungsblog – Go Health Pro

The Neglected Potential of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination Why do anti-racism laws fail to combat racism effectively? That is the leading question raised in this symposium. The editors offer two possible answers: Do we have “unrealistic expectations regarding the potential of law in general”? Or are there … Read more

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